Cape Town – South Africa’s transport minister Fikile Mbalula received yet another backlash on social media, after posting a cryptic tweet about his “trip” to Ukraine over the weekend.
Mbalula took to Twitter on Saturday to let his followers know that he had “landed in Ukraine”.
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According to Times Live, Mbalula’s tweet came as social media users debated the country’s response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
“Just landed in Ukraine,” Mbalula wrote in a tweet.
Just landed in Ukraine ??
— FIKILE MBALULA | MR FIX (@MbalulaFikile) March 5, 2022
His tweet did not gain a positive tract.
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Many tweeps chastised Mbalula for taking a trip to other countries whilst leaving problems that his department is failing to address, such as potholes on the roads.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions below:
Eish, was this tweet by any chance induced by any substance that rhymes with Ukraine? ??
By the way how did you land? Hot air balloon? You generate enough of it ?? pic.twitter.com/YvgVrU7G2v
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) March 6, 2022
The poor country of #Ukraine fighting military invasion and now must fight stupidity invasion, I feel for people of Ukraine, our battle is now in their country, maybe they also resist such bafoonary landing in their country https://t.co/rKTyGA68bf
— #PatriotofSA (@keneloasaf) March 7, 2022
O gosh, Putin deployed a weapon of mass corruption, he will take out the railways and transport system in no time at all ? https://t.co/WlQUh3oMvE
— Justin Reinhardt Henry (@theprospered) March 6, 2022
Instead of fixing potholes? https://t.co/BP7uLxVGug
— SULTAN MEMO (@M0M0J0J0v2) March 6, 2022
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
