Sol Phenduka Issues An Apology for His Jokes As the Country Battles Femicide Cases
Sol Phenduka Issues An Apology for His Jokes As the Country Battles Femicide Cases. In just two months there has been a discovery of bodies of eight women around Kempton Park and surrounding areas. One case that managed to get the nation talking is that of runner, Elizabeth Tsontso Moselakgomo, who went missing on the 9th of September after going for a run. After she was found dead, there has been an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of progress in tackling femicide. Celebrities have joined in, either by sharing their stories, empathizing with victims, and calling on the government to act.
This is without a doubt a sensitive topic, requiring discernment when tackling it. One has to be careful what they say, to avoid offending. Podcast and Chill with MacG, is currently trending after the hosts made fun over kidnapping. At it is the norm with the podcast, pun is always thrown around during the show. This time around though, their jokes were not well received. They joked about a runner getting kidnapped, while Tsontso was still missing. This caused an outrage on social media, with many condemning the podcast.
Sol has now apologized for the joke made about a missing woman before her body was found. He also clarified that, his jokes was mainly directed at Yanda Woods, who was with them at the time.It was apparently a pun intended to diss Yanda Woods and the low numbers on their podcast. Sadly this came at a very wrong time, when the nation is still trying to come to terms with what is going on.
