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Another #VoetsekFriday but Mboweni Has Joined as #VoetsekTito Trends

Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:28 AM by Reeshni Chetty

- Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is the latest politician to be called out as #VoetsekTito trends on social media

- Generally, #VoetsekFridays involve South Africans expressing their woes regarding political parties

- Tito has now made it to #VoetsekFridays as SAns share their thoughts about the minister, especially about his tweets

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#VoetsekFridays usually involve the ANC and other political parties but this week is a bit different. #VoetsekTito is trending as SAns express their annoyance about the South African Finance Minister.

SAns are calling the minister out for 'race-baiting' and ignoring poverty-stricken locals. #VoetsekRamaphosa is also trending but South Africans seem to be more focused on Tito.

The posts, shared to Twitter, have also mentioned that the minister focuses more on his cooking than he does the country. The minister is expected to deliver the 2021 National Budget Speech at the end of the month.

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Another #VoetsekFriday but Mboweni has joined as #VoetsekTito trends — Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is being called out for many different issues as SAns use the hashtag #VoetsekTito. Image: Dwayne Senior / Bloomberg
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Briefly.co.za compiled some of the tweets under #VoetsekTito. Read some of them below:

@RajR1905 asked:

"Hey, Tito can the R350.00 grant feed a family for a whole month? #VoetsekTito #VoetsekANC."

@DodkinsF shared:

"Good morning to all except the FM who went on a racial rant this week: ‘Most white South Africans still view black people as servants' - Tito Mboweni. This rhetoric is completely untrue & dangerous. The victim card is outdated and embarrassing #VoetsekANC #VoetsekTito."

@Unathi_Kwaza tweeted:

"We need a finance minister who cares more about his work than Twitter."

@r_africans wrote:

"It’s #VoetsekANC Friday friends. Hope you have a good one. Hope the ANC gets a hiding in the coming elections. #VoetsekANC #VoetsekTito."

@Black_promoZAR said:

"The most incompetent and useless pilchard minister #VoetsekTito."

@IcSchutte added:

"I think, after #SONA2021, this #VoetsekANC is even more deserved than usual. I'll throw in a #VoetsekRamaPhosa for the fool in charge, and I'll add a #VoetsekTito for the race-baiting "finance" minister who, as with his cooking, has no clue what he's doing."