Parliament takes swipe at Jacob Zuma, ANC through WiFi hotspot names

We know that politicians often mock and chastise one another in Parliament through points of order and the like, but what about WiFi hotspots?

In a rather tech-savvy jibe at President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, it seems that parliamentarians have found a new way to mock the president and the ruling party.

According to a tweet posted by DA member of Parliament and shadow minister of energy Gordon Mackay, these were some of the “wifi [sic] networks at Parliament today”.

Some of the wifi networks at Parliament today 😂: pic.twitter.com/ebmLUjluHm

— Gordon Mackay MP (@GordonMack_) June 1, 2017

The tweet was published on 1 June 2017, a day after Parliament was in session for the Presidential budget vote, and in the midst of the #GuptaLeak emails scandal. We have asked Mackay for a clarification of the date though.

Neverthless, if you’re one for comedy, the list doesn’t disappoint.

ANCorruption, Zuma-is-a-TSOTSI and Dubai or not Dubai are all included, but rather disappointingly, someone on the “iPhone” network didn’t bother changing the network name at all.

While it’s generally regarded as a security prerogative to change your WiFi hotspot name (or SSID), it does seem to be an innocuous but effective vehicle for airing political views.