The Curious Case of Dr. Lani – Is He Really Who He Says He Is?
Is it Dr. Matthew Lani? Or Zingelwa? Or Sanele? Mzansi seems to be in two minds about the true identity of Matthew Lani, a self-proclaimed medical professional now in the throes of proving the legitimacy of his papers.
The alleged doctor, known for giving out medical advice and expert opinion on TikTok, has been outed as a supposed quack, with Wits University releasing a press statement that no one with his name recently graduated.
“Based on the names presented to the institution, and the facts on hand, the University cannot find any person who graduated by the name of Matthew Bongani Zingelwa or Sanele Zingelwa in recent years,” the statement read.
As the controversy rises, TikTok, where Dr. Lani had nearly 300,000 followers, banned his account just as he was updating his followers.
With Wits University and the HPCSA taking legal action against Lani for identity theft of a medical intern, Lani has chosen to not go down without a fight. In a TikTok interview with Phiwe, he hit back at his critics, citing that big media houses have been biased and that nobody wants to hear his side of the story.
The accused doctor also went on record in an interview that he was a Dr. Matthew Lani was a mere persona, not something to be taken seriously.
With his TikTok account banned, he has since allegedly created another account as @zendaya_mareecoleman and has updated the public that he’ll be live at 6PM.
This is a developing story.