SA Weighs In As ‘Biri Marung’ Hitmaker Cries After Allegedly Missing His Flight in Ethiopia

SA Weighs In As ‘Biri Marung’ Hitmaker Cries After Allegedly Missing His Flight in Ethiopia

  • South African young musician Tebogo Mashego recently made headlines once again on social media
  • An online user posted another video of the Biri Marung hitmaker crying at the airport after allegedly missing his flight in Ethiopia
  • Many netizens couldn't help but wonder what was going on with the musician as they flooded the comment section with their reactions
Netizens reacted to Tebogo Mashego crying at the airport
Musician Tebogo Mashego allegedly missed his flight in Ethiopia. Image: @tebogogmashego
Source: Instagram

Bathong, what's going on with these young Amapiano artists? Recently, the Biri Marung hitmaker has been making headlines on social media, and this time around, he was seen crying yet again at an airport.

The young star Tebogo Mashego, who was stuck in Nigeria on Friday, 19 September 2025, caused a buzz online after an X (formerly Twitter) user @Sabrina87223622 posted a clip of him crying after allegedly missing his flight in Ethiopia again.

Mashego kept on shocking many netizens on social media this past weekend as he went on a rant about how DJ Maphorisa did him dirty and further demanded a hefty R23 million from Scorpion Kings.

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SA weighs in on Tebogo allegedly missing his flight again

Shortly after the video of the musician crying at the airport after allegedly missing his flight went viral on social media, many netizens decided to flood the comment section with their reactions to it. Here's what they had to say below:

@Zebedewu said:

"This is actually very sad. He must just be a Zama Zama or something. How do you miss your flight? Maybe he was still insulting Pory?"

@NKOSIKATI wrote:

"Ethiopian Airlines is a terrible flight. They don’t care about their customers; they only need money. Even if it’s just 1 rand, I will never use that airline."

@EgdremralgnE commented:

"Is this guy for real? Why wasn’t a return flight booked in the first place? Also, he can go to the flight desk and ask for a change to a later flight. He might’ve to top up, though."

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@Sxyleera responded:

"That’s why South African men will always have a problem with foreigners. Another African brother would have found a way to make money in that country. Tebogo will never survive anywhere."

@MitchPlayer replied:

"I understand his erratic behaviour, but he is still a kid. Probably, this was his first international flying experience; he didn’t know that you can’t just arrive 30 minutes before your flight at the airport if you’re flying internationally. We’ve all had nerve-wracking experiences."

@lesirdee_ mentioned:

"Lmao, South African time will always get you in trouble. He definitely used South African time, meaning he's still comfortable, you're being bought a free ride home, and still misses the ride, what a wow."
Tebogo Mashego was seen crying again at the airport in Ethiopia
SA reacted to Tebogo Mashego allegedly missing his flight. Image: tebogogmashego
Source: Instagram

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Mbali Tebele (Entertainment Editor) Mbali Tebele is a senior entertainment writer at Briefly News (joined 2023) with eight years of experience. She is a Journalism graduate from IIE Rosebank College (2018). She started her career in 2018 as a news writer, then moved to Add-X Marketing Solution as an account coordinator & social media assistant (2020). She was a freelance writer at Newskoop (2021) and a multimedia journalist and social media assistant at Daily Sun Newspaper (2022). Email: mbali.tebele@briefly.co.za

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