Organisers of the Samas, Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA), have confirmed to Sowetan that the show will go on as planned on November 18 at SunBet Arena in Menlyn, Pretoria.
South African Music Awards organisers have rejected claims that millions of rand in funding from the KwaZulu-Natal government would have turned into a "feeding trough for politicians".
The South African Music Awards (Samas) say they will seek further consultation before taking final decision on whether to officially cancel or proceed with plans to stage the 29th instalment of the awards.