SA influencer Nomfundo Radebe has got the country talking after an alleged kidnapping incident caught the country’s attention on Monday night.
This is supposed to be the time of year when things wind down and work grinds to a halt. We’re supposed to be discussing our “Song of the Year” predictions and the only drama we should be experiencing should involve last-minute Christmas shopping. Clearly black Twitter didn’t get the memo because for the second time this week, a set of influencers found themselves trending after a series of dramatic events the night before. If you’re wondering who Nomfundo and Drew are, as well as why they are trending, we’ve got you covered.
Nomfundo gets SA on red alert
Social media influencer, Nomfundo Radebe is the talk of the town right now but it’s not entirely for the right reasons. This comes after she alleged that someone had drugged her and was attempting to kidnap her, raising alarm bells across the country.
The story actually begins in Cape Town, where Nomfundo was visiting her (shall we call him) acquaintance, a gentleman by the name of Andrew ( who goes by Drew for short). Not much is known about the nature of their relationship, all we could gather is that things ended quite abruptly and Nomfundo made her way back to the airport to fly home to Johannesburg. That’s when things took a scary turn…
Nomfundo shared a series of alarming tweets, asking for help and sharing a phone number on which she could be reached. The only issue is that the number belonged to Drew and considering the rate of human trafficking in South Africa, people jumped to conclusions and feared that he might have had something to do with her disappearance.