Fikile Mbalula’s Cryptic Ukraine Tweet Leave Tongues Wagging
On Saturday morning, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula sent a cryptic tweet to his 2.7 million followers, saying, “Just landed in Ukraine,” and then went dead silent.
It wasn’t clear if he was polishing his makarapa in preparation for the Soweto Derby or if he was actually visiting the war-torn country. Mbalula and his spokespeople were unavailable for comment immediately, but ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe stated, “I suspect he has been hacked.”
Just landed in Ukraine 🇺🇦
— FIKILE MBALULA | MR FIX (@MbalulaFikile) March 5, 2022
He stated that he had spoken with Mbalula and that he will call back with more details. But, given the national importance of whether Mbalula had been to Ukraine, he became inaccessible and did not react to a reminder for an update on where the maverick minister was. Some people were surprised when Mbalula’s account retweeted a message from the Russian Embassy in South Africa.
Dear subscribers, we have received a great number of letters of solidarity from South Africans, both individuals and organizations. We appreciate your support and glad you decided to stand with us today, when Russia, like 80 years ago, is fighting Nazism in Ukraine! 🇷🇺🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/vj0N6ClhSJ
— Russia in RSA 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) March 5, 2022
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Mbalula, who is more familiar with visits to the Southern Line in Cape Town, or getting furious taxi bosses to sit down and agree to a truce, was not immediately available to elaborate. South Africa’s ambassador to Ukraine, Andre Groenewald, said: “I have no information on that,” he said, on the phone from Budapest, when questioned about a possible visit.
SAns have since reacted to the Tweet:
— Steve B (@StevevB8) March 5, 2022
The Minister went to Ukraine
While the people waited on a train
He announced his trip like it’s a vacation
While people scratched through bricks to find a station
He’s going to inspect the war he says
While the suspects that warred on our stations are still on paid vacation.— Lorenzo Davids (@UrbanLo) March 5, 2022
As a celebrity I am concerned about this, you are landing in Ukraine Fikile whilst our cars are landing on potholes here.
— Collen (@Collen_KM) March 5, 2022
The only thing worse than Russian artillery raining down on Ukraine, is if they put Fikile Mbalula in charge of maintaining Ukrainian infrastructure.
— Guerrilla Media 🏴☠️🙂 (@Paratus2014) March 5, 2022
Only in SA you find Ministers with questionable faculty of reasoning
Mbalula don’t see anything wrong with this tweet! https://t.co/073AhLQ4UE
— I stand with the marginalized (@BongMelz) March 5, 2022
