Zikalala is 90th on the ANC national party list in the 2024 South African general election.
[4] He was accused of using the publicly funded national broadcaster as a propaganda tool, sparking fears of a return to the days when the apartheid government used it as such.
In an attempt to hit back at the print media, Zikalala oversaw the launching of a program called In the Public Interest.
[10] In a response, the Freedom of Expression Institute criticized this move, stating that "The SABC is merely the custodian of this public resource.
In the same interview he also said that during his stay at the Sheraton in Harare he had been able to order Johnnie Walker Black Label and mineral water and accordingly didn't understand what everyone was on about.