{"id":105755,"date":"2017-11-29T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T06:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/artists-speak-up-for-durbans-essence-festival\/"},"modified":"2017-11-29T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T06:32:16","slug":"artists-speak-up-for-durbans-essence-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/artists-speak-up-for-durbans-essence-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists speak up for Durban\u2019s Essence Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2017\/11\/29\/Artists_speak_up_for_Durban_s_Essence_Festival\/\">Artists speak up for Durban\u2019s Essence Festival<\/a>: A group made up of artists, entrepreneurs and business leaders yesterday pleaded with the leadership of the city to continue hosting the multimillion rand Essence Festival, saying it has benefited various sectors immensely. Mbusi Sokhela, popularly known as DJ Sox, entrepreneur Bheka Luthuli and Durban Chamber of Commerce CEO Dumile Cele were among the guests who attended and spoke briefly at the meeting of the city\u2019s executive committee. 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