Mzansi divided over Tito Mboweni’s plea to stop calling the president by his first name
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has received mixed responses to his call for the SA media to refrain from calling President Cyril Ramaphosa by his first name, insisting he be referred to as “President Ramaphosa”.
Cyril this. Cyril that. Stop it. President Ramaphosa. Get it, media! read part of a tweet from Mboweni.
He raises an interesting point, but one that certainly comes with its flaws. Cyril is a very distinct name, not shared by anyone in government or indeed Parliament. Ramaphosa is often referred to by his first name because it has a degree of prestige and uniqueness to it. In this context, anyway.
Tito wouldn’t be drawn on how he felt about Jacob Zuma’s multiple monikers. The former president goes by the terms of JZ (his initials), Msholozi (his family name) and even uBaba (a term made popular by the EFF) – yet the minister’s only grievance seems to be with Cyril Ramaphosa. As you’d expect, Twitter users didn’t agree with him.
In Kigali we refer to President Kagame NOT him as Paul! Hayibo! Please people!
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 26, 2019
Citing the capital of Rwanda as an example, Mboweni said Rwandan media did not refer to the country’s president, Paul Kagame, by his first name
In Kigali we refer to President Kagame NOT him as Paul! Hayibo! Please people!
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 26, 2019
This thing of referring to the President by his first name must STOP now. Cyril this Cyril that. Stop it. President Ramaphosa. Get it, media!
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/SteynJenifer/status/1132851799910752256
It's a slippery slope once leaders have to be called by titles. Next thing we will have to call him Supreme Leader.
— Louis Nel (@LouisNel) May 26, 2019
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