Durban To Spend R3.7m on Nicki Minaj and T.I. Concerts

The EThekwini Municipality has received widespread criticism after reports that it plans to fork out R3.7 million to help bring American rappers T.I and Nicki Minaj to Durban. During an executive council meeting on Tuesday it was revealed that the city was expected to fork out R3.7m to help bring American rappers, T.I. and Anaconda star Nicki Minaj to Durban.

T.I is expected to perform in Durban for the first time during his T.I Durban Tour on Friday at the Durban Botanical Gardens. Based on the agenda, the city is expected to fork out R1.5m for T.I.’s performance.

Rapper Minaj is expected to grace South Africa for her Nicki Minaj’s Pink Print tour. A total of R250 000 is expected to be spent on marketing and advertising, and R1.5m will go towards hiring the Moses Mabhida Stadium, and logistics for the concert. The city is expected to pay R3 705 000 on both artists including VAT.

Last week the city made headlines after it was revealed that 40 councillors planned to take a luxury cruise to the Portuguese Islands off Mozambique, at a cost of R160 000, as part of a maritime conference. The plan was sunk after the ANC in the province barred all its councillors from participating in the cruise which was due to take place over the weekend of voter registration.