Johannesburg – “Idols SA” Judge Unathi Nkayi defended she made on the show on Sunday after a social media user called her out.
This comes after Unathi was called out for being “unfair” to contestant Zama Khumalo.
The only surviving woman in the competition, Zama, performed Boom Shaka’s “Thobela”.
While Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung loved her vocals, he felt she has fallen short with her performance.
“Vocally you killed it – it was fresh, young and current,” he said, with Randall Abrahams agreeing with him.
Unathi added that the viewers needed much more from her is she would make it further in the competition.
Zama redeemed herself in the second half of the show, though, when backed by the Mzansi Gay Choir, she performed “Sweet Dreams” by Beyonce.
Randall and Unathi commended her for her performance, with Somizi saying it was a beautiful performance.
Twitter users expressed that they felt the judges were looking for issues with Zuma’s performance, one Instagram user to Unathi to task.
Instagram Loyiso Thomas commented on Unathi’s picture saying: “You being unfair to Zama sis Unathi, with respect”.
Within minutes, Unathi responded, defending herself “Was I lying about Thembi doing the headstand with respect! Please don’t. Really not in the mood. I hope you wrote this on the other judge’s pages because we all felt and said the same with respect,” replied Unathi.
