{"id":47047,"date":"2026-01-09T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47047"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:12:35","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbanele-moghelingz-ndaba-faces-backlash-after-praising-sars-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/09\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbanele-moghelingz-ndaba-faces-backlash-after-praising-sars-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Banele \u201cMoghelingz\u201d Ndaba faces backlash after praising SARS on TV"},"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_188487\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188487\" class=\"wp-image-188487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banele-Moghelingz-Ndaba-faces-backlash-after-praising-SARS-on-TV.jpg?resize=588%2C490&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banele-Moghelingz-Ndaba-faces-backlash-after-praising-SARS-on-TV.jpg 588w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Moghelingz-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moghelingz praises SARS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Content creator Banele \u201cMoghelingz\u201d Ndaba sparked a social media debate after appearing on SABC, where he lauded the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for shifting its focus toward social media influencers.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Banele suggested that this move could encourage content creators to professionalise their work and ensure tax compliance.<\/p>\n<p>]The interview, which aired on National TV, quickly caught attention online when a clip surfaced on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>However, reactions from users were largely critical.<\/p>\n<p>Many accused Banele of delivering a scripted or sponsored message.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote, \u201clol he\u2019s making it obvious that this is sponsored, how many hours did he practice?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added, \u201cYou can spot a paid promo from a mile away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some questioned his understanding of business and tax matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo weird and scripted coz Banele doesn\u2019t speak like this nor understand business this way,\u201d commented one X user.<\/p>\n<p>Others took aim at SARS, with one claiming, \u201cSARS is now paying influencers to get their point across.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH | Content creator Banele \u201cMoghelingz\u201d Ndaba has lauded SARS for shifting its focus to social media influencers. He adds that this move will encourage content creators to professionalise their work and ensure that they are tax compliant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1W0rUmZqFo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1W0rUmZqFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SABC News (@SABCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABCNews\/status\/2009352990025523566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 8, 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#Banele #Moghelingz #Ndaba #faces #backlash #praising #SARS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Moghelingz praises SARS Content creator Banele \u201cMoghelingz\u201d Ndaba sparked a social media debate after appearing on SABC, where he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47047","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\/47047","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=47047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47049,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47047\/revisions\/47049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}