Sol Phenduka Weighs In on Gayton McKenzie’s Threats Amid Calls for His Removal From Office
- Sol Phenduka reacted to Gayton McKenzie's cryptic comment after South Africans urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire him for his racist tweets
- Netizens weighed in on Sol Phenduka's question and speculated what McKenzie meant
- Sol Phenduka's Kaya FM co-host Sizwe Dhlomo reacted to a suggestion that Gayton McKenzie was taking the easy way out
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Podcast and Chill co-host Sol Phenduka shared his thoughts after Gayton McKenzie made threats amid calls for him to either step down or for President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove him from his post as the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture.
Minister Gayton McKenzie landed himself in hot water after several netizens resurfaced his racist tweets after he led a campaign calling for the Open Chats Podcast to be cancelled over its insensitive comments against the coloured community.
Gayton McKenzie makes cryptic threat amid calls for his removal
Minister Gayton McKenzie responded with a threat amid calls from netizens for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire him. In a snippet shared by entertainment and current affairs blogger MDN News on Monday, 11 August 2025, Gayton McKenzie said:
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“If for some reason I’m going to the ground and I’m no longer minister, you don’t know what’s coming. Let me tell you something loud and clear: that time when coloured people are second-class citizens, it’s over.”
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Sol Phenduka questions Gayton McKenzie for making threats
Reacting to McKenzie’s unspecified threat warning against his removal, Sol Phenduka asked the Minister to clarify what would happen if President Cyril Ramaphosa fired him. The post was captioned:
“What's coming if he gets removed? 🤔”
SA reacts as Sol Phenduka weighs in on Gayton McKenzie's threat
In the comments section, several netizens speculated what Gayton McKenzie meant and if he would follow through with his threat.
Here are some of the reactions:
@Zani_Baccaria asked:
“Is this not a threat to the president 🙀 threatening someone in SA is a criminal offence.”
@Thick_alert suggested:
“I think he is going to show his true colours and instruct his goons to cause chaos so that it appears as though the ‘people’ are angry about his removal.”
@umNatty said:
“This is the political illiteracy Malema always warns us about. This guy is single-handedly fighting to redefine the term Stupid - he wants it to be his name. Every word he utters is fuelling the fire. We will have a new sports Minister by the end of this month.”
@Tebzar_M responded:
“Someone needs to teach him that sometimes silence is the best response. He loves threatening people unnecessarily 🤦🏽♂️”
@itreallyisrowan asked:
“Where was this energy from you when it came to the 'Open Chats Podcast' racist remarks? Are you against all forms of racism or only when it’s directed towards a group that you identify with? 🤔”
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Sizwe Dhlomo reacts to Gayton McKenzie allegedly deleting racist tweets
Sol Phenduka's Kaya FM co-host Sizwe Dhlomo also weighed in on the drama surrounding Gayton McKenzie, as reported by Briefly News.
Dhlomo, who has openly called for McKenzie to be dismissed, reacted to allegations that the Minister was deleting his racist claims. The claims were made by an X user who even suggested an alternative way for McKenzie to handle the matter.
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