Mzansi Call on Fikile Mbalula to Answer to the Heart Breaking State of Roads and Railways

Mzansi Call on Fikile Mbalula to Answer to the Heart Breaking State of Roads and Railways

  • Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been put in the hot seat and the people of Mzansi want answers
  • Calling himself Mr Fix, Mbalula has left many questioning why everything is then still broken in SA’s transport systems
  • People took to social media to bring attention to Mbalula, stressing over the state of roads and railways

PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly News on your News Feed!

South African politician Fikile Mbalula, who is currently serving as Minister of Transport, has been put in the spotlight after clips and snaps of poorly kept railways and roads has gone viral.

Fikile Mbalula, roads, railways, social media, South Africa
Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has people demanding answers regarding roads and railways in SA. Images: Twitter / @MbalulaFikile , @Pae_Mofokeng and @Vunwejay
Source: Twitter

The state of Mzansi roads and railways is sad. People are screaming for help and the self-proclaimed Mr Fix is sitting with a mouth full of teeth.

Social media has been buzzing with pictures and clips of the destitute railways and destroyed roads in SA, calling on Mbalula to put his money where his mouth is.

Read also

Shoe cam: Tito Mboweni posts his shoes again, gets roasted by Mzansi peeps: “Sembi”

Whole trains have become giant pot plants for weeds. Roads have potholes big enough to fill and use as a local swimming pool. Old train stations are covered in litter and have become local drug and alcohol hides… it is heart-breaking.

PAY ATTENTION: Never miss breaking news – join Briefly News' Telegram channel!

The people of Mzansi are tired and demanding immediate action. Take a look at just some of the cries for help:

@_Calculator is fuming:

“Busy day today ...Mr Fix Fokkal dished out over a billion rand to the poor struggling taxi industry as compensation for their loss of earnings .. Bullsh*t ..Had no f*cking choice ..The cheapest mode of transport destroyed under his watch ..imagine if he never paid the ransom.”

@KeithHarding21 said it as it is:

“If the Trains worked maybe this would not have Happened...But then again Mr Fix cant evan print liscence cards....Amabroken like everything else in this 3rd world run ANC Goverment.”

Read also

“These are not your average Joes”: Mzansi discusses the wealth Shauwn Mkhize's All White Party attracted

@NdumzaKhumalo’s confused:

“Is he still going to call himself Mr Fix when in fact everything in his department is breaking down? Ayi abo Mbaks!”

@Sir_Renz031 is heartbroken:

@Vunwejay has no words:

@Lany__SKA wants his tax money to be used correctly:

@Pae_Mofokeng called for trains to be fixed:

Fikile Mbalula questions motive behind the parliament fire, Mzansi says he's asking the right questions

In other Mbalula news… Briefly News reported that the motives behind the Parliament fire as a lot of people as well as politicians baffled. Different narratives have been playing out on social media since Zandile Christmas Mafe was named as the man arrested for the blaze.

Mafe was arrested on Sunday, 2 January, the day of the fire and faces multiple charges that include robbery, arson and housebreaking.

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula went on a Twitter rant to share his thoughts about the fire and to pose important questions, such as why would a homeless man make the decision to burn down Parliament.

Source: Briefly News

Authors:
Denika Herbst avatar

Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.