Naledi Aphiwe Slammed for Rude Response to Fan's Voice Note on TikTok
- A fan sent Naledi Aphiwe an excited voice note on TikTok, calling her 'Mama' and comparing the experience to chatting on WhatsApp
- Instead of acknowledging the fan's admiration, Naledi responded by telling her not to use the word 'Mama' and to save it for her own mother
- The clip spread quickly on X, with netizens calling out the singer for her dismissive and disrespectful reply to an enthusiastic supporter
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Naledi Aphiwe is trending on South African social media for all the wrong reasons after a TikTok voice-note exchange with an excited fan left people shaking their heads.
The clip, which surfaced on X on 29 October 2026, was shared and shows a screen-recorded scroll through a TikTok comment section featuring a voice-note conversation between a user named Nosipho Lungelo and the verified creator Naledi Aphiwe.
What the fan said to Naledi
Nosipho, clearly thrilled to discover she could send voice notes in TikTok comments, left Naledi an enthusiastic message. She addressed the singer as "Mama," comparing the experience to chatting with her on WhatsApp, and even asked where she was heading because Naledi had posted a video of herself doing her makeup to her TikTok statuses. The whole thing was warm, playful, and full of genuine fan energy.
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Rather than receiving the love graciously, Naledi zeroed in on the word "Mama" and told the fan not to use it for her, directing her to save that word for her actual mother. The fan's excitement went entirely unacknowledged.
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Netizens call out Naledi's behaviour
The clip spread quickly, and reactions on X were largely critical of how Naledi handled the moment. Look at the voice-note exchange that sparked the backlash:
@KhananiShingan1 kicked things off, writing:
"What's wrong with Naledi, mara."
@blossombucie was more pointed:
"She will be the reason for her downfall, rude for no reason, sometimes you ignore a person, that girl sounded so happy to speak with her, and she responds with such insults 😒"
@mizz_knievil brought a bit of humour into it:
"@chrisbrown you left us with a problem here 😭"
@Caela_m02 did not hold back:
"This girl needs to learn respect; it's so disgusting."
@KhananiShingan1 followed up with:
"LOL, and there are grown-ups defending her 😭😭 who listens to someone say 'mama ', and your immediate response is to rude, yoh"
@_ayanda_sengane put it plainly:
"SHE IS RUDE!!"
Naledi targets MaWhoo's mom
In a previous report from Briefly News, Naledi Aphiwe fired shots at MaWhoo's family on social media.
The rising singer linked the attack to what she described as disrespect towards her late mother's memory.
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