YouTuber Lasizwe Dambuza Says His R2 Million Donation Scandal Still Haunts Him

• Content creator Lasizwe Dambuza reflected on his multi-million-rand donations scandal
• The media personality once had his peers and fans donate money to help underprivileged varsity students, but the campaign went cold, with Lasizwe being accused of pocketing the money
• He claims the scandal still haunts him years later, and while some netizens comforted him, others remain sceptical

Lasizwe Dambuza spoke about the emotional turmoil he was under when he was accused of stealing donation money meant for needy students.

Lasizwe Dambuza breaks silence on his donation scandal

YouTuber Lasizwe Dambuza reflected on the backlash he faced after his donation campaign.

In 2021, the media personality launched the R10GoesALongWay initiative to raise funds and help needy university students pay their registration fees. He and his celebrity friends, along with other donors, managed to raise R2 million.

However, months later, after the campaign ended, people raised questions on social media about whether the students ever received their donation money. This later blew up to netizens accusing Lasizwe of pocketing the funds.

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The scandal spanned months and was brought up in conversations years later, with several people claiming that the YouTuber used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Breaking his silence, Lasizwe said the comments really got to him.

"4 years ago, I was dragged through the mud over claims that I stole R2 million yama students, which was false and it’s lies. Till this day, that accusation still haunts me.

Lasizwe revealed in an emotional Twitter (X) post on 23 July 2023 that the allegations caused immense damage to his reputation:

"I'm seeing people joking about it now, but you don’t understand the damage it caused. I’ve spent 4 years trying to clear my name from something I didn’t do."

While he has addressed the scandal on numerous occasions, it's clear that Lasizwe has a long way to go before his name is cleared. X user MinisterofN shared a list of the students who received the money for their registration fees, totalling 166.

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Here's what social media had to say

Fans expressed sympathy for Lasizwe:

Bonny_Swarez said:

"I'm sorry, Siz, some people rarely think before they do something. I hope you will get your name cleared one day."

Karabo_Mokgoko wrote:

"People on here accuse you of things they don’t know about because of 1 hateful person’s lies, and they run with it."

fionaobeng comforted Lasizwe:

"Unfortunately, that's the price some people pay for trying to help. God is with you. Love and light, young man."

innomatijane said:

"I’m sorry, man, keep your head up, we are behind you!"

Meanwhile, others still demand answers as to where or to whom the money went:

main_man4 said:

"But you should have just posted statements and shown the beneficiaries. It was easy, my guy. Not to be defensive like you're hiding something or are the beneficiaries questionable people?"

MandDLw asked:

"What was it for? From that R2M, how much did you take?"

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Patriot_S_A posted:

"You need to confess in front of General Mkhwanazi."

visse_ss also asked:

"So what happened to the money?"

Abednegomavunda was curious:

"Sorry, but what did you do with that R2 million?"

Lasizwe Dambuza breaks silence after DStv dumps him

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Lasizwe Dambuza's post after losing his gig with DStv.

The famous content creator appeared unbothered and moved on despite the backlash.

Source: Briefly News