A video of former minister Bathabile Dlamini getting Botox injections has left many South Africans amused.
The 62-year-old – who beforehand headed up the Division of Ladies, Youth and Individuals with Disabilities, Social Improvement in addition to the ANCWL – has made headlines over her fraud and perjury convictions.
She’s additionally been accused of consuming while in workplace – a declare she has vehemently denied.
BATHABILE DLAMINI MOCKED FOR GETTING BOTOX
In a clip posted on X, Bathabile Dlamini is seen getting Botox on her face by celeb physician Sandi Dyonase.
Like many ladies, the previous minister sought to minimise wrinkles in areas like her brow and crow’s toes.
In line with the medical aesthetic’s TikTok account, Bathabile Dlamini is an everyday consumer who has a tailored remedy plan.
Dr Sandi posted: “Properly carried out to Mama Bathabile for being constant in her skincare journey all through the years.”
Nevertheless, the posts have been inundated with feedback shaming the previous minister from every part from her age to her allegedly “utilizing taxpayer cash.”
Some South Africans even shadily questioned if the wrinkle-reducing remedy can be affected by Bathabile’s alleged alcoholism.
Dr Sandi shortly shut down critics over the “false impression.” He responded: “She [Bathabile Dlamini] doesn’t drink alcohol. Her conduct is commonly misunderstood as a consequence of her battle with epilepsy, which required her to regulate her medicine.
“This situation might be difficult and is commonly mistaken for one thing it isn’t. Please, let’s present kindness.”
‘NOT A DRUNK’
Like Dr Sandi talked about, Bathabile Dlamini has denied claims she has ever abused alcohol, significantly while in workplace. This adopted rampant social media rumours labelling her a “phuza face” over each her look and her actions.
Talking to EWN in 2019, she mentioned: “When folks stored saying, ‘Are you consuming,’ we had a dialogue with them. And we ended up agreeing that I ought to go to my neurologist and discover out why are folks saying I’m at all times drunk.
Bathabile revealed that the specialist’s prognosis – epilepsy.
She continued: “As a lot as I used to be preventing, saying that I don’t drink and everybody was accusing me of consuming, I politicised the difficulty as a result of we had been coping with the problems of alcohol and drug abuse, however I additionally needed to look into myself and do self-introspection.”
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