In memes: Twitter continues to poke fun at Shaka Sisulu in hilarious new trend

30 January 2017 - 16:59 By TshisaLIVE
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Shaka Sisulu
Shaka Sisulu
Image: Shaka Sisulu Twitter

It's been a little under a week since Shaka Sisulu made headlines as an alleged part of the ANC’s so-called R50-million “War Room” and it seems that the activist and TV personality still can't catch a break.

Shaka found himself in the midst of a Twitter frenzy last week, after he was named as one of the parties claimed to have taken part in an alleged ANC-led secret campaign aimed at targeting and discrediting opposition parties ahead of last year's local municipal elections.

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Shaka's role in the saga saw him make headlines for much of the week, and his name resurfaced on social media again on Sunday when users adopted a new hashtag to mock him.

Recreating a new version of the popular hashtag #ReplaceAMovieTitleWith, user poked fun at Shaka and the saga

Within minutes, #ReplaceAMovieTitleWithShaka was on the trends list as one of the most used hashtags in the country.

Take a look at some of the most hilarious memes and jokes from the trend.

Details of Shaka's involvement in the alleged "war room" were contained in an urgent court application brought before the Johannesburg High Court last Tuesday by Sihle Bolani. Bolani claimed that her services were used by the ANC during the elections and demanded R2.2-million in payment. The application was dismissed.

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Shaka took to Twitter only hours after the claims surfaces to deny the reports, calling them "fake news". He later released a statement calling the reports “inherently false‚ exaggerated and no doubt intended to discredit‚ in part my reputation‚ and most significantly the name of the ANC”.

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