{"id":904483,"date":"2026-05-08T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/papa-penny-compared-to-helen-zille-after-viral-road-protest-video-in-giyani\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:17:52","slug":"papa-penny-compared-to-helen-zille-after-viral-road-protest-video-in-giyani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/papa-penny-compared-to-helen-zille-after-viral-road-protest-video-in-giyani\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Penny compared to Helen Zille after viral road protest video in Giyani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<section id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Veteran musician-turned-politician <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/papa-penny\/\" title=\"Papa Penny\">Papa Penny<\/a> has found himself trending after a video of him addressing poor road conditions in Giyani sparked comparisons to <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/helen-zille\/\" title=\"Helen Zille\">Helen Zille<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, which began circulating on X shows the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) member standing on a dusty, incomplete road while voicing frustration over long-standing infrastructure issues.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/papa-penny\/\" title=\"Papa Penny\">Papa Penny<\/a> criticises the African National Congress (ANC), accusing the party of failing to deliver on promises to fix the road since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The moment quickly drew parallels to Zille\u2019s widely discussed stunt, where she made headlines after drawing attention to service delivery issues in her own dramatic way.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users were quick to point out the similarities, with one post reading, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/papa-penny\/\" title=\"Papa Penny\">Papa Penny<\/a> is pulling a <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/helen-zille\/\" title=\"Helen Zille\">Helen Zille<\/a> in Limpopo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the reaction online has been far from one-sided.<\/p>\n<p>While some users saw the move as a bold attempt to highlight community concerns, others criticised <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/papa-penny\/\" title=\"Papa Penny\">Papa Penny<\/a>, accusing him of hypocrisy due to his previous role as an ANC councillor.<\/p>\n<p>Some even mocked the comparison, joking that he had not taken the stunt as far as Zille did.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/papa-penny\/\" title=\"Papa Penny\">Papa Penny<\/a> is pulling a <a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/tag\/helen-zille\/\" title=\"Helen Zille\">Helen Zille<\/a> in Limpopo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vFySQ2wm7P\">pic.twitter.com\/vFySQ2wm7P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Am_Blujay\/status\/2042278497436012698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/2026\/04\/10\/papa-penny-compared-to-helen-zille-after-viral-road-protest-video-in-giyani\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=papa-penny-compared-to-helen-zille-after-viral-road-protest-video-in-giyani\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music Veteran musician-turned-politician Papa Penny has found himself trending after a video of him addressing poor road conditions in Giyani sparked comparisons to Helen Zille. The clip, which began circulating on X shows the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) member standing on a dusty, incomplete road while voicing frustration over long-standing infrastructure issues. 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