Mhlongo later apologised for his comment and in a series of social media posts claimed it was a “bad joke”judge Somizi Mhlongo for “name dropping and misinformation”.
This comes after a video surfaced online of Mhlongo telling his Metro FM colleague Dineo Ranaka that there would be a lockdown extension, just hours before it was officially announced by the president.Ranaka abruptly cuts off her live broadcast as soon as Mhlongo confirmed it was Mbalula who he was referring to.
“Minister Mbalula will be at Sandton Police Station Friday morning to report the contravention of the Government Lockdown Regulations as published under the Disaster Management Act on fake news and misinformation peddling,” it read.Minister Mbalula will be at Sandton Police Station Friday morning to report the contravention of the Government Lockdown Regulations as
pscele_p Fake news. “May lay charges” tell us that a case was opened. Stop misleading the public.
Thay was not a joke either
Yaphapha
Mara Somizi yabantu le wena ka le betso la hao mara
I thought that was a national past time in the myANC. Like dropping Zuma's name to land at Waterkloof.
Google one Mbakz this guy almost cost your job mbophise
Is there anything wrong with his joke kodwa🙌❓❓
But honestly he deserved it , he clearly dd spread fake news and because there were consequences he apologized , does it mean we need to pardon the MAN ,but when that FEMALE minister did something of the same magnitude and apologized yol made it a big deal 😒 gender privilege 😒
if Mbaks don't lay charge against Somizi it will put him on the street like Ndabeni, SABC must act swiftly against Somizi
I think that somizi should make a substantial donation to the Solidarity Fund to show his remorse. He has, after all, had to cancel his 100th wedding in Italy. That money can be put to good use🤔
Mbalula u sleg
Regte ding om te doen...nou moet hy'stil bly'
🤧🤧🤧
Coronavirus reveals our true nature - eish! Mbalula you’ve got it bad! Leave Somizi alone - we could all see that extension coming! You’re just looking for sensation and covering your own a**.
Under this pandemic you want to do up and down e re a no bula once
MbalulaFikile leave drama aow...Somizi was just joking moes and she is sorry.
Cishe!! No month salary
Yoh
There’s 3 options 1. Press charge (zero chance of conviction which means no consequence) 2. Lawsuit (serious consequence & detrimental) 3. Demand apology (bury the hatchet) MbalulaFikile first chose 3 & realizing that the fire kept burning he moved to option 3 PRexercise
That's it entertain the masses
Did he open a case?
How is it misinformation if the information was thereafter proved true?
Realgeeegideon For what now
but the name say's it all (Somizi)you can't expect him/her to mind their own business while the name say's otherwise
Of course if MbalulaFikile does not open a case, he could be charged with Treason.
What is the charge of talking lies called by the way😂
Which joke? Somizi is not a comedian
Kanti which apologies matter?
Mxm MbalulaFikile thats just a publicity stunt you told him otherwise how else would he know stop playing us for a full
If I were him, I would just let it go, cos it doesn't look good for the minister
I thought it was supposed to b joke nje
He says she says stories are boring.
Sowetan now you boring us with those lousy stories.
Some other people are jokes mxm
Mbaks, true to form, shows fokkol mercy!
The president minister's are questionable in character. Says a lot about the president himself
It will be an early Christmas for prisoners.
That’s just a face.
arrest the two of them...
It was not misinformation...he was telling the truth, just that the cat got out of the bag before time
So ‘name dropping and misinformation’ Not your actual Covid_19SA FakeNews then Eish. That must come as an enormous relief to celebrities everywhere Another bit of ANC DIY from MrFix MbalulaFikile
We all new (at least the observant ones) the lockdown was gonna be extended and will again be extended as long as the covid-19 cases continue to rise.
I so much hoped we can get a break and he gets arrested 🤮🤮🤮🤮
But it was predictable anyway. And somizi has apologised . He said apology accepted but today opened a case against him . Mbalula loves attention
Kanti didn't he accept his apology?
But why 'misinformation' if it's a fact. Between fikilembalula and somizi who is entrusted with the government's confidential information.
There was a possibility of an extension because corona virus infections are rising
Just like on the idols he told he seems to be a prophet
He accept apply he open the case who is he fooling? Why Somizi's joke turned to be truth?
Blame it on Deneo Ranaka Somgaga she threw you under the bus like uMdu.
Ayi🙌🙌 somizi did not do anything it was clear to everyone that the lockdown will be extended
Mbalula o rata drama!
Good move by MbalulaFikile, otherwise the PresidencyZA CyrilRamaphosa would not be so happy.
Did anything ever happened to high profile cases Mbalula must stop playing we knw he leaked the info
So what happened after charges where laid
Ama results wokphapha umdala...
So you call him gogo somizi🤣🤣
Propaganda.... I wonder what makes lie like this cause the Minister accepted the apology.
Is it me or...? I looks like Somizi was not even aware that Dineo was live he was just confiding in his colleague. Baqhelile u can tell how he is saying it, akahlebi (not whispering) he talks without fear or anything...🤷♀️
Hectic
This is happening because Nina Bantu bakwa Twitter yhuuuuuu , you always want to see people go down, sembi 🤮
marinavanzyl METROFMSA are you not going to suspend him for using your studios to spread misinformation?
Only because he knows he word is not good enough in circles that matters No one trusts him He is colourful and that is why he needs to go extra mile to prove his innocence 🙄
somizi Yanong why “Idols SA judge”? I see what you’re trying to do here, you want the Idols to skors him 🤷🏽♂️
Aren't we supposed to stay home?
Oh please enough, show us a Pic of him in jail
Wow
The minister must just accept apology and move on. Let us not loose focus MbalulaFikile
No! somizi apologized why can't he be forgiven. Just because he's not a minister? Kahle MbalulaFikile.
Didn't he apologize?
But, was it really misinformation if what he snitched turned out to be fact?
But he did accept the apology. Im just confused how we got here
Definition of crime is 'any unlawful act or omission which is punishable by the state' key here is 'intention' etc. This may be determined amongst others by the 'state of mind of accused at time of commission or omission' if intention was a joke, could there be a crime? think!
i hope Cele uyabona ke ukuthi why sipbuza utshwala, ilenyakanyaka abayenzayo kuhulumeni. mabavule ama bottle store siziphuzele
Minister likes attention. Leave somgaga alone man.. Somgaga don't forget to send me a bottle of champopo.. Not bonangs one..
Mbaks is dramatic everyone suspected the lockdown would be extended leave Somizi alone wena MbalulaFikile
Heads must roll for this.
We have airheads on Twitter, WTH.The reasoning capacity is appalling,yerrr!
It is surprising that some people believed Somizi got info from Mbalula but when Mbalula is clearing his name legally they blame him for doing that. If Somizi really got info from Mbaks he took can say that under oath
Twitter has actually pressed the Minister to lay charges now to Somizi. Hayi ndincamile niyakwazi
MbalulaFikile ubunyanzelekile?
and this
Hmm. ..Somizi! Wakhahlelwa yihashi esifubeni..awunamfihlo...
SAPoliceService arrest him!!!!
He was probably joking , we were all speculating about the extension mos ... We were just not on Radio unfortunately he was
PresidencyZA can you please deal with this matter like you did to stella
How the cards have turned...
He is being dramatic.
Well is he now or not? In one of Fikile's posts he says all forgotten.
if only most black people can stop this posting posting lavish thing ☹☹,bayeke noku PHAPHA
Our South African Ministers of Government ought to realise that they are not celebrities as they sometimes behave. They must learn to respect the Public Offices they occupy and indeed respect South Africans.
Lol hayi
Please advice him not to take media along. Social distancing. We know he likes attention.
A charge for name dropping?, 😂 Game should be doing 25 to life
Fikile must stop acting like a mama's baby. Somizi was just joking and he/shea apologized.
Why mention Mbaks directly instead of saying its obvious
In all of this I feel for Dineo,was watching her insta from the parking down to the studio.🙏🥰
MbawoLive LockdownExtended is starting to make people crack.
Didn't he say he forgive him na?
Lovers!
Throwing his friend under the bus to save himself from a meeting with the president.
This is going to be epic. Come on somizi time to expose the ANC. Look how quickly they threw you under the bus. Time for SA to throw the ANC liars out. MbalulaFikile man oh man you are going down you liar..
How is it even possible that they met during this lockdown aowa guys
Isn’t this fake news? 😂😂😂😂 I thought Razzmatazz forgiven this guy. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Skhakhanebongp1 here. You still don't believe?
Heeeeee.
Okay🤷♀️🤷♀️
Neither apology nor forgiveness set aside the consequences of the act.
There was no misinformation but name dropping yes
But the Minister forgave him🤔
Entlek who's fooling who here..
🤣 Pillow talk we to wrong
Does Fikile have a valid permit to travel to Sandton police station...?
Metro must suspend him for two months. Apology accepted.
Somizi!!!!
What happened to 'apology accepted'?😞
So now they suddenly know the police station since it not one of their minister who is in the other side of law!
Before he lays charges let’s check his phone conversation if he didn’t say anything don’t play innocent for wat u did AdvoBarryRoux TennesseeChevat MbalulaFikile
It’s damage control ☹️...the minister didn’t sleep well last night!
Dam I hate English! Which part was misinformation again? Because besides the Name dropping, brother/sister was on point
I like the 'will' word🤣🤣. I will come back as soon as they say he opened😂
Smokescreen
Eish uyisabe iCorona how do accept a person's apology and then drag them to court 🤷🏿♂️
Ma Gay nebafati ..same whatsap group gossip mongers😀😀😀😀
So guy’s cell or ladies cell Kinda confused 😂😂😂😂
Didn't Mbaks accept Somizi's apology in public?
They will settle out of court ska wara
Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Shameeeeeeeeeeeee..
Mbalula will stop at nothing to protect his bread and butter the man loves being a minister....
Anisiyeke..cases of shampompo are going to be delivered to Mbaks with a note 'sorry choma yeva 'sesi right ngalesi story manje!!!
Minister Mbalula is emotional
Mbaks just wanna cover his butt by rushing to police station and open the case. I don't think somizi can just drop his name nje
Bo somisi ba phapha le bona maan, if it was someone nkebe ba bolela ka yona ko 'ask a man' making all sorts of comments and preaching righteousness
Somizi going to jail?😭
Fake news
Julius Malema always knows who is being appointed or fired from cabinet when there's a cabinet reshuffle. I think we have found his source.
Fikile accepted the apology not the minister....
2 weeks later... 'Charges dropped'
Good move!!
😂😂😂😂😂
It won't happen
This cawntry and it's drama, if it was a joke and MbalulaFikile accepted somizi apology, why go through this extend then. Yhuuu haa aah.
No 1 should be above the law, wether celebrity or politician musn't matter to the law.
He will just get a warning
Good move he opened a case if not EFF was going to.
But he accepted the apology nje🤷 Heeeee chicken tendencies
Let him go.. it will be difficult to disprove the facts in the allegation, the president did announce exactly what was alleged by somizi . There is no case here! Period!
But anyway Somizi ube right vele ba extendile
We thought he apologized and was forgiven mos, is this fake news?
Inyani niyibiza misinformation ngeslungu😂🤣
But he apologized mus🤔
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The fk! can't south African ministers just stick to politics and leave all the theatrics to celebrities and help the president with governing the country😩
We are not kids this is just to blind the public and avoid suspension, truth is Mbalula is doing pillow talks. He cant be trusted
Where is Ms Ayanda Allie- Paine? Her pursuasive skills are highly required in this rigmarole. Seems the Buffalo is sharpening his horns, someone is going to be pierced,.......and badly for that matter.
Yesterday he said he accepted his apology mos? Mbalula is being his usual dramatic self
This Mbalula chap had no intentions of opening a case against Somizi, hence he accepted the fake apology. Me thinks the president is really hot on his heels and was given a long rope to hang himself. Let's see if Somizi will defend himself
Totally unnecessary ayi. Mbaks needs to sit doen
This is just a strategy to get Mbalula off the hook. They both spoke about it. 🙄🙄🙄
They are quick with the charges but they went mute with the Stella sagga😒😒😒
How is he laying a charge of misinformation when the information itself is true...?😐
somizi has already apologized to him and South Africa as a whole, what else do we need from him MbalulaFikile
😂🤦♀️Drama
But he accepted the apology
The law must take its course
Wat ne hoor nie sal voel!
When people are trying so hard to convince us that they taking us serious.
MbalulaFikile the guy was in tatters, in tears 😭 when initially left out of CR's cabinet crying why me, now Somizi must chill & practice his wifey skills than cause others their cushy jobs. Remember Gigabytes? 🤣💦
He must be sanctioned just like Stella was - stop with the drama already
Wool over people eyes. But hey....it's who you know that gets you what you know.
Ai.
Thee problem is both of them bayaphapha now we don't now who to believe. Kanti ayifuneki indoda eqinayo
Mbalula is being dramatic now.
dis will be thrown out of court b4 da end of dis lockdown
Why url dragging idols 🙄
Saving face now 🤣🤣 we ain’t stupid, he did tell Somizi. He is just worried about his bread.
It seems like our minister are contravening laws and regulations these days. Soon you will hear something like.' Minister ....... was found in possession of alcohol.
He is avoiding 2months suspension without pay😂😂🤦♂️
Minister please forgive him, he has apologized.
kabelodick We're within..😀
thutozadc1 Oh wow, the way you guys mention Idols on this headline sounds like you want Idols to distance themselves from Somizi, stop adding fuel to the fire. Everyone is already going through a lot as it is. Yoh 🙄
Escort_emmanuel Yoh ramalokot ! Over here!
Fikile is known as a flip floper in political circles (go ask the RET faction) he will burn somizi without thinking twice to save his own skin. 🤧
We all know this is a front just to kill the fire, Nothing will happen. So please we are not kids.
Minister is a drama king mos. somizi apologies Mr Fix. Can u focus ur energy on this war our country is facing COVID-19.
Fake cases...will he be going to jail..or getting a fine..? Who knows ..
Fake news
Hauuuu tjoooo
Nna i am just wondering which gender prison is he gonna go to.. Hehehe. Topa sesepe papa
TThuliNdlovu He apologized . Minister accepted. Now what’s the matter.
Lol why not man to man Amadoda angok atheni na
Escort_emmanuel Ooh haybo.. But Somizi apologized 🤷🏽♀️
'Apology accepted' so said Mr Fix
Mbaks ne dramer what somizi said it was not wrong.... At the end there was an extension of this lock down mxm
Aag Mbalula is any case a useless drol
He is trying harder to run away from Ramaphosa
Mbaks le ena waphapha Somizi ke mosadi motho o, there's no way he can keep a secret.
What's the charge? Did he spread any fake news? How are they going to prove it. This is just ridiculous, let it go. Stella Ndabeni did the worst but got off free.
Somizi apologized... Besides, who goes opening cases on a good Friday? Sins are being wiped out today 😅 Leave Som som alone 🤚🤚
Hey 2020 is too hectic maan can we have a mute button or rewind one back to 2019 issa lot
Opening a case njani when he tweeted and saying he is accepting Somizi's apologies. MbalulaFikile is crumbling under pressure.
What does he have in that case, an outfit to rival Somizi?
🤣 🤣 Why is he opening a case against Somizi for being honest, Somizi's mistake was saying it live on Twitter
I think that Mr Mbalula is under extreme pressure to prove that he never leaked any info. I also feel that sometimes as community we focus on minor issues. The guy apologized and I see no need to put pressure kuMinister. There more serious issues out there not this one
why press charges if was not true what happened to forgiveness as a country surely we can forgive him like we did the white people 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 somizi
Nna we grew up knowing that you don't confide your secrets to gays. Ga bana dibriki batho ba
No, that's pathetic. somizi apologized and minister Mbalula accepted the apology mos. Haibo!! You're either irresponsibly reporting false news or you're acting based on a malicious agenda. That would be disingenuous of the minister.
Ubaba Omdala Kanje Ophaphayo.
🤪😁🤡😁🤪🤡😁🤪🤡🤡 Bloody clowns.
Issue somizi with a fine but MrFix must take accountability for it first we are not idiots there is no way that was a joke Ngeke stop wasting states time and resources for a docket that will be lost any which way. You Mbaks are the start of the problem can't keep quiet
kabelodick come see
Good. Justice must prevail 👏
MbalulaFikile is it true?
MbalulaFikile awumxolelanga naa nkosi yam?🙆♂️🙆♂️
This in now too dramatic...
I dnt trust Sowetan newspaper
Isekisi
AkaniAkza somizi With the way we must whatch out 'mouth'_-Post nowadays Some are not getting paid for Eating
No, thats rubbish. somizi apologized and minister Mbalula accepted the apology mos. Haibo!! You're either irresponsibly reporting false news or you're acting based on a malicious agenda. That would be disingenuous of the minister.
Ayidle izishiyele bo! OkaNjomane usexolisile nje
This is not April fools day
SAPoliceService , why are the ministers too quick to open cases against members of the public? Was a case opened against Minister Ndabeni?
Fake news
The reason why people get drunk every day and night
Haibo this one & what will happen to that docket it will be lost its all a lie to cover what his done. The ministers needs to take accountability & take a 2 month suspension without pay! We are not stupid he thinks that it will right his wrong mxm PresidencyZA CyrilRamaphosa
He is just trying to fo damage control.he knows that was authenticated.he must face the music simple MbalulaFikile just like Stellarated otherwise Stella must be acquited naye kaloku .
Guys it was obvious..there was going to be an extension 😒haii why is he being dramatic. It might even continue until June.
Results Tsa pillow talk
While you’re at it ubambe no Stella Ndabeni
MbalulaFikile undermine our own justice system or his connection will help remove the evidence 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️. Info leaked deal with it finish.... somizi and yourself have an agreement that he shod take a fall for this one. For friendship sake...
People don't be fooled,they planned this together. Somizi agreed for Mbaks to open a case phela they knw if it reaches the court,we ppl will stop talking on Twitter and thinking Mbaks is saying the truth he didn't say it.Push it guys! Otherwise Juju must push it even further.
Thought the apology was accepted. Unless ofcos Mbaks is scared of the President.
I pray that they find common ground..
Hayini! Nqandani bethunana...
MbalulaFikile please bygone be bygone. Forgive that ginger hair please. You know that he is a funny man. Please!
Drastic move.
Somizi waphapha
CR must put this mbalula on leave as well
That's the only way the minister can clear his name, Somizi deserves it.
Yhoo
Hey Zomizi I will be fired, take the blame I will pay the fine and hook you with a 5mil tender sho bra it's a deal
Fast so, anyways u didn't have to drag idols into this. You should have said '**Fikile Mbalula will open a case against Somizi'
Trying hard to stay relevant Sowetan
Lies
Mxm
And mbalula should be fired.. And metro do the same with somizi
If he didn't let it slide, just know that he told him
Bo gogo somizi le bona are way too forward for their age
He accepted Somizi’s apology mos.....
Kukhulu kuyeza lah South Africa niyoth ngasho 🤞kazi iyozala nkomoni hay kumaxhapheshu
MbalulaFikile aai mara Mbaks
Uthe apology accepted must why open a case now hayi khanisiyeke thina we have so many important things to do besides that silambile not knowing futhi sizodla in namhlanje
You guys think we are kids, what about this tweet
Kusazoshuba, Somizi won't lie, he won't let it go, he's got sponsores
Utter stupidity after he accepted his apology🙄. It won't hold.
Eish now this “friendship“ is getting tested
Lies
Didn't he accept his (Somizi's) apology?
Good..
But Mbalula already forgave Somizi mos hasuka that minister must go kiss a running train nxe
What about focusing on babes we Stella first
So y'all are dragging Idols into this for ntoni Ningcolile Sowetan SIES!!!!!!!!!!!
How? He apologized and he accepted the apology mos
😂😂😂
Tjooo thought apology accepted yesterday 🙊🙊🙊
Fiks wants to duck a bullet.kkk
Mbalula must call on AskAMan today and ask if he should continue with pressing charges against his friend who “jokingly” name dropped on him on information that was classified.
Aitse sorry mos
Mxim he keeps on acting so low that one .Mbalula never owns up to anything
Minister Of Transport FixMbax Will today open a case of APRIL FOOL
somizi mhlonga must be fired from his work
How did somizi know about yersterday s extension ?
Minister likes attention, the (rich) guy just apologized nje🤷🏿♂️..
It's okay Somizi has loads of money we'll never hear of this again.
Always say this minister is a clown,I'm not surprised by his weakness
Yah neh
Good
No fake news related to COVID19 was spread.
somizi haaibo
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