{"id":43789,"date":"2025-12-02T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=43789"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:53:13","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndr-imogen-mashazis-before-and-after-photos-spark-heated-bleaching-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndr-imogen-mashazis-before-and-after-photos-spark-heated-bleaching-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Imogen Mashazi\u2019s before-and-after photos spark heated bleaching accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187711\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187711\" class=\"wp-image-187711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dr-Imogen-Mashazis-before-and-after-photos-spark-heated-bleaching-accusations.jpg?resize=600%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dr-Imogen-Mashazis-before-and-after-photos-spark-heated-bleaching-accusations.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dr-Imogen-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-187711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Imogen Mashazi trends over bleaching claim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr Imogen Mashazi had social media in a frenzy after her appearance before the Madlanga Commission on Monday, 1 December 2025 sparked fresh conversation about her noticeably lighter complexion.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ekurhuleni Municipal Manager became the centre of online chatter when users shared old and recent images of her, accusing her of bleaching her skin.<\/p>\n<p>X user @AM_Blujay posted the comparison photos that quickly went viral, captioning them, \u201cSkin bleaching is a pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His post opened the floodgates, with South Africans weighing in on Mashazi\u2019s transformation and the pressures that come with chasing certain beauty standards.<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire, a video shared by businessman Tumi Sole showed Mashazi applying bold red lipstick while being questioned at the commission.<\/p>\n<p>The clip spread rapidly as people reacted to her unexpected mid-testimony touch-up.<\/p>\n<p>Podcaster Lebo Keswa also shared her thoughts, writing, \u201cImagine waking up every day to go to the office, and you have Dr Mashiza as your boss, my gosh #MadlangaCommission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reactions poured in as users dissected Mashazi\u2019s new look.<\/p>\n<p>One person commented, \u201cNot only bleaching, Turkey denture, wigs or hair implants, brow upliftments\u2026 This is only the face before BBLs, breast what what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cWe need to free ourselves from colourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others felt she looked better before, with one user noting, \u201cThat time, she looked good in her natural skin tone,\u201d while someone else added, \u201cCrooks like hiding their true identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Imogen #Mashazis #beforeandafter #photos #spark #heated #bleaching #accusations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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