Embattled President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing the heat from all fronts.After being found to be in trouble and having to answer about the millions found at his Phala Phala Farm in Limpopo, he has been found to use a popular song allegedly without permission. The song in question is Thuma Mina, performed by the late jazz icon Bra Hugh Masekela. When Ramaphosa took over the office as President of the country, he used the song during his first State of the Nation address.

IT'S CHICCO'S SONG

The song Thuma Mina, which literally means send me, became a working theme for Ramaphosa.Zimoja has since established that the lyrics and the owner of the song, is producer and music mogul Sello "Chicco" Twala. President Ramaphosa continued to use the song in his public engagements, until Twala raised the matter with Ramaphosa, that they were using his song illegally, without paying him royalties. If a song a used publicly, the users of that content have to pay for it, according to Samro rules. The source said when Twala spoke to his publisher about his song being exploited Ramaphosa and his team stopped using it for commercial purposes.

HE NEVER GOT A CENT 

When called for comment Twala  confirmed that his song was being used without their permission.
" I asked whoever was in charge to stop using my song without getting permission from the publishers or using the right channel's.' Asked if he ever got paid for the song, he said, "nothing no dime, I never got anything' he added.
Presidential Spokeperson Vincent Magwenya asked that we send him questions but he hadn't reverted at the time of publishing.
"Please send text messages, ' he said but never responded.