WATCH | Xoli Mngambi reacting to F-bombs on-air is everything you need to see today

26 May 2021 - 13:00
By unathi nkanjeni AND Unathi Nkanjeni
 Journalist Xoli Mngambi's priceless facial expressions during a live on-air interview that was filled with F-bombs.
Image: Screenshot Journalist Xoli Mngambi's priceless facial expressions during a live on-air interview that was filled with F-bombs.

A video of journalist Xoli Mngambi's priceless reactions during a live on-air interview has gone viral.

In the video circulated on social media, the Newzroom Afrika anchor can be seen with pained expressions on his face as former ANC treasurer-general Matthews Phosa drops F-bombs on live TV.

Phosa was recounting a phone conversation he allegedly had with former Constitutional Court judge Zak Yacoob.

โ€œA call came in when I was at home at 6.50pm, a very unexpected, unknown number to me. I picked it up and here is the voice of someone, who I couldn't hear who he said he was, saying that why did we, in the committee which I served ... write such a s**t opinion?โ€ said Phosa.

โ€œI said, 'Wait a minute, who are you?' He said, 'It's me, your old friend.' ... I couldn't even hear who he said he was and I said, 'You know what, I don't want to engage in this type of discussion outside the structures of the ANC.'โ€

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE

Phosa alleged that before he could drop the call, Yacoob swore several times more.

โ€œBefore we dropped the call he said, 'Just listen to me, f*** you! F*** you, f*** yourself!โ€ he claimed.

Phosa said after the exchange he called the Hawks' โ€œColonel Mhlangaโ€ to trace the unknown number and it was allegedly traced back to Yacoob.

TimesLIVE reported that Phosa opened a criminal case against Yacoob after the phone call.

When contacted for comment, Yacoob did not deny his interaction with Phosa and admitted that it did get heated.

โ€œI called to discuss legal opinion. He got a bit upset and I was really upset that he got angry with me, and that was basically it,โ€ he said.

On Tuesday, the two smoked the peace pipe after Phosa withdrew his complaints against Yacoob. In a joint statement from the two, Phosa said he accepted Yacoobโ€™s apology.

โ€œWe were comrades in the dark days during Operation Vula and were united against all that the apartheid state could throw at us. I wish to restore our relationship after this unfortunate spat,โ€ said Yacoob.

On social media, many were left in stitches by Mngambi's priceless facial expressions. Here is a snapshot of some of the reactions: