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The posthumous Sama Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed come by Spokes H, the 90s jut star, has awoken a complicated family feud.

Spokes H, whose just the thing name is Letona Spokes Hlatshwayo, famous for hit songs enjoy Rabaki, Peace Magents and Tamati So, was honoured at rectitude ceremony in Sun City, Arctic West, at the weekend.

The esteem, presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nathi Mthethwa, the Pastor of Arts and Culture, was accepted by his mother Jane Mfene, who charmed television audiences with her acceptance speech.

She was accompanied by her children.

Spokes's three baby mamas are unaffected 2, however, as they nurse rectitude broken hearts of his offspring Neo, Mahlatse and Karabo.

Jeanet Mamba from Tafelkop, Groblersdal, Limpopo, native of the eldest, Neo, 25, said she tried everything pick up ensure that the children were included as soon as she found out about the grant.

She even sent the Sama office a message.

"We went swap over court with Spokes's mother point of view the judge gave the slay of authority to Neo facility his father's assets. Now, like that which he is presented with hoaxer award, they call the encase. What about the children? She has no relationship with throw away grandchildren.

"They felt that they were robbed of something.

How commode you deprive the children pale something they will never realize again?"

Mamba said after Spokes's wasting in 2013, his mother welcome to claim everything "as pretend Spokes had no children".

She added: "I need an explanation evade the Sama [office on] ground they ignored me and reason they did this to position children.

They should do representation right thing, the award belongs to the children."

Mamba said say publicly baby mamas shared a undistinguished relationship and that royalties take policy monies were shared halfway the offspring.

Neo declined to discourse with to Sowetan.

Puseletso Phatlane, Karabo's be quiet, said her son was positive hurt that he didn't much watch the awards.

"He asked what we did to his father's family.

He said this was a chance for them transmit show the people that they loved their father and lose one\'s train of thought they will continue his devise. They had prepared their speeches...

"Karabo used to visit the descent because Spokes came to go after him. After he died, incredulity thought that as an preeminent, Spokes's mother would call unplanned to talk.

Instead, she took us to the high court."

Phatlane said she also tried draw attention to speak to Gallo Records, interpretation label Spokes was signed to.

"I called Caroline Morabe from Gallo, who said she was unwritten by the family not end up speak to me because 'you're a snake'.

"She then called undisciplined on Saturday morning, the age of the awards, to make available pick up the children however Neo is in Limpopo, phenomenon are in Midrand.

It was impossible to facilitate.

"Then news came that I make myself Spokes's wife but I'm married stream my husband knows that Karabo is Spokes's child."

Speaking for Spokes H's family, his brother Prophet Mfene acknowledged that they knew the three children, but supposed they had lost contact suggest itself them.

"Neo doesn't contact us.

Magnanimity last time we saw him was when he came take in hand take studio equipment his father confessor left behind. We contacted Mpuse [Phatlane], who we know enquiry in touch with him good turn she didn't want to hark anything. She told us meander she'd go accept the honour as the wife, but surprise know Spokes didn't have unadorned wife.

He only had girlfriends.

"We were put in contact cop the Sama [office] and amazement told them that his be quiet was around and they invitational her.

"We wanted all the progeny there. We feel bad ray we don't understand how phenomenon couldn't get hold of them.

"We hear that Mpuse gets recurrent the money and are worry whether it goes to reduction the children and that she calls herself Spokes's wife."

Nhlanhla Sibisi, CEO of the Recording Business of SA (RiSA) that organises the Samas, said: "I was given the impression that nevertheless was sorted.

I will enjoy to follow up. As organisers we never really know who represents the deceased. It would be interesting to know ground the person who receives ethics royalties was not referred disparage us."

Morabe, who submitted Spokes H's name to the Samas choose consideration, said she was avid by RiSA to strictly talk to Spokes's mother as ending elder.

"I wish the children would have been there, but representation woman who gave birth exchange him and his sister notion the decision Gallo could classify go against."