Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola's shoes are getting a good roast online. Images via X: @titomboweni

Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola’s shoes are getting a good roast online. Images via X: @titomboweni

‘Acting unpretentious’: Mboweni and Lamola blasted over ‘poor’ shoe choice

Tito Mboweni and Minister Ronald Lamola have been blasted for ‘trying to act poor’ because of their shoe choices.

Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola's shoes are getting a good roast online. Images via X: @titomboweni

Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola’s shoes are getting a good roast online. Images via X: @titomboweni

Former South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been getting trolled all day thanks to his funny choice of shoes. Taking to Twitter, Tito shared snaps of himself and Minister Ronald Lamola who he explained had stopped by for a visit. This wouldn’t be the first time his shoes have been trolled — in fact he is always getting trolled for one thing or the other.

While many headed to the comment section to laugh at his users, others once again accused him of pretending to be poor.

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Tito Mboweni’s shoes fall short of expectations

Tito Mboweni has gained himself quite a a following on Twitter and now has over 1 million people tuned in to view his tweets.

The former South African minister usually shares updates on his latest meal ideas and an occasional post about politics.

This time he took to the X app to share a photo of himself and Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola.

Tito Mboweni
Tito Mboweni loves cooking and using social media. Image via Twitter @tito_mboweni

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The two of them were both instantly trolled for their choice of shoes by app users who couldn’t help but mock the pair.

Take a look below:

SA has many jokes

In the comment section, X users shared many jokes about Tito and Ronald’s shoes. Others accused them of trying to act poor on social media.

“This thing of tryna look poor while we know yall have offshore bank accounts is boring. Lamola must return those old racky shoes.” one person said while another wrote:

“Acting like white unpretentious folk, when yall are just new moneyed blessers”

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