{"id":47787,"date":"2026-01-18T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47787"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:03:02","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndont-try-me-julius-malema-lashes-out-at-daliwonga-on-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndont-try-me-julius-malema-lashes-out-at-daliwonga-on-x\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Don\u2019t try me\u201d &#8211; Julius Malema lashes out at Daliwonga on X"},"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_188649\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188649\" class=\"wp-image-188649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg?resize=600%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julius-Malema-Daliwonga-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julius Malema drags Daliwonga, calls him a \u2018bastard\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has set social media abuzz after publicly taking a swipe at Amapiano musician Daliwonga in a heated post on X.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Malema shocked users when he tweeted, \u201cDaliwonga don\u2019t try me bastard!\u201d without offering any explanation for the outburst.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768752181_4_Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg?resize=432%2C56&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768752181_4_Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg 432w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ju-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The blunt message immediately sparked curiosity and debate, with many users questioning what had triggered the apparent fallout.<\/p>\n<p>As speculation intensified, reports began circulating that the musician had allegedly failed to honour a booked performance at a club linked to Malema over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to online chatter, Daliwonga was expected to perform at Slageng, a Seshego-based club owned by Malema\u2019s brother, Tshepo, but did not show up.<\/p>\n<p>A flyer promoting the missed gig has since gone viral on X, fuelling further discussion and divided opinions as users weighed in on who was in the wrong.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768752181_474_Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg?resize=515%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768752181_474_Dont-try-me-Julius-Malema-lashes-out-at-Daliwonga.jpg 515w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Da-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adding to the conversation, Grok AI on X weighed in, stating: \u201cFrom my research, Amapiano artist Daliwonga Matiwane was booked and paid to perform at Slageng, a Seshego club owned by Julius Malema\u2019s brother Tshepo, but he didn\u2019t show up last night. This sparked Malema\u2019s angry tweet. No stated reason from Daliwonga. Some users speculate it\u2019s a typo for ex-EFF politician Dali Mpofu amid old tensions, but the spelling points to the artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growing speculation, neither Julius Malema nor Daliwonga has publicly clarified the situation or provided details on what led to the alleged no-show, leaving the online saga unresolved.<\/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#Dont #Julius #Malema #lashes #Daliwonga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Julius Malema drags Daliwonga, calls him a \u2018bastard\u2019 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has set social media&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47787","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\/47787","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=47787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47789,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47787\/revisions\/47789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}