Lerato Sengadi Slams Rude Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

It’s been a long week already, and its only Wednesday. After Clicks SA’s racist advert caught the attention of South Africans and caused the Economic Freedom Fighters to go on a week-long protest, Social Media has been abuzz with political debate.

Caught in the cross-fires of that political debate was Thuli Madonsela, who has been having a Twar with everyone in the EFF and defending the Clicks issue by calling it an “Unconscious Bias”. When Mbuyiseni Ndlozi insulted Thuli, Lerato Sengadi didn’t like it one bit.

This response is utterly rude! U can’t preach abt respecting women and then respond to an elder like this… in such a disrespectful manner… even if u do not agree with her stance and view on this, this is absolutely no way to address her. Do better Abuti, this ain’t it! https://t.co/j7q3bUHco6

— Lerato Motho Sengadi (@Leratolicious) September 7, 2020

Lerato has always been an advocate for black woman and in a recent radio interview, she spoke about how black women are constantly mistreated.

“Black widows have been treated in the most vile, inhuman and degrading way once their partner passes for decades…” she said when she was vehemently defending Simphiwe Ngema and Tino against Twitter Trolls.

“I don’t think there’s one black woman who doesn’t know of another black woman who has gone through this. This conversation is important because at some point we have to say enough is enough.”

The media personality, who was married to Hip Hop legend, HHP and embroiled in a long legal battle with his family over their marriage and her rights to his estate has never shied away from voicing her feminist opinions. She went on to win her legal battle and exercise her rights as Hip Hop Pantsula’s wife.

A few months back, after a spate of gruesome gender-based violent crimes were committed against women, Lerato took lambasted government in a series of Tweets. She specifically targeted Minister of the Police, Bheki Cele, claiming that he has shown more concern regarding alcohol, rather than the multitude of deaths that have occurred.

So it comes as no surprise that she was one of the first women to defend Thuli Madonsela from Mbuyiseni Ndlozi but some Tweeps didn’t agree with her at all.

Being a "woman" go tsena kae mo ? So yena santse a bolele the way a nyakang because she's a "woman" ?

— Bapela Harris (@BapelaH) September 8, 2020

One Tweep even asked her what being a woman has to do with anything, “What does being a woman have to do with anything? Does that mean he (Ndlozi) can’t speak the way he wants because she (Thuli) is a woman?”

Respect is earned. If she hasn't earned it, then she doesn't deserve to have it shown to her.

— King Maselesele (@IvhaniThaDon) September 8, 2020

I disagree; she asked for it by protecting racists

— #TruTheEyeOfANeddle (@bhekosok) September 8, 2020

While some Tweeps said she doesn’t deserve respect if she is protecting racists, other Tweeps decided to even drag her for being disrespectful to HHP’s family, calling her out for being a hypocrite.

Look who is talking about someone being Rude and talking Respect, The same person who could not Respect HHP even in death, The same person who was Rude to HHP's family even during the funeral, what a wow

— LoveLife (@Allan_2801) September 8, 2020

U cannot respect and non self respecting woman, wena worry about the disrespect u shown during HHP s funeral

— Trishan (@sir_trishan) September 8, 2020

Do you think Lerato was right for defending Thuli Madonsela?