{"id":46280,"date":"2025-12-30T18:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46280"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:49:43","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngagasi-fm-pulls-felix-hlophe-off-air-as-abuse-allegations-spark-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/30\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngagasi-fm-pulls-felix-hlophe-off-air-as-abuse-allegations-spark-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gagasi FM pulls Felix Hlophe off air as abuse allegations spark investigation"},"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_188082\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188082\" class=\"wp-image-188082 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-Hlophe-reportedly-pays-lobola-for-ex-Ayanda-Bhengu-officially.jpg?resize=600%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-Hlophe-reportedly-pays-lobola-for-ex-Ayanda-Bhengu-officially.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-Hlophe-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felix Hlophe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gagasi FM has confirmed that popular radio personality Felix Hlophe has taken a temporary break from his on-air duties following abuse allegations that gained traction on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old presenter, who hosts the station\u2019s breakfast show <em>The Uprising<\/em>, stepped aside immediately for a week to allow the station time to review the claims circulating online.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was announced as the festive season drew to a close, with Gagasi FM stressing that the move was precautionary.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on 29 December 2025, the KwaZulu-Natal-based station said the temporary break was intended to give Hlophe space to address the matter privately while management assesses the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Hlophe has since responded to the allegations, firmly denying any physical abuse. He indicated that he has handed the matter over to his legal team for guidance and further action.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian and broadcaster is a familiar voice to Gagasi FM listeners, co-hosting The Uprising alongside Minnie Ntuli on weekday mornings from 6am to 9am.<\/p>\n<p>The show is known for its mix of humour, music and current affairs that kick-starts the day for audiences across the province.<\/p>\n<p>Gagasi FM has not confirmed whether Hlophe will return to the show after the one-week break, saying further updates will be communicated once the internal review process is complete.<\/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#Gagasi #pulls #Felix #Hlophe #air #abuse #allegations #spark #investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Felix Hlophe Gagasi FM has confirmed that popular radio personality Felix Hlophe has taken a temporary break from his&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46280","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\/46280","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=46280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46281,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46280\/revisions\/46281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}