The Secretary-General of the African National Congress, Fikile Mbalula, is having a great time exploring the Nile River, but at whose expense?
The controversial political figure recently took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share that he was in Juba, the largest city and capital of South Sudan, enjoying the scenes of the Nile River.
Although the iconic river is mainly associated with Egypt, it also flows through or along the borders of nine other African countries, including South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Sharing a video of himself on a boat and taking in the beauty of the longest river in Africa accompanied by a little dance move, the former Minister of Transport captioned his post, “Arrived safely in Juba. Now exploring the river Nile.”
Arrived safely in Juba Now exploring river Nile….. pic.twitter.com/W7K0V69fyp
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) April 2, 2024
Many social media users were not too pleased with the video posted by the cabinet minister.
One X user commented, “Hawks must investigate. I hope he didn’t use state funds for this vacation.”
Hawks must investigate, i hope he didnt use state Funds for this Vacation
— Msunu ka Johann Rupert (@ZizinjaAbelungu) April 2, 2024
Another user complained, “Back home we are suffocating under the ANC government. Electricity just went up. Fuel is going up. Interest rates went up two weeks ago. Food is going up. Taxi fares are going up. No water. Our so-called ‘leaders of society’ have no idea what we’re going through.”
Back home we are suffocating under the ANC gvt. Electricity just went up. Fuel is going up. Interest rates went up 2 weeks ago. Food is going up. Taxi fare is going up. No water. Our so called “leaders of society” hav no idea what we’re going thru.@MYANC @MbalulaFikile
— Mzala (@uMzala_SA) April 2, 2024
Another X user wrote, “Who paid for the flights?! Us taxpayers again!”
Who paid for the flights?! Us taxpayers again!
— Niftytomato ?????? (@niftytomato3) April 2, 2024
Fikile, possibly doing damage control after seeing the complaints in his comment section, shared more posts related to the country he was visiting. This time, sharing with X users his business instead of pleasure.
The Minister noted that he was invited to the “Inauguration of the First Session of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, a historical milestone for the people of South Sudan.”
Inaugurationof the first session of the transitional national legislative assembly a historical milestone for the people of south sudan ?? pic.twitter.com/d9dzrT1Oym
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) April 3, 2024
Also see: ‘They killed my daughter,’ says Fikile Mbalula in misleading post
