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23 December 2020 - 15:00 Phat Joe left radio again in 2020. Image: Via Instagram
Phat Joe is one of the most controversial radio personalities in the country, and he hit the headlines again in 2020.
After a 2019 in which he was pulled off air following backlash from the LGBTIQ+ community. and in which he took jabs at Anele Mdoda for being on the Miss SA judging panel, Joe once again got the streets talking.
In March it was announced Joe had resigned from Radio 2000, less than a year after joining the station.
“The SA Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) radio station Radio 2000 would like to announce the resignation of its breakfast show host, Mr Majota ‘Phat Joe’ Khambule. Phat Joe joined the breakfast show
5 times Mzansi celebs slammed homophobia in 2020 Rami Chuene did not mince her words on the TL regarding homosexuality. Image: Instagram/Rami Chuene
A lot may have happened in 2020, but one of the most impressive things that came out of celebville was the amount of passion Mzansi s famous faces poured into slamming homophobia, every chance they got.
While the world, Africa and SA have made great strides in fully accepting same sex love and all the other sexual orientations that exist, there were many instances in the year that left people feeling like we took two steps forward and one step back.