{"id":45349,"date":"2025-12-19T12:52:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45349"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:52:28","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-breaks-silence-on-cryptic-tweet-shared-before-dj-warras-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-breaks-silence-on-cryptic-tweet-shared-before-dj-warras-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Sol Phenduka breaks silence on cryptic tweet shared before DJ Warras\u2019 death"},"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_161174\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161174\" class=\"wp-image-161174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sol-Phenduka-stunned-by-viral-clip-of-police-van-allegedly.jpg?resize=600%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sol-Phenduka-stunned-by-viral-clip-of-police-van-allegedly.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sol-Phenduka-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-161174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sol Phenduka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Podcast and Chill co-host Sol Phenduka has addressed the backlash that followed a cryptic tweet he shared just hours before the death of popular DJ and broadcaster DJ Warras was officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The post, shared on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, sparked confusion and panic online after it hinted at the passing of a well-known figure in the entertainment industry without naming anyone.<\/p>\n<p>As news of DJ Warras\u2019 death later emerged, many social media users accused Phenduka of being insensitive and unnecessarily alarming by not providing full details from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the criticism, the broadcaster explained that his silence on specifics was intentional and rooted in respect for the late DJ and his family.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Daily Sun, Phenduka said he chose not to mention names because he had not been given permission to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t reveal any names because I had not received consent and I was respecting the family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his post was driven by shock and emotion after hearing the initial reports. \u201cI was reacting emotionally to the news I heard and hoping it wasn\u2019t true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phenduka stressed that causing panic was never his intention and offered condolences to those close to DJ Warras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never meant to cause worry. My thoughts are with DJ Warras\u2019 loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Following the confirmation of Warras\u2019 death, Phenduka continued to speak out, including calling on former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba to take action on crime in the city.<\/p>\n<p>He resurfaced an earlier post in which DJ Warras had appealed to Mashaba for help in addressing crime in the Johannesburg CBD, the same area where he was later killed.<\/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#Sol #Phenduka #breaks #silence #cryptic #tweet #shared #Warras #death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Sol Phenduka Podcast and Chill co-host Sol Phenduka has addressed the backlash that followed a cryptic tweet he shared&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45349","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\/45349","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=45349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45350,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45349\/revisions\/45350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}