According to AFP, Kenny Kunene's wild parties with near-naked women serving as sushi trays have opened a debate in South Africa between supporters of a complex-free, black middle class and those who take it as a insult to the majority of poor South Africans. On January 31, ruling African National Congress Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe condemned Kunene's sushi parties, adding that the ANC was not in the business of nightclubs but was a revolutionary movement.

This morning, South Africa's Independent Online reported that Kunene has cancelled any plans to repeat the stunt. "I will not be throwing or attending any further such sushi parties as I have nothing but respect for the leadership of the ANC and the guiding principles of the movement," Kunene is reported to have said.