Media personality Minnie Dlamini rejects MacG’s apology

DESPITE MacG’s recent public apology, media personality Minnie Dlamini has firmly rejected it - declaring her intention to take legal action against the podcaster instead.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI

This comes after MacGyver “MacG” Mukwevho issued a public apology to Dlamini following widespread backlash over offensive comments he made. The controversy erupted during an episode of Podcast and Chill, where MacG and co-host Sol Phenduka discussed Dlamini’s breakup with her former partner, Dr Brian Monaisa, in a derogatory manner.

Dlamini recounted her shock and anguish as she witnessed her name, body, and dignity being publicly torn apart, calling MacG’s remarks vile, degrading, and utterly unjustifiable.

“An apology, offered only after the damage is done and reputations are on the line, is not a meaningful act of accountability, especially when it comes from a platform that has made misogyny part of its brand. This was not a lapse in judgment. It was a reflection of values consistently displayed and defended by the show and its host”

The controversy began in one of the episodes of Podcast and Chill when MacG and co-host Sol Phenduka discussed Dlamini’s breakup with her ex-partner, Dr Brian Monaisa.

The conversation rapidly veered into controversial territory.

“Why can't she keep a man? There's got to be something wrong with her - maybe her c**chie smells or something” MacG said during the discussion, adding: “It happens, man, especially with the hot girls?