EFF’s Sinawo Thambo Withdraws Posts About Kenny Kunene and Issues Public Apology
- The national spokesperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Sinawo Thambo, has issued an apology to the Patriotic Alliance's Kenny Kunene
- This follows a demand from the PA's deputy president for Thambo to withdraw the social media posts linking Kunene to criminal activities
- Thambo allegedly made various social media posts and accused Kunene of improper conduct
Sinawo Thambo, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ national spokesperson, apologised to Patriotic Alliance Deputy President Kenny Kunene on 14 October 2025 via the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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What did Thambo say?
On 14 October 2025, at around 3 am, the national spokesperson of the EFF apologised for any harm he caused to Kunene. He said that he withdrew the post he made on 8 and 10 October 2025 about Mr Kenny Kunene.
The apology comes after Kunene’s legal team reportedly accused Thambo of making unfounded claims that could harm Kunene’s reputation in both business and politics. The letter is said to have warned that legal action would follow if the posts were not retracted within 48 hours.
In the posts, Thambo allegedly claimed that Kunene paid R400,000 bail for Katiso “KT” Molefe, the suspected mastermind behind DJ Sumbody’s murder. He also alleged Kunene had awarded Rea Vaya bus tenders to Molefe.
Kunene demands apology
Kunene’s lawyers said that Thambo’s posts were damaging to his reputation and had negatively impacted his current and future interests and dignity. They also demanded that Thambo provide a written undertaking, confirming he would comply and refrain from making any further defamatory statements.
The lawyers said these allegations were entirely unfounded and misleading. The statements were said to create a misleading impression, suggesting that Kunene is corrupt and involved in criminal activities.
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South Africans weigh in
Social media users shared their views regarding the apology.
@DavidMogashoa said:
"This withdrawal is incomplete. You must state what you said on those posts so that it’s clear what it is that you are apologising for."
@MzamoDudula said:
"I saw an apology loading on that post yaz. I hope he doesn’t demand a lengthy apology like that of Musa Khawula."
@stanley_dlomo9 said:
"We understand commissar even CIC was caught lying many times. He recently made public to believe a certain judge is racist by releasing accused number 2 whereas he himself testified giving evidence in the same trial that he was handed a firearm by Lerry Mabunda."
@skutuphendu said:
"You set the alarm that 48 hours doesn't pass without you tendering your apology. I fear Kenny Kunene. Julius Malema will be very much disappointed when he sees this apology."
@Letshegolarona said:
"It’s wrong what you guys do. If you knew this was not correct, you should not have made the post. We are desperate to fix the country and you are playing cheap politics."
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Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.
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