Local music sensation David Scott, also known as The Kiffness, has raised more than R150 000 for relief in Ukraine.
Scott has been known to use his music as a form of activism, where the lyrics advocate for human rights, environmental rights and animal rights.
One of his former songs titled Cat Jams helped raise R100 000 for the SPCA last year.
Earlier this month, Scott worked with a Ukrainian artist, Andriy Khlyvnyuk, to remix one of his songs.
Khlyvnyuk is the frontman of a top Ukrainian band, Boombox. The artist, who is also a soldier, cancelled his tour to the United States to help defend his country.
The folk song titled Oy U Luzi Chervona Kalyna, is remixed by Scott and was shared on all available streaming platforms.
When it was shared online, Scott said all royalties made from the video would go towards humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
Scott said the song received an incredible response.
“In a day the song has accrued over $7000 in royalties from Facebook, Bandcamp and Youtube. It gives me great pleasure to give all of that back to Ukraine's aid,” he said.
In the second week of March, Scott shared a screenshot of the first payment he made of € 10 000, which amounted to R169 245.
The video currently has more than 3 million views and 13 000 comments on Youtube. On Facebook, the video has 7.8 million views and almost 10 000 comments.
With 951 000 subscribers on Youtube, it’s easy to see why Scott has easily garnered support online from South Africans and the international community.