Uganda deports South African star hours before concert

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Uganda deported on Tuesday legendary South African singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka hours ahead of a scheduled New Year concert performance in the capital Kampala.

Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga said Chaka Chaka had entered the country on an ordinary visitor's visa, but that she required a special working visa as she was to perform at a concert.

As a result, immigration authorities were forced to cancel her temporary visa, Enanga added.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka previously praised Ugandan pop-star-turned opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi -- also known as Bobi -- who has become a challenger of Uganda's 32-year President Yoweri Museveni.