Given what has happened these past few days, nay months, nay years – perhaps enjoy isn’t the right word to use but you get where we’re going with this.
So after the unceremonious dumping of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene JZ gave a press conference attempting to explain his actions. Never one to miss the chance to put his foot in his mouth Jacob took his geography skills for a walk, although as TimesLive reports he wasn’t exactly on point:
[He] told a meeting of business leaders on Wednesday night that Africa is the world’s largest continent – and can fit all the other continents in it. Africa is 30.22 million km² and has a population of 1.111 billion. Asia is 44.58 million km², with a population of 4.427 billion.
He really is beginning to look more and more like a man completely divorced from reality.
[source:timeslive]
