President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration went as one would expect.
He said all the right things about a South Africa for all, it cost a shedload of money that could have been better spent in a thousand other ways, and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) made a blunder or two.
The most high-profile blunder involved one of their parachutists, who crashed into a pole during his attempted landing on the Loftus Versveld turf.
Despite various media reports to the contrary, he wasn’t seriously injured. Here’s TimesLIVE:
“The reports on social media platforms that the member is in [an] intensive care unit are not true,” the SANDF said in a statement.
“The SANDF can confirm that the member received medical attention at the stadium and [was] released. The SANDF once again would like to caution the public not to spread incorrect and irresponsible information,” said Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobozi.
OK, but his pride certainly took a battering:
Even Cyril had a good chuckle.
Not as much of a chuckle as the guy filming this video, though:
Haikhona #SAInauguration19 pic.twitter.com/ITYOH2Rrmk
— Maspala.. (@mash_phala) May 25, 2019
In case you’re wondering, the parachutist crashed into a soft-shell mortar launcher.
Oh, and quite remarkably, SAA managed to pull something off without a hitch:
Watch #SAInauguration19 from the eyes of our pilots as they flew over Loftus today. Your #LookUpSAA moment may be featured as well. #FlySAA pic.twitter.com/rMAjr7gSoP
— SAA – South Africa (@flysaa) May 25, 2019
Here’s what the approach looked like from the stadium:
SAA Airbus and Air Force’s Silver Falcons Aerobatics Display team pic.twitter.com/TtWLmeZApY
— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) May 25, 2019
Nice to see that bailout money being put to good use.
If you’re really looking to kill time, here’s Ramaphosa’s full inauguration speech:
Right, time to get cracking and rebuild this country.
[source:timeslive]
