The chillers are talking, the TL is in absolute shambles, and the Podcast and Chill with MacG team has finally laid it all on the table. On today’s episode, South Africa’s most controversial podcasters kicked off their broadcast with a heavy dose of accountability after landing themselves in boiling hot water last week.
The show found itself at the centre of intense national outrage after co-host Sol Phenduka cracked a series of highly distasteful puns and jokes about missing runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo.
The original segment, which was recorded before the horrific reality came to light, became entirely unfunny when the 38-year-old mother’s body was tragically discovered dumped in Kempton Park, linking her to a chilling string of women’s murders in the Ekurhuleni region. While Sol had already dropped a frantic video apology on social media days ago, the team used today’s opening block to address the scandal in tandem. They formally expressed deep remorse to the grieving Moselakgomo family, acknowledging that making entertainment out of South Africa’s terrifying gender-based violence and femicide crisis crossed a major line.
The timing of this newest PR nightmare could not be messier for the network, especially as media darling Minnie Dlamini continues to breathe down their necks with a massive R2.5 million defamation and harassment lawsuit in the Equality Court.
Minnie recently slammed the show online over the Tsontso commentary, pointing out that the public degradation of women shouldn’t be dismissed as standard entertainment, reminding everyone why she is taking them to court over past derogatory comments.
Once the somber apology segment concluded, the episode quickly pivoted back into true, chaotic Podcast and Chill fashion by diving straight into the hottest entertainment tea of the week.
The hosts spent the rest of the lengthy broadcast breaking down their highly anticipated interview with Amapiano giant DJ Maphorisa, dissecting industry gatekeeping, and analyzing the recent Scorpion Kings drama. They also weighed in on Pearl Thusi’s heavily rumored tax woes and the ongoing legal royal rumbles at SAMRO.