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Sisulu’s fight: Legal action against social media abuse by Goolam V
The Star
|October 21, 2025
LAW enforcement agencies have been criticised for their lack of efficiency in the high-profile social media abuse case involving former ANC MP Lindiwe Sisulu and Goolam Mohammed Sulimann Vawda.
Sisulu laid a criminal complaint on July 21, 2024, at the Roodepoort police station against Vawda, who is believed to be behind the controversial X (formerly Twitter) handle @goolammv ~ a social media account accused of spreading hate speech, cyberbullying, and defamatory statements targeting political figures and private citizens alike.
Yesterday, Sisulu’s lawyer, Barnabas Xulu, told Independent Media that police have been quiet since the criminal complaint was filed.
“There has never been any development since the case was opened. These guys (police) have disappeared, he said.
Asked what happened to the case, Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko said police will revert with responses but could not comment at the time of publication.
In her affidavit, Sisulu said Vawda has used his position on social media to denigrate her by mounting unjustified attacks that are highly defamatory.
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of The Star.
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