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Fikile Mbalula, who has previously served as both Police Minister and Sports and Recreation Minister, was trending on Twitter on Wednesday evening shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he would be in the driving seat as Minister of Transport.
In his new role, Mbalula will be responsible for overseeing road safety, civil aviation, maritime transport and rail transport. He replaces former minister of transport Blade Nzimande. Over the years, Mbalula has also courted controversy over some of his remarks on Twitter.
Here is a compilation of some of the best Twitter reactions to the newly elected Transport Minister:
Our generous Minister of Transport; Cde Mbaks has implemented the amnesty twitter bill on his account. So those whom were ever charged and blocked can kindly submit for an unblocking amnesty. ????#GrowSouthAfricaTogether #TwitterAmnesty #FikileMbalula
— Lunathi Kilani ???? (@lunietoolz) 30 May 2019
...”you see that Boy Mbalula Is hard-worker and put him wherever he will nail it, he never kicked the ball but he’s gonna nail that file” and that was coming from someone he started this game with. Sebenze kakuhle Tata maarn??#FikileMbalula
— Bantu Bhungane (@BantuPS) 30 May 2019
The drinking and driving campaigns are about to get interesting with Mbaks....Akazunithuka man ?????????? #FikileMbalula
— Vuyo Jubase-Sigadla (@vuvujay) 29 May 2019
@MbalulaFikile can the price of R200 coke for traffic officers be reduced please leadership, these people are killing us!! #CabinetAnnouncement #fikilembalula #cabinet2019 pic.twitter.com/aJpoE40qEs
— Scotch (@TMoeketse) 29 May 2019
#FikileMbalula pic.twitter.com/DsHlsyzzTv
— Sibusiso Khumalo (@AyamaahZEZE) 29 May 2019
#FikileMbalula gonna use his appointment as Transport Minister to travel to boxing matches and football tournaments under the guise of "modes of transport research" #CabinetAnnouncement
— Don (@DonnyDunn) 29 May 2019
@MbalulaFikile
— OJ Mwale (@isitbcoz) 29 May 2019
Congratulations mbaks!
Welcome back to cabinet Minister of transport.
Well deserved.
Drunk-drivers Pasop!#FikileMbalula
@MbalulaFikile
— OJ Mwale (@isitbcoz) 29 May 2019
Congratulations mbaks!
Welcome back to cabinet Minister of transport.
Well deserved.
Drunk-drivers Pasop!#FikileMbalula
