{"id":38337,"date":"2026-09-20T07:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=38337"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:40:52","slug":"dineo-ranaka-calls-out-macg-and-sol-phenduka-for-distasteful-femicide-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/dineo-ranaka-calls-out-macg-and-sol-phenduka-for-distasteful-femicide-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dineo Ranaka Calls Out MacG and Sol Phenduka for Distasteful Femicide Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Notable South African media figure Dineo Ranaka has launched a sharp public critique aimed at MacGyver \u201cMacG\u201d Mukwevho and Sol Phenduka, the hosts of the widely followed digital series Podcast and Chill.<\/p>\n

This strong rebuke comes in response to recent inappropriate jokes made by the podcasting pair about Elizabeth \u201cTsontso\u201d Moselakgomo, a runner who sadly went missing amid a horrifying series of serial killings that have targeted women in Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n

The flippant comments regarding ongoing missing-persons cases and the national trauma surrounding femicide sparked widespread outrage across various social media platforms.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram, Ranaka was unabashedly direct. She tagged both co-hosts and the official podcast network account, openly criticizing them for dehumanizing a child left orphaned and a family in distress.<\/p>\n

She accused the duo of using lowbrow \u201cshock humour\u201d to gain digital traction at the cost of real human pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cA child was vulnerable and in a state of panic, her mother was missing and you felt yes let\u2019s make this shock humour???????,\u201d Ranaka exclaimed, emphasizing that their content contributes to normalizing the degradation of women and grieving families. Ranaka\u2019s indignation also referenced past controversies associated with the show, highlighting a persistent trend of misogyny.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you got tired of mocking our wombs and vaginas huh? Those jokes don\u2019t work anymore huh! Now you\u2019re mocking our corpses and orphaned children???\u201d she further stated, labeling the platform as \u201cabsolute bottom of the barrel filth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Sol Phenduka later offering a public apology recognizing that the comments were inappropriate and deeply offensive, Ranaka vehemently dismissed the gesture.<\/p>\n

She claimed that the apology lacked sincerity and was simply a strategy to mitigate brand damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd NO!!!!! YOUR APOLOGY IS USELESS!!!! Had you received no backlash YOU WOULD NOT have apologised,\u201d Ranaka concluded, echoing an increasing public sentiment that podcasters should be held to a higher standard of accountability rather than depending on reactive apologies when facing backlash.<\/p>\n

As the criticism mounts, advocacy groups and media analysts continue to explore where the line is drawn between provocative digital entertainment and fundamental human dignity in South Africa\u2019s expanding podcasting scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n