South African news got a little too real for one SABC employee on Sunday. After finding out that the state reportedly intends to buy a R4-billion jet for president Jacob Zuma, an expletive-filled tweet was sent out from the public broadcaster’s Twitter account.
The tweet, a screengrab of which can be found below, instantly drew attention on the South African Twittersphere, with many commenting that they felt more or less the same way.
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A very honest SABC employee is about to be fired. That's good for their CV though! 
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) November 8, 2015
You know things are kak when the SABC – a state-run entity – responds like this. pic.twitter.com/TO27wbEGXU
— Jerm (@mynameisjerm) November 8, 2015
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This is not the first time someone with access to a major news organisation’s Twitter account has ended up sending out a profanity-laced Tweet. Earlier this year, a News24 employee tweeted “Jesus Christ Holy Fuck” from the media house’s Twitter account in reaction to footage of an aeroplane crash in Taiwan.
Some time after the tweet was sent out, it was deleted and the public broadcaster issued an apology:
SABC News would like to apologize for an earlier tweet that had profanity. The was done by someone without authority to be on our account.
— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) November 8, 2015
