Sizwe Dhlomo Reacts to Gayton McKenzie Allegedly Deleting Racist Tweets Amid Backlash

• Sizwe Dhlomo recently weighed in on the allegations that Gayton McKenzie was clearing his old Twitter (X) posts
• The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture is facing backlash for his old, racially charged comments, and things have gone from bad to worse
• Meanwhile, several netizens have saved and unearthed more of McKenzie's old rants and demand that he be removed from his post

Social media has been in an uproar since Gayton McKenzie was accused of being racist, and Sizwe Dhlomo is among the instigators.

What did Sizwe Dhlomo say about Gayton McKenzie?

Minister Gayton McKenzie has been facing a whirlwind of racist allegations that have caused social media to come to a standstill.

The Sports Minister is being accused of publishing degrading and discriminatory posts against black South Africans on his X page, some dating back to 2011.

While more and more posts are unearthed and screenshots are taken, the Minister has kept a cool head and maintained his innocence. However, X user @Lemonka claims McKenzie is feeling the pressure.

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The eagle-eyed netizen accused McKenzie of deleting his posts amid the backlash and suggested an alternative solution—deactivating his page altogether:

"Gayton must deactivate; deleting tweets is not helping. They keep on finding more."

When you deactivate your X account, your profile, tweets, followers, and accounts you follow become hidden from public view. The page is hidden for 30 days until you reinstate it.

The user suggested that instead of deleting a tweet one at a time—requiring McKenzie or his social media team to delete trending posts or sift through his page using keywords—the Minister should deactivate his account and use the 30 days to manage the situation.

Responding to @Lemonka's post on 10 August 2025, Sizwe Dhlomo was hysterical over McKenzie allegedly clearing his page:

"Is he deleting? Lol!"

Dhlomo has been outspoken about his feelings toward the Minister since his tweets went viral. He previously demanded that McKenzie be fired from his position, and he's not the only one who shares these sentiments.

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Here's how social media reacted to Gayton McKenzie's posts

South African social media users are stunned by McKenzie's tweets, with growing calls for him to be removed from his position as Sports Minister.

Many argue that his attempts to clear his name (and his page) are futile, as evidence has already been gathered through screenshots.

niphomadondo said:

"Why bother? The moment someone sees a new tweet, the first thing they do is take a screenshot."

realnorma_kay wrote:

"We have all the screenshots!"

Waylonjunior responded:

"No amount of deleting will fix this. His racist self must just step down from that ministry."

African_Spring added:

"They have screenshots. Deactivating won't help him."

africanacademia posted:

"Even if he deletes, the digital footprint will remain."

Mzansipresser commented:

"Deleting won't help at this rate."

AzeeBoss noted:

"Yep, he is, but most people have screenshots, so that won’t help."

OrsinSindiso asked:

"Will he be able to delete them all?"

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Slik Talk drags Gayton McKenzie

In more Gayton McKenzie updates, Briefly News shared Slik Talk's comments about the Sports Minister.

The controversial YouTuber accused McKenzie and the coloured community of being overly sensitive to the comments made on the Open Chats Podcast, saying the comments were not racist, but instead stereotypical.

Source: Briefly News