SABC pulls a ‘Riky Rick’, cuts Koko Lydia’s speech on live TV

For years she has played different characters and more recently, she can be seen on SABC1’s Skeem Saam. So when actress Lydia Molokgoshi fondly known as Koko Lydia’s mic was abruptly cut off while she was being honoured, viewers at home were shocked.

Here was a TV veteran being disrespected on live TV on favour of the lotto draw. Twitter was having none of it.

Here are the responses:

Hee banna kanjalo nje? mara SABC e useless. #SAFTAs11

— Leboncello (@PabloHotane) March 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/KayGeeGirl2/status/843175499924946945

#SAFTAs11 I love me some Koko😁.I just crack up whenever I see her, "she has that thing🔥". pic.twitter.com/aViwU41LhO

— JAMES (@Mr_JuicyJuice) March 18, 2017

yuuuu Lotto Not tonight please #SAFTAs11 pic.twitter.com/B5SbrRtv3c

— Spokesperson sa Limpopo (@Shibu_Thobs) March 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/Sentletse/status/843176417315774464

They cut off someone they just called a legend…how rude #SAFTAs11

— Masego Cossa (@msgcossa) March 18, 2017

"who cut my speech? i will INJURE you👉" #SAFTAs11 pic.twitter.com/iNr604tIcp

— Mthobi (@mthobi__) March 18, 2017

#saftas11 when they pull a Ricky Rick on Koko pic.twitter.com/vwtrI0fznh

— Sidikiwe ngama Menemene (@Lindo_sixa) March 18, 2017

They claim to "honour" Koko but they cut her speech. Kanjani?? #SAFTAs11 😨😢

— Sheldon Cameron (@sheldon_cameron) March 18, 2017