Sjava Reacts to Viral Pic of Naledi Pandor: "We Need Younger Leaders"

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:13 PM by Sibusisiwe Lwandle

- South African musician Sjava has weighed in on a viral photo of Minister Naledi Pandor circulating online

- In the picture, the minister can be seen standing at the airport with very swollen and painful-looking feet

- Sjava believes that elderly politicians are struggling and it is now time for young voices to rise up

A picture of Minister Naledi Pandor with swollen feet has been doing the rounds on social media and local rapper Sjava has added his thoughts on it.

The musician believes that our current leadership are much too old and are suffering health ailments.

He believes that the youth should be allowed to take over now. Commenting on the picture, Sjava said:

“We need young leaders.”

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Other Mzansi social media users also agreed with the post and shared their thoughts on the matter:

@lehlohonolo_13 said:

“Young people must contest.”

@Monsouir said:

“No wonder why our economy is not improving.”

@selbynhleko said:

“I agree with you, if you're above 35 you are old, yet if they are 70 are still young.”

@nkosinaa said:

“Those legs look painful.”

Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported that Sjava has once again shown that he is truly for the people. The musician recently met up with a student who wrote a thesis about his music and signed the book for him.

The gesture was appreciated by the academic. Posting the meet-up on Twitter, he captioned the pictures with the young girl’s initials and surname:

“G.N. Maphala.”

The fact that the musician could take the time to show love to a fan’s work speaks volumes about how much he appreciates his supporters.