SA Roasts Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola’s Ugly Shoes in Viral Photo: “What Are You Wearing?”

SA Roasts Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola’s Ugly Shoes in Viral Photo: “What Are You Wearing?”

  • The former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni posed for a picture with the Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola
  • Mboweni was visiting Lamola, and in the viral picture, their shoes were the subject of intense public scrutiny
  • Netizens ran to the comment sections and mocked their sense of fashion or lack thereof

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The former Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni and the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola were roasted for their shoes
Netizens made fun of Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola's shoes. Images: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images and Darren Stewart/ Gallo Images via Getty Images
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Former Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni’s recent visit to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola spawned a lot of jokes about their shoes.

The two politicians posed with unfashionable kicks, and they practically walked into a roasting prepared for them by netizens, who did not hold back.

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Mboweni and Lamola's shoes roasted

Mboweni posted a picture of himself and Lamola on his X account, @tito_mboweni. In the post, the former Minister of Finance, who regularly trends on social media for his dishes and taste in food, stood next to Lamola. Both of them were wearing shoes which were picked apart online. Mboweni seemed to be wearing slippers, while the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services wore what appeared to be black sandals. View the picture here:

Jokes fly in the comment section

Netizens kicked a lot of jokes into the comment section and trampled all over the picture.

Wavhudi asked:

“Were these made by prisoners?”

Thulani KaMalinga wanted to know:

“Lamola, are you wearing your child’s Toughees shoes?”

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Okhethwe AmaNgwane wrote:

“Trying to look poor while we know y'all have offshore bank accounts is boring. Lamola must return those old shoes.”

Berry pointed out:

“Was he there to compete with you about who wears the ugliest shoes between you two?”

I'M black and m proud:

"Is he your son?"

Akani enquired:

“What are you wearing?”

Slow Poison:

“Tito, what are you doing with all your money?”

Black:

“Gane what do y’all buy with all of that money? Look at Lamola’s shoes.”

Motlokwa remarked:

“Ronald is too young to wear those kinds of shoes. Where are the sharp shoes for the young man?”

Neo Moatswi pointed out:

“Lamola is looking up to you with your fashion sense.”

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ATM’s Vuyo Zungula wrote a letter to Ronald Lamola and police minister Bheki Cele, asking them to protect the show and its host.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za