While many South Africans are facing the tough effects of the lockdown, SA’s faves like Lasizwe are outchea doing their bit by giving back to those in need.
Stepping in to play the good Samaritan, the YouTube sensation has been hard at work, showing off his spirit of compassion by blessing the masses with free electricity.
Taking to Twitter, Lasizwe asked tweeps to send him their meter numbers so that he could buy them electricity.
“Let’s bring light to the Twitter streets, send me your meter numbers. Let Lasizwe bless you with some electricity.”
Lets bring light to the twitter streets, send me your meter numbers… Let Lasizwe bless you with some electricity
— Lasizwe Dambuza (@lasizwe) April 14, 2020
Here we go! https://t.co/TpuRDDr7Di pic.twitter.com/xNOkxuSTuB
— Lasizwe Dambuza (@lasizwe) April 14, 2020
After helping many tweeps keep their lights on, Lasizwe advised them to use the units he bought them sparingly.
“To everyone I bought electricity for, please use it wisely.”
To everyone I bought electricity for, Please use it wisely. pic.twitter.com/5P4ibaMfGY
— Lasizwe Dambuza (@lasizwe) April 15, 2020
Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Lasizwe explained that he decided to buy electricity for people to help those who were in need.
“In some households, electricity is a crucial need and people work so hard to keep the lights on, and when the lights are on at least there’s entertainment that way they don’t move around or get bored in their house.
“Electricity is a huge need for South Africans, and without it, you can’t cook or make fire outside, you can’t do the basic essentials that government have put in place for us to be doing.”
Though Lasizwe’s intentions seemed pure to some, others said the YouTuber’s comment didn’t sit well with them as he sounded “controlling”. Not one to take backlash lying down, Lasizwe jokingly clapped back at a troll, saying he “hated the internet so much”. This after the troll made a silly joke about people being in trouble with Lasizwe if he found their geysers on.
I hate the internet so much. 🤣💔 https://t.co/gvVmWTBgrL
— Lasizwe Dambuza (@lasizwe) April 15, 2020
As many took his tweet out of context, Lasizwe put things back into perspective and gave them an example about what he meant by “using their electricity wisely”.