DJ Sbu Faces Backlash After Mocking Street Vendor, Apology Not Enough for His Son

DJ Sbu Faces Backlash After Mocking Street Vendor, Apology Not Enough for His Son

  • South African well-known businessman recieved backlash from social media after mocking a street vendor
  • The hawker's son was not satisfied with DJ Sbu's apology and expressed his anger on TikTok
  • The online community reacted to the video, with many taking the street vendor's son's side
Street vendor's son responded to DJ Sbu's apology to his father.
A street vendor's son expressed his anger after DJ Sbu mocked his father. Images: @kgosi_manyele/ TikTok, @djsbulive/ Instagram
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DJ and businessman Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu recently faced the wrath of netizens after a video of him mocking a street vendor went viral.

In the video, the businessman dismissed the hawker for not selling his energy during, MoFaya. After it went viral and he received backlash, DJ Sbu apologised to the man and gave him MoFaya to sell. But the street vendor's son was hurt by the Sbu's action.

@kgosi_manyele took to his TikTok account with tears and told Sbu how he did not like what he did to his father. He even told him to come and get the MoFaya he gave to his dad.

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Street vendor's son angry at DJ Sbu

Watch the TikTok video below:

Mzansi share opinions on the matter

The video gained over a million views, with many online users expressing their views. See the comments below:

@♥️Lethabolahae♥️ wrote:

"Dj Sbu apologized or not, it doesn't matter.. bt let the guy vent, only he knows the pain of his father being humilated so please let him vent."

@Mzukulu kaMbombela commented:

"DJ sbu doesn't understand business,pleople are selling what are in demand 🫴, mofaya is not in demand. I never drink mofaya and I'm not evening planning to try it since usbu ebukela phansi abantu."

@Pulane Kgati said:

"The guy is right for being angry because bottom line is DJ SBU wasn't going to apologize if the video didn't go viral, and he was not genuine let's face the fact this is heart breaking 💔."

Man hustles in the streets on his birthday

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In another story, Briefly News reported about a man who sold scones in the street on his birthday.

A gentleman who is dedicated to his hustle spent his special day doing what he does best, selling scones on the streets. In the TikTok video uploaded by @musa_sono_, he can be seen in the early hours selling scones on the road. Though it was his birthday, the gentleman did not let that get in the way of his hustle.

Source: Briefly News

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com