SABC News anchor does it again… declares Ramaphosa dead
Could it be just fatigue or perhaps something else more serious? You be the judge of that.
After apologising to viewers last month for mistakenly announcing that IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi had died, SABC News anchor Peter Ndoro has done it again. This time declaring the country’s newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa dead.
On Thursday, Ndoro incorrectly said that Ramaphosa had died after former president Thabo Mbeki commented on the death of Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s former prime minister and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer.
The video of the latest blooper has set Twitter abuzz with many people asking whether Ndoro had “issues” with death or whether he was exhausted from the breaking news stories of the week.
Watch the video below:
The other time he said Buthelezi had passed on!
Thusang! pic.twitter.com/b5pU62fzR8
— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) February 15, 2018
This is what tweeps had to say about the blunder:
… And then Peter Ndoro kills our president 🤦🏾♀️
— Malebz_2.0 (@Malebz89) February 16, 2018
Peter Ndoro🙆🏽♀️🙊 what is happening? Now killing Silili😂😏
— RatoTheTaurean (@LeratoLekhula) February 16, 2018
— IG: therealirismiya (@therealirismiya) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Art_Scholar/status/964379171911643138
https://twitter.com/SizweDhlomo/status/964173113897488385
My respect for #PeterNdoro as a broadcaster is solid. #IamNotPerfect#Believetolive#Letslive#SaveWater
— LETSHELA (@LetshelaJonas) February 16, 2018
I am going to advise President Unity Ramaphosa to appoint Peter Ndoro in the position of Nathi Mthethwa for obvious reasons.
— Injoli yeSizwe (@osipuka) February 15, 2018
Guys, even Mbali Sibanyoni erred whilst interviewing Thabo Mbeki just before Peter Ndoro did the same. She said this week the ANC recalled its President, former President Thabo Mbeki 🤔 @SABCNewsOnline staff have been giving 110% this week, let's give them a break, they're human pic.twitter.com/AmEXP58mOM
— Picture Mzansi (@PictureMzansi) February 15, 2018
The @SABCNewsOnline should take us sirious this guy @peterndoro is a disgrace how can he make stupid mistakes like this one after the other he must be moved to graveyard shift on radio sonke fm tired of his shananigan
— Dims (@walterdimama) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kgoshii2020/status/964378786232872960
https://twitter.com/KVhasa/status/964177213418627072
https://twitter.com/JustKatlee/status/964377674499088384
Someone is sabotaging Peter Ndoro
— Thokozani (@nelson_mahlangu) February 16, 2018
Seriously though… What's up with #PeterNdoro 🤔🤔
— Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP (@MkhulekoHlengwa) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Isaac_Moselane/status/964374858237853698
Heartfelt condolences to the #Ramaphosa family
— Ta Luks 🇿🇦 (@ku82la) February 16, 2018
ALSO READ:
//
For more news your way, follow The Citizen on Facebook and Twitter
