{"id":53635,"date":"2026-03-23T12:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53635"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:27:13","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsmash-afrika-faces-backlash-over-unprofessional-behaviour-during-big-brother-mzansi-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsmash-afrika-faces-backlash-over-unprofessional-behaviour-during-big-brother-mzansi-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Smash Afrika faces backlash over \u2018unprofessional\u2019 behaviour during Big Brother Mzansi finale"},"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_172163\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172163\" class=\"wp-image-172163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smash-Afrika-faces-backlash-over-%E2%80%98unprofessional-behaviour-during-Big-Brother.jpg?resize=600%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smash-Afrika-faces-backlash-over-\u2018unprofessional-behaviour-during-Big-Brother.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Smash-Afrika-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smash Afrika dragged by some X users<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smash Afrika has come under heavy criticism following his handling of the Big Brother Mzansi season six finale.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter trended shortly after the Sunday, 22 March broadcast, as social media users dissected his reaction to Liema Pantsi being announced as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Many viewers claimed Smash appeared visibly unhappy with the outcome, with some suggesting he had been rooting for another housemate, allegedly Thandeka.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism intensified when clips of him quickly leaving the stage moments after revealing the winner began circulating online.<\/p>\n<p>For some, the abrupt exit reinforced claims that he was displeased with the result, with several calling his conduct \u201cunprofessional\u201d for such a major live show.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all viewers agreed with the outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Others came to his defence, arguing that his exit was not unusual and followed a pattern seen in previous seasons, where the host steps away shortly after announcing the winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashafrika?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@smashafrika<\/a> you\u2019re unprofessional sies\ud83e\udd2e\ud83e\udd2e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBMzansi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BBMzansi<\/a> ningaphinde, go back to the drawing board. And wena Smash????? Your conduct this season? \ud83d\udd95<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBMzansiS6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BBMzansiS6<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guluvakazi\ud83d\udc9c\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@theebaeby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theebaeby\/status\/2035982531812643287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">let this be Smash Afrika\u2019s last season. thanks bandla ay ngeke \ud83d\ude2d\u270b\ud83c\udffe<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbmzansi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#bbmzansi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbmzansis6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#bbmzansis6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nini baudelaire. \ud801\ude81 (@ninibunssss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninibunssss\/status\/2035764305602199746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Smash is a terrible host, very unprofessional, his remarks and comments are very uncalled for\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBMzansiS6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BBMzansiS6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbmzansi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#bbmzansi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Comrade Attitude (@ComradeAtt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComradeAtt\/status\/2035763918614745353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 22, 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#Smash #Afrika #faces #backlash #unprofessional #behaviour #Big #Brother #Mzansi #finale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Smash Afrika dragged by some X users Smash Afrika has come under heavy criticism following his handling of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53635","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\/53635","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=53635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53637,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53635\/revisions\/53637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}