Lerato Kganyago and Hubby Postpone Ndala Mall Grand Opening After R&B Singer Tank Pulls Out
- American R&B musician Tank cancelled his scheduled performance after a business dispute with Lerato Kganyago and her husband, Thami Ndlala
- The American singer will be replaced with a new act after the event has been rescheduled for a new date
- It is unclear if the popular South African musician who was on the original lineup will be retained or replaced
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R&B lovers will be disappointed to know that Lerato Kganyago and her husband, Thami Ndlala, will no longer be bringing American singer Tank to South Africa. This comes after the veteran R&B crooner cancelled his performance due to a business disagreement.
In January 2025, Lerato Kganyago and her husband, Thamsanqa, bought an entire mall. In true Ndlala fashion, the couple intended to go big by bringing in American R&B singer-songwriter Tank for the grand opening. However, this was not to be as Tank cancelled at the eleventh hour.
Why did Tank cancel his South African concert?
According to a report by the Sowetan, the 49-year-old American singer, who was billed to perform on 2 and 3 August, cancelled over an undisclosed business disagreement. Popular South African songstress Zonke was also scheduled to perform at the grand opening of Ndlala Mall in Arcadia, Pretoria.
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On Monday, 28 July 2025, Tank took to his official Instagram account to confirm the cancellation.
He apologised to South African fans who had been waiting for over ten years to see him perform and expressed optimism that the matter would be resolved swiftly.
“Some things have fallen apart business-wise that are going to prevent me from fulfilling my obligations to you. I firstly want to apologise to you, the fans and all the people who were making plans to pull up and enjoy this R&B music. Hopefully, things can be resolved, and preferable I can get up there,” Tank said.
What's next for Lerato Kganyago and her husband?
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While Tank held onto hope, the organisers crushed his fans’ hearts with a statement released on Wednesday night, 30 July 2025. The statement confirmed Tank wasn’t coming to South Africa and that a new act would replace him. The grand opening was also pushed back to the 23rd of August 2025 to allow for the new arrangements. Part of the statement reads:
“Tank is unable to make it to SA as something has fallen apart business wise which is going to keep him from fulfilling his obligation. The new date is set to for August 23 to allow necessary arrangement for the new act. The artists will be announced by next week, and the plans to launch the mall are going ahead as planned.”
Lerato Kganyago shows off luxe car collection
In an earlier report, Briefly News highlighted some of Lerato Kganyago's most expensive cars.
The radio personality's driveway, which hosts several Mercedes-Benzes, had tongues wagging on social media. While some admired her success, others questioned her and her husband, Thami Ndlala's, sources of wealth
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