Photo: Rasta paints 'The River' actor Presley Chweneyagae, SA is unimpressed

• Award-winning actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in The River was officially laid to rest on 7 June 2025
• The legendary actor was the subject of many tributes by people who attended his funeral, which took place in Pretoria
• Rasta, the infamous artist, made an appearance to pay his respects to the late Presley Chweneyagae and people evaluated his work

Rasta The Artist recently shared his portrait of the late actor Presley Chweneyagae, whose funeral service was held on Saturday, 7 June.

The popular artist, who previously topped Twitter trends for his painting of Doc Shebeleza got social media buzzing over the weekend.

Social media user @am_blujay shared Rasta's painting on his X account of the late actor on Saturday, 7 June.

The social media user captioned the post: "Rasta has gone too far. This can't be Cobrizi."

South Africans respond to Rasta's latest painting

@ladyhuneybee said:

"Mshayeni please", (hit him, please).

@KennaComfort wrote:

"He drew a bus conductor of my times back in the day."

@JosephKgangyame said:

"Rasta knows that his misrepresentation of the late ones is what gets people talking and that's what he wants. Like Tito's imperfect recipes. I used to think some of them were deliberate to keep conversations going."

@4mza1 replied:

"Automated. This one looks like Menzi Ngubane."

@AnzaTino wrote:

"O yena ke Puff Adder, eseng Cobra," (this is Puff Adder, not Cobra).

@simphiweyinkoc_ responded:

"Lol, as long as you managed to see who that might be it means he’s nailing it."

@HereWithShit wrote:

"This guy for all these years can't even master one person in his art?"

@KagisoRamoleele said:

"No way, this looks like Ramaphosa, aowa!"

@sousa_911 replied:

"At this point, Rasta’s not painting portraits, he’s creating alternate timelines. If that’s Cobrizi, then I’m Beyoncé’s stunt double. Even Picasso would look at it and say, 'Nah chief, this one’s beyond the abstract, it’s spiritual'.”

@neothako

"Can we please open a case for this guy? I’m not sure for what but as long as he is behind bars."

@KennaComfort replied:

"He drew a bus conductor of my times back in the day."

@NtsuntsuMolete said:

"With this portrait of a 66-year-old Presley. Rasta can definitely see in the future."

@Kirknero_ responded:

"You give him attention because he’s your county man."

@MoraMpediMojalo replied:

"This one he failed dismally, even a class boy outsmarts him 100%."

@501Blackstar501 wrote:

"Rasta ke legend thwii. His work speaks volumes."

@KkKakaza said:

"Someone close to Rasta must tell him to hand over himself to the nearest police station, KwaZulu-Natal SAPS is looking for him.

Actor Thembinkosi Mthembu pays tribute to The River co-star Presley Chweneyagae

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that former Adulting actor Thembinkosi Mthembu remembers The River co-star Presley Chweneyagae.

The Outlaws actor played the character of Mabutho on the award-winning telenovela, while Chweneyagae played Cobra Mokoena.

South Africans took to social media this weekend to bid farewell to the legendary Tsotsi actor.

Source: Briefly News