{"id":9207,"date":"2025-09-12T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=9207"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:51:54","slug":"controversy-erupts-over-penny-ntulis-barefoot-highway-stroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/controversy-erupts-over-penny-ntulis-barefoot-highway-stroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy Erupts Over Penny Ntuli&#8217;s Barefoot Highway Stroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/briefly.co.za\/entertainment\/celebrities\/224179-penny-ntuli-video-walking-barefoot-road-twerking-highway\/\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Penny Ntuli faced criticism on social media after posting a video of herself walking barefoot along a highway<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former Gagasi FM radio host was seen in a black dress during her walk on a heavily trafficked road<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Users on social media commented on the video, with some suggesting she seeks attention<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 class=\"article-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/0wjYLnkBjzciAwgWqyozV5pchM4OBWoRyZU1-J0asZWh5Hh5H5-AQd7KaEbEo1SeueC8o9kjb3snSnRz3D_O8-8sGl3DV1cLGKg=s532\" alt=\"Don't risk your life for 'likes': traffic authority slams Penny Ntuli's  freeway twerks\" \/><br \/><em>South Africans criticize Penny Ntuli for walking without shoes on the road. Image: PennyNtuli<\/em><br \/><em>Source: Instagram<\/em><\/h6>\n<p class=\"align-left\">A clip of <strong>Penny Ntuli<\/strong> wandering barefoot beside the road circulated online just one day after she released a video of herself twerking on the highway alongside a friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The radio host drew attention last September when she was stranded on the N3 and was recently seen walking on the road without footwear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">On Thursday, 11 September 2025, user @Mashesha posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_mashesha\/status\/1966009923315064952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video on X<\/a> showing the radio personality walking barefoot on the road.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He captioned the video: &#8220;Ngiyamaz ebecanga ukwenzani&#8221; (We know what she was trying to do here).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Reactions from South Africans<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Ayanda Ngubane replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;&#x1f602;&#x1f602;Ungayezi lento ocabanga ukuyenza,&#8221; (Don&#8217;t do whatever you are thinking of doing)&#x1f602;&#x1f602;&#x1f602;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Gumsana commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;&#x1f923;&#x1f923;&#x1f923;&#x1f923;&#x1f923;Uyahlupha lo,&#8221; (She&#8217;s a nuisance).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@Gash676 remarked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;People are just giving this chick too much attention and she loves it&#x1f926;&#x1f3fd;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@lwazitherealman noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ebecinga ukudunusa,&#x1f602;&#x1f602; wazkhuza,&#8221; (She wanted to twerk, but stopped herself).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Sello Jerry Makhalanyane sent a positive message:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mina Sisi ngiyakthanda (I love you, Sisi), seriously, you are just perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@EvillDaGenius commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Eish, that pebble or stick must&#8217;ve been really pretty to pick up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@steveyP07 wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is damage control&#x1f602;&#x1f602;&#x1f602;&#x1f602;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@simphiwemothop5 stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Akamameli, akavele akhumule once,&#8221; (She doesn&#8217;t listen).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@muzi2104 added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mkhiphen amabattery,&#8221; (take out the batteries).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Lilly4lyf remarked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Bafethu shadani uPenny, angaze anidelele ngoba anizazi nifuna ini haaaa&#x1f525;&#x1f525;&#x1f525;&#x1f525;,&#8221; (Guys, please marry Penny. I don&#8217;t know what you are waiting for).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The content creator drew negative reactions this week after posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pennyntuli126\/video\/7547650416335408392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video on TikTok<\/a> where she is seen twerking on the roadside.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>She captioned the clip: &#8220;In whatever you do, please remember that you&#8217;re still young. Stop worrying about everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Maguludla responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Sisi Penny, I&#8217;m sorry to say this. For us, as a truck driver, what you did is not ok.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">LE ROSS&#x1f64f;&#x1f4af; replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;So, when you are respected and famous, your happiness is limited? Hell no, she\u2019s a human like each and every one of you, so she&#8217;s supposed to do that when alone in a room. Be happy, Mama, the world is not yours to enjoy like everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Mvelase Wenkonjane questioned:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Kanti uPenny unjani we madoda?&#8221; (What kind of a person is Penny?)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Ngiyamaz ebecanga ukwenzani &#x1f629;&#x1f923;&#x1f923;&#x1f923; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cigi5xi7du\">pic.twitter.com\/cigi5xi7du<\/a><\/p>&mdash; m a s h \u00e8 s h a &#x1f4a8; (@_mashesha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_mashesha\/status\/1966009923315064952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"wedod-207200147\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penny Ntuli faced criticism on social media after posting a video of herself walking barefoot along a highway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[110,4,105],"tags":[7404,6723,6945,7405,7403,7402,7406],"class_list":["post-9207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebs","category-entertainment","category-featured-celebs","tag-barefoot","tag-controversy","tag-erupts","tag-highway","tag-ntulis","tag-penny","tag-stroll"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Penny Ntuli&#039;s Barefoot Highway Stroll Sparks Controversy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Controversy erupts as Penny Ntuli&#039;s barefoot stroll along the highway sparks debates on safety, expression, and public norms. 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