Lesufi apologises for twitter comment after Boks win
Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi has apologised for mistakenly spotting the old South African flag at the Springboks’ semifinal victory.
Lesufi on Sunday posted a picture of Springboks supporters in Japan carrying what seemed to him like the old flag.
He captioned the picture as a spoiler. Twitter users were quick to correct Lesufi and he’s apologised. Lesufi says his reaction was prompted by the trauma of apartheid.
That flag, unfortunately is spoiling it! This team @Springboks belongs to all of us. Let’s avoid hurting each other unnecessarily. #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/7GIbY0iGzv
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) October 27, 2019
Sincere apologies 👏🏾 fellow South Africans 🇿🇦 the initial angle was completely wrong! Let’s celebrate the team’s win @Springboks Forward with social cohesion. We are better together than divided! Apartheid flag divides South African 🇿🇦 flag unites! Slaan hulle die volgende week! pic.twitter.com/ZUdbfPxYwb
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) October 27, 2019
In other news – Lesufi wants DStv to hand over rugby rights to SABC so not only privileged few can watch #RSAvWAL
SABC was unable to acquire the rights for the tournament, which would have cost R400m.
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi took to Twitter on Sunday morning to ask satellite service DStv to “please provide” national broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) “the rights to broadcast” today’s Rugby World Cup match, which sees the Springboks face Wales. Read more
Source: eNCA
