{"id":46703,"date":"2026-01-05T01:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46703"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:11:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpodcaster-penuel-imagines-trump-arresting-ramaphosa-like-venezuelas-president-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/05\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpodcaster-penuel-imagines-trump-arresting-ramaphosa-like-venezuelas-president-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcaster Penuel imagines Trump arresting Ramaphosa like Venezuela\u2019s President Maduro"},"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_163504\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163504\" class=\"wp-image-163504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcaster-Penuel-imagines-Trump-arresting-Ramaphosa-like-Venezuelas-President-Maduro.jpg?resize=600%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcaster-Penuel-imagines-Trump-arresting-Ramaphosa-like-Venezuelas-President-Maduro.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Penuel-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Penuel-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-163504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Podcaster Penuel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African podcaster Penuel Mlotshwa sparked a flurry of reactions on X after sharing a tweet that imagined a dramatic scenario in which U.S. President Donald Trump had arrested South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, Penuel claimed that Ramaphosa was accused of leading a drug cartel, money laundering linked to the Phala Phala saga, human rights violations including the Marikana massacre, and even orchestrating \u201cWhite Genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that the U.S. would take over South African mines and run the country until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet appeared to be a hyperbolic response to reports that Trump had announced the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>One user dismissed the scenario, writing, \u201cDream on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another reflected on the imagined fall of the ANC, saying, \u201cFor the corrupt ANC in shackles, I\u2019d almost celebrate, irrespective of the hand that dealt the blow\u2026but things are unfortunately not that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans leaned into the satirical aspect of Penuel\u2019s post, with one joking, \u201cI\u2019d braai every day for a month! In celebration if this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another provided context for the tweet\u2019s intent, pointing out, \u201cIt\u2019s sad how everyone here is missing Penuel\u2019s point. It didn\u2019t happen, he is simply showing how easy it will be for the US to do as it pleases then spread whatever propaganda about Cyril or any president so as to justify their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reports coming in that the USA has been bombing Johannesburg, &amp; has captured SAn President Cyril Ramaphosa &amp; his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa is accused of leading a drug cartel, as alluded by Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi &amp; the Madlanga Commission.<\/p>\n<p>He is also involved in money laundering,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Penuel The Black Pen (@GodPenuel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GodPenuel\/status\/2007680504745590961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 4, 2026<\/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#Podcaster #Penuel #imagines #Trump #arresting #Ramaphosa #Venezuelas #President #Maduro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Podcaster Penuel South African podcaster Penuel Mlotshwa sparked a flurry of reactions on X after sharing a tweet that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46703","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\/46703","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=46703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46705,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46703\/revisions\/46705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}