Social media shindig over #SaxonwoldShebeen

South Africa is still laughing 24 hours after Eskom CEO Brian Molefe became emotional and appeared to break down in tears while trying to explain his movements in Saxonwold‚ the Johannesburg suburb where the Gupta family resides.

His waterworks did not earn any sympathy from the Twitterati.

Instead‚ they latched on to Molefe’s attempt to make light of the State of Capture findings with his chirp that he might have “gone to a shebeen in Saxonwold”‚ and #SaxonwoldShebeen has been trending ever since.

It wasn’t clear if former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi was comparing Molefe’s performance to an Academy Award or that of convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius‚ who sobbed noisily during his trial.

#SaxonwoldShebeen This was a "Oscar" performance pic.twitter.com/fHGI3lDkRT

— Zwelinzima Vavi (@Zwelinzima1) November 4, 2016

A parody account using the name of Pistorius’ advocate‚ Barry Roux‚ claimed to have found the watering hole and posted a map to it.

I've just found #SaxonwoldShebeenpic.twitter.com/5mkjYv8v8o

— Barry Roux    (@Barry_Roux) November 4, 2016

Some Twitter users cooked up some menu ideas for the entertainment venue.

#saxonwoldshebeen Breakfast Menu: Try our healthy Payola Granola. Only R600K. Or our famous Billionaire's Bangers and Golden Eggs: R600M.

— Rustum Kozain (@Grondwerk) November 4, 2016

"I'll have a double Gupta with a dash of tears." #SaxonwoldShebeen

— Khaya Dlanga (@khayadlanga) November 4, 2016

EWN’s Barry Bateman posted a photo of what is possibly the “richest” dish on offer.

#SaxonwoldShebeen Des's Weekend Shphatlo Special. pic.twitter.com/9pXxjl9EYU

— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) November 4, 2016

Memes showing raucous dancing were rife‚ with President Jacob Zuma often depicted as the life of the party.

Retweeted Rhuu AGODA® (@rulaan27):Mood at the #SaxonwoldShebeenpic.twitter.com/eat1rb2KzEhttps://t.co/WvUAiloGlh

— Babes we AskA an (@eugenetebza) November 4, 2016

But some‚ like TV personality Janez Vermwiren‚ didn’t seem to seem the funny side of Molefe’s tear-shedding.

When you're guilty as...but still believe you can lie yourself out of a situation #SaxonwoldShebeen

— Janez Vermeiren (@Janez_Vermeiren) November 4, 2016

At Thursday’s briefing‚ Molefe had also said that on his way to and from work he drives pass the strip club‚ Teasers‚ but that did not mean he is at the strip club everyday.

Surprisingly‚ the Twitterati didn’t lap up that comment.