Mbalula slaps down woman trying to buy driver's licence on twitter

A woman seeking advice on Twitter about buying a driver's licence got more than she bargained for on Wednesday when her inquiry caught the eye of police minister and prolific tweeter Fikile Mbalula.

"It's a criminal offence to buy a driver's licence (like a) ngathi ligwinya," Mbalula tweeted back, using another word for a vetkoek. "It will get you, the traffic department and the driving school arrested."'

Mbalula, nicknamed "Razzmatazz" from his time as sports and recreation minister, has more than 750,000 Twitter followers and sees his personal feed as a useful tool in the fight against South Africa's high crime rates.

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