- The Puebla International Literature Festival 2024 has withdrawn its invitation to South Africa
- The decision by the Festival organisers follows the tumult of the past few weeks concerning Miss SA
- Organisers said the developments had troubled the African community, sparking their firm stance
The outcry against Chidimma Onwe Adetshina in the Miss South Africa (SA) beauty pageant has come with international ramifications.
It follows the decision of the Puebla International Literature Festival 2024 to withdraw Mzansi from its inaugural staging.
Chidimma Adetshina saga cans SA’s global fest invite
The festival, hosted in Puebla, Mexico, from 4 to 6 October 2024, will draw together renowned authors, literary enthusiasts, and cultural aficionados from Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
In a letter, “Rescinding South Africa as country-in-focus of the Puebla International Festival 2024”, the three-day global event organised by the Africa Center Mexico said it had aimed to spotlight …