Lerato Kganyago Accused of Visiting Prisoner and Buying Him a Phone, Netizens React

• Lerato Kganyago is being scrutinised on social media following allegations that she visited a dangerous criminal and bought him a gift
• The claims gained traction after they were shared on X by user @officialtwinny, who then shared a screenshot to back the allegations
• The gift Lerato Kganyago allegedly bought was reportedly delivered by another celebrity

Haibo! Renowned media personality Lerato Kganyago Ndlala is trending for the wrong reasons after being accused of visiting a prisoner and buying him a present.

Lerato Kganyago often trends whenever her millionaire husband, Thami Ndlala, showers her with extravagant gifts. Now, the Metro FM radio host is a topic of online discussion after being accused of visiting another man in prison and buying him some goodies.

Lerato Kganyago accused of visiting dangerous criminal

On Thursday, 18 September 2025, social media user @officialtwinny brought the damning allegations to netizens’ attention with a carefully worded post. The social media user alleged that Lerato Kganyago Ndlala had visited convicted criminal William Mbatha, also known as King of Bling or Mashobane, in prison.

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They further claimed that Lerato bought a phone for Mbatha, who was sentenced to a total of 123 years, with 35 years running concurrently. The post was captioned:

“That lady whose husband rented out a stadium for her and later bought her a mall. What’s her story? Why was she visiting a prisoner and buying him a phone? King of heists “Mashobane” 🤨 ALLEGEDLY.”

In the comments, the social media user shared a screenshot from the celebrity gossip blogger thepopcornroomrsa’s Instagram stories. The Instagram story was a screenshot showing messages sent by someone alleging that Lerato Kganyago Ndlala had visited William ‘Mashobane’ Mbatha in prison. The person alleged that Lerato had bought a mobile phone for Mashobane, and the late DJ Sumbody delivered it. The message read:

“Even Lerato Kganyago used to visit William Mashobane. She once bought him a cell phone. Late DJ Sumbody is the one who dropped off the phone at Chilli Lane in Sunninghill. William Mashobane was still at Leeuwkop prison at the time.”

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See the post below:

• Briefly News has reached out to Lerato Kganyago for comment. This is a developing story.

Netizens react to allegations Lerato Kganyago visited prisoner

Netizens filled the comment section with mixed reactions. While some resurfaced Lerato Kganyago’s claim that she was being followed, others questioned her husband’s source of wealth.

Here are some of the reactions:

@against_biased asked:

“Which ANC-run department is feeding her husband with tenders? Their riches must be from state tenders.”

@lettymavuso57 said:

“Her husband’s money is not make sure shame.”

@MissTsiboo suggested:

“I need Twitter FBI to work harder. This might be another ‘we will be there’ moment.”

@Hlangus_ remarked:

“They love criminals.”

Lerato Kganyago and hubby buy a mall

In other Lerato Kganyago news, Briefly News reported that Mzansi became suspicious after the radio host and her husband, Thami Ndlala, purchased a property worth millions.

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Lerato Khanyago announced that she and her husband recently bought a shopping mall. The media personality shared the news to not-so-enthusiastic reactions from social media users.

Source: Briefly News