Former Rockville actor Siyabonga Shibe trended on social media on Sunday, 26 April 2026, after being targeted for drink spiking and theft.
Known for recounting his past in previous interviews, Shibe has urged South Africans to exercise caution.
Social media user @phislash disclosed on his X account on Sunday, 26 April 2026, that his friends had also experienced a similar incident of drink spiking.
“Former Uzalo actor Siyabonga Shibe and his friends fell victim to drink spiking and theft of property to the value of R37 000 last night after sharing a table with some unknown women at a club in Johannesburg last night,” said the X user.
TimesLIVE reported that a night out turned troubling for the well-known actor after their beverages were allegedly tampered with at a venue in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
Following the event, the former Sibongile & Dlaminis actor filed a theft report with the local authorities, and police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko confirmed that the case was registered on 20 April.
Shibe shared: “We should have taken all our things with us. Nowadays, it seems that’s the way things must be done, because you can’t trust anyone.”
Reactions from social media users
User LifebeLifing_SA commented:
“Akamdala (Isn’t he too old?) to be falling for such nonsense from women. Those ladies are vile, but we don’t shame men enough for still falling for the same sh*t. Ai suka,” (come on man).
@thabanisandile3 remarked:
“Brothers don’t learn. We don’t hang out with strangers.”
@TumiTemo noted:
“Brothers never learn, and they don’t wanna learn from other people’s mistakes. In that case, Sithi, happy birthday to them.”
@callingoutshxt replied:
“At this rate, they’re asking for it; they should just start giving away their belongings before they even buy women drinks, because that’s how easily they keep falling for this syndicate.”
@Phislash expressed:
“It’s very, very dangerous because some of them operate with kidnapping mafias.”
@Mothematik observed:
“Ninjas never learn.”
@sthedoingtingss replied:
“He can’t stay indoors with his family, mmmh.”
@Phislash mentioned:
“He’s going through a divorce.”
@nkosanangwenya questioned:
“How and why did he trust strangers in the first place? Such stories are reported on day in and day out, or he somehow thought his celebrity status would buy him immunity from such a common crime. Spiking of drinks is a common phenomenon in the socialising spaces and it boggles my mind how he is not familiar with that. I feel sorry for his loss, but I guess he got a wake-up call and he learnt a lesson.”
