Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Pokes Holes in Kenny Kunene’s Excuse for Visiting DJ Sumbody Murder Suspect
- Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh challenged Kenny Kunene's explanation why he was found at DJ Sumbody's alleged killer's home
- Mpofu-Walsh raised questions about the legitimacy of Kunene's media house and pointed at the conflict of interest
- His questioning comes at a time when netizens unearthed Musa Khawula's claims about Kenny Kunene
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Podcast host and academic Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh has poked holes into Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene’s explanation of why he was found at the house of an alleged criminal mastermind during a police raid.
Kunene dominated headlines after he was found at the home of Katiso Molefe, a businessman recently arrested for the assassination of DJ Sumbody. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh didn’t buy the Patriotic Alliance politician's explanation that he was transporting a journalist to Molefe’s house for an exclusive interview.
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh dismantles Kenny Kunene's excuse
In a video shared on his official X account on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, Mpofu-Walsh tore apart Kunene’s excuse.
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He questioned why the journalist needed to be transported by Kunene instead of using an Uber or any other e-hailing service. Mpofu-Welsh took a cheeky jab at Kunene, stating that being Johannesburg MMC of Transport doesn’t mean he should be the one driving people around the city. He also highlighted why it’s wrong for a politician like Kunene to own a media house.
“I mean, is Uber not available? Why did he have to drive the journalists to this person’s house? I mean, as my producer said, I know he’s the MMC of transport, but it doesn’t mean you have to literally, physically transport people to where they need to court.
"Secondly, it would be a huge conflict of interest to be a sitting politician on the one hand and trying to facilitate an interview for a media publication on the other, because the media’s role is to keep politicians accountable. You can’t have politicians who are also media owners. Double-dealing at the same time, trying to send their journalists for interviews while they are the people who should be interviewed at the same time. So that also doesn’t make sense,” Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh said.
Mpofu-Walsh revealed Kunene’s media house was deregistered by the CIPC in early 2025. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh asked why Kunene was ferrying a journalist to a murder suspect’s home in its name. Mpofu-Walsh said:
“We’ve researched whether Africa News Global is even still registered, and judging by CIPC records, it seems to have been deregistered in February 2025. I mean that needs to be clarified in future interviews. Is it actually a registered entity? In which case, if it’s not registered, then why was he ferrying these journalists to the house of this alleged criminal mastermind for a deregistered media entity?”
See the video below:
Netizens weigh in as Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh reacts to Kenny Kunene's excuse
In the comments section, several netizens agreed with Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s reasoning, while others responded with cheeky jabs at Kunene.
Here are some of the reactions:
@BedworthTimes agreed:
“That's a genuine question, like Uber and Bolt, it's always available in that Area. Kenny Kunene must not play with us, we are not pikininis 🤣😭”
@PartyPakathi joked:
“He is MEC of transport for a reason🤣”
@ayandamungoni said:
“You are even explaining it better than he did 🤣🤣🤣”
@M_twist88 joked:
“Uber drivers are on strike kaloku🤣🤣”
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Musa Khawula's claims about Kenny Kunene resurface
As South Africans attempt to uncover the nature of the relationship between Kunene and DJ Sumbody's alleged killer, Musa Khawula's old posts have been resurfaced.
Briefly News reported that Musa Khawula's past claims about Kenny Kunene have gained traction after the Patriotic Alliance politician was found at the home of DJ Sumbody's alleged killer.
In one of the unearthed tweets, Musa made damning accusations against Kenny, and it appears that he may have been onto something.
Liam Jacobs to replace Kenny Kunene as City of Johannesburg councillor
Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that the former Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament and current Patriotic Alliance member, Liam Jacobs, might be moving up the ladder. This was after Kenny Kunene, the party's deputy president, resigned as a councillor and an MMC.
McKenzie also provided an update on the investigation the party has launched into Kunene's alleged ties with murder suspect Katiso Molefe.
Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.
Source: Briefly News
