Former ‘Kaya 959’ Presenter Sol Phenduka Reacts to Meeting His Lookalike

Former ‘Kaya 959’ Presenter Sol Phenduka Reacts to Meeting His Lookalike

  • Sol Phenduka recently discovered another one of his doppelgängers in a hilarious video
  • The former Kaya 959 presenter showed off his friendly interaction with his lookalike, leaving fans in stitches at the many clones he had
  • Social media users hilariously commented on the number of Sol Phendukas they've come across

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Sol Phenduka recently met his lookalike
Sol Phenduka shared a video of himself after meeting another one of his doppelgängers. Images: Sol Phenduka
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South African broadcaster Sol Phenduka may be one of the few celebrities who has multiple doppelgängers.

While most celebs may come across a lookalike once or twice in their lives, Sol has had the pleasure of being shown numerous clones on several occasions by his online followers.

However, it wasn't until recently that he bumped into another lookalike that he and his followers were shocked by the apparent growing number of Sol Phendukas in the country.

Sol Phenduka posted a video after bumping into his doppelgänger
Sol Phenduka met his lookalike at a shopping mall. Image: Sol Phenduka
Source: Facebook

The former Kaya 959 presenter met his "twin" at a mall and had a pleasant interaction with the gentleman who bore a striking resemblance to him:

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"Hey! Look who I bumped into! I just arrived at the mall only to find out that I was already here!"

He shared a video of his meeting with his lookalike on 3 September 2025 and raised questions of how and why so many people looked like him.

Fans react to Sol Phenduka's lookalike

Online users are puzzled by the number of lookalikes Sol Phenduka has. Read some of their comments below:

NowwYuKnow joked:

"You have so many doppelgängers. Why didn't you tell those people at that radio station that it wasn't you on that episode that got you in trouble? SMH!"

SandileM__ asked:

"How many Sol’s are there in the world?"

by_greatest wrote:

"Sol's lookalikes are getting out of hand! Really bad!"

Mr_De3 added:

"Everywhere I go, I always see someone who looks like Sol."

mbalis_bakery responded:

"Sol doppelgängers are multiplying."
South Africans asked how Sol Phenduka has this many doppelgängers
Fans are stunned by the apparent growing number of Sol Phenduka lookalikes. Image: Sol Phenduka
Source: Facebook

Billy_PMS commented:

"Lol, why are there so many of you?"

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Just_Tony_ suggested:

"Your next music video should have the 'The real Slim Shady' video concept, that’ll be interesting to watch."

TumiMashabela wrote:

"Someone somewhere is busy making Sol's doppelgangers, 'cause there is no way. It's like a Soliano lifestyle now, they just rock up looking like him, even young kids."

ThandoSimelan revealed:

"@Solphendukaa, I’m going to school with a copy and paste younger version of you. That young man looks like you! Every time I see him on Campus, I see you. I’ll try and take a video or a picture with him."

Sallystarseed said:

"Did they make you in batches? I want a Sol, where can I get one?"

Celebrity lookalikes stun fans

In an earlier report, Briefly News revealed that Sol was not the only celebrity with lookalikes.

Stars like Emtee, Zee Nxumalo and DJ Maphorisa are among the socialites whose doppelgängers have caused a social media storm and left fans seeing double.

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Even Cassper Nyovest was stunned by his clone's resemblance, while Scotts Maphuma's lookalike reacted in shock at people claiming that he looked like the controversial Amapiano star.

Source: Briefly News

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za

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