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‘You hide behind soldiers skirts’, Mbuyiseni saying that to Fikile Mbalula.
Fikile Mbalula has been accused of ‘hiding behind the skirts of soldiers’, as Mbuyiseni Ndlozi criticised his public appearance on Wednesday.
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi isn’t afraid to post a divisive comment or two on his Twitter page, but the prominent EFF member even found himself earning the plaudits of AfriForum on Wednesday, following his diatribe against Fikile Mbalula.
Now that the military is there, you appear @MbalulaFikile on the ground, true to your cowardice, hiding behind the skirt of soldiers. When it mattered the most, when fire was blazing, you were nowhere to be found but here on Twitter. Tell no lies, soldiers restored order, NOT YOU https://t.co/6Kz8E2cTCZ
— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) July 14, 2021
The Transport Minister was seen out and about in Alexandra township, in Gauteng. The full impact of riots and looting in this part of the province has been devastating, and the gutting of a community radio station left Mbalula miffed.
However, Ndlozi wasn’t having this so-called ‘act of cowardice’, and accused Mbaks of only showing up in public once SANDF soldiers had established themselves on the ground. The Red Beret continued to rage, and slammed the minister for his alleged ‘opportunism’ earlier in the day.
Ndlozi’s outburst seemed to split Twitter into two camps. There were those who agreed with his sentiments entirely, including Ian Cameron, a one-time senior member of AfriForum, but a number of social media users were also very quick to point out that the firebrand politician might be contradicting his own stance on the riots.