{"id":45106,"date":"2025-12-16T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45106"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:27:40","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phendukas-cryptic-tweet-fuels-concern-as-reports-emerge-of-dj-shot-dead-in-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phendukas-cryptic-tweet-fuels-concern-as-reports-emerge-of-dj-shot-dead-in-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Sol Phenduka\u2019s cryptic tweet fuels concern as reports emerge of DJ shot dead in Johannesburg"},"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_173960\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173960\" class=\"wp-image-173960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sol-Phendukas-cryptic-tweet-fuels-concern-as-reports-emerge-of.jpg?resize=600%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sol-Phendukas-cryptic-tweet-fuels-concern-as-reports-emerge-of.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sol-Phenduka-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sol Phenduka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Radio personality Sol Phenduka caused alarm on social media after sharing a vague post that hinted at tragic news involving someone from South Africa\u2019s entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, Sol expressed distress over information he claimed to have received, without revealing names or details.<\/p>\n<p>His post read: \u201cEh \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94 this country. The violence is too much. I hope the news I\u2019m hearing aren\u2019t true. \ud83d\ude22\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eh \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94 this country . The violence is too much . I hope the news I\u2019m hearing aren\u2019t true . \ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thandubuntu (@Solphendukaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Solphendukaa\/status\/2000889327027454222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cryptic message immediately sparked concern and speculation online, with many users trying to guess who or what he was referring to.<\/p>\n<p>Within a short time, reports began surfacing that a well-known South African DJ had been shot and killed in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Sol\u2019s post, SABC News journalist Chriselda Zozi-Lewis confirmed the incident, stating that the DJ had been fatally shot and that police were still at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the victim\u2019s identity would only be made public once the family had given consent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA popular South African DJ has been shot dead in Johannesburg. The family is on scene as it is still cordoned off. We will mention the name once the family gives the go-ahead,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As the news unfolded, some social media users criticised Sol Phenduka for posting incomplete information, arguing that his vague message created unnecessary panic and confusion before facts were confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, authorities had not yet officially released the name of the DJ, as investigations and family processes were still underway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN<\/p>\n<p>A popular South African DJ has been shot dead in Johannesburg.<br \/>The family is on scene as it is still cordoned off.<br \/>We will mention the name once the family gives the go-ahead.<\/p>\n<p>More details to follow\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sabcnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#sabcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WgbfdFD8s\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/7WgbfdFD8s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chriseldalewis\/status\/2000902621456896202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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 async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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#Sol #Phendukas #cryptic #tweet #fuels #concern #reports #emerge #shot #dead #Johannesburg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Sol Phenduka Radio personality Sol Phenduka caused alarm on social media after sharing a vague post that hinted at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45108,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45106\/revisions\/45108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}