Who Is Ruri? A Look at Tbo Touch’s Older Son Speaking IsiZulu in a Cute Video

• South African popular broadcaster Tbo Touch's older son Ruri warmed many hearts with his recent video
• The Metro FM radio host posted a cute clip of his son speaking IsiZulu on his social media pages
• Many netizens were touched by Ruri putting efforts into improving his IsiZulu

Aww man, many South Africans can vouch that they were touched by Tbo Touch's son Ruri's latest video that has been circulating on social media.

Recently, the popular broadcaster and Metro FM host posted a video on Monday, 21 July 2025, of his son, who currently lives and studies in Australia, trying his hand at speaking one of Mzansi's official languages, IsiZulu.

In the video, Ruri is seen interacting with his dad, and making a cute introduction of himself and Tbo Touch, ending it with a Zulu phrase: "Thina Simnandi," which translates to "We are okay this side."

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In his post, Tbo Touch captioned the video:

"I really need to stop laughing when he tries to speak Zulu. Next holidays we are going to Zululand, nomakanjani. It’s rough in Australia trying to keep up with your heritage."

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to Tbo Touch's son speaking IsiZulu

Shortly after the video went viral, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to Ruri speaking IsiZulu. Here's what they had to say below:

user7661264353784 said:

"Ooohhh my Gosh, his a combination of he's parents literally, when you look at him, you see Thabo and see his mom at the same time."

Me wrote:

"He has grown so big, you see both mommy and daddy in him. May God protect him always, may he guard and guide him through his life's journey. You did well, Ngwaneso."

@Lindax commented:

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"Mr T, you're raising your children well. God bless you all. He'll come back fluent in Zulu."

SkhaloLondon responded:

"I'm sure it took him 230 months to learn how to pronounce that Zulu."

miss_nwa replied:

"Ruri said it so well in isiZulu with a bit of isingisi accent. I approve."

phatsima_jewellery_designs mentioned:

"Go Touch Junior. He said it right...You were never ready."

Tbo Touch discusses raising his sons in Australia

In June 2025, the radio host, whose real name is Thabo Molefe, opened up about his fatherhood journey and also revealed in an interview with Drum Magazine that he flies to Australia every fourth or fifth week to see his children.

"It's not easy, but I don't regret one minute of being with them. Being a father is a blessing because I've been entrusted with the responsibility of shaping them into being men of purpose," adds the media personality.

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Touch often shares photos and videos on his Instagram account of his sons with his wife, Nandi Molefe. The TV personality also shares a son, Ruri, with his former partner, Thuli Thabethe.

The broadcaster recently revealed that his oldest son, Ruri, was scheduled to fly to Johannesburg to see his mom, Thuli Thabethe, during his school holidays, but they flipped the script, and @rulerofself flew to Sydney after 7 months since she last saw Ruri.

Tbo Touch hangs with Akon and Burna Boy in Los Angeles

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported in October 2024 that Tbo Touch recently hung out with Akon and Burna Boy during a tour in Los Angeles.

The trio posed for a photo and had fans geeked at Touch's business moves and work ethic. Meanwhile, others weren't as impressed and instead trolled the men by bringing up the Diddy allegations. Briefly News got in touch with Tbo to chat about his exciting career.

Source: Briefly News