Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi has said that the South African Ambassador told him no official meeting took place between Chamisa on Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African government. The statement is meant to refute a statement by Chamisa 5 days ago that he met Ramaphosa in Pretoria.

Mutodi was generally criticised in the social media responses to his tweet, who pointed out that an official meeting may not have taken place but an unofficial one may have taken place which the SA Ambassador in Zimbabwe is not aware of.