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Nando’s have turned their advertising into a fine art over the years, and have knocked the nail on the head many times for their brazen satire on the political shenanigans in South Africa.
But when the food chain made fun of Jacob Zuma with a social media post yesterday, the former president’s supporters couldn’t handle the spice.
While we were getting ready to pop bottles when news broke that Zuma had been found guilty of contempt of court, and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by the Constitutional Court, Nando’s took to Twitter.
As per The Citizen, the post makes fun of the former president’s challenge by replacing a Monopoly reference for the jail card with a Zuma-like number, and also references the order by the ConCourt for the former president to hand himself over within five days:
A lockdown we can all get behind #JacobZuma #ListenProperly pic.twitter.com/Jvx2T8hv2q
— NandosSA (@NandosSA) June 29, 2021
SA People reported that the restaurant’s name was trending at number two in SA for a brief moment, with only #JacobZuma beating them.
Frankly, the advert is layered with wit and many found the sense to laugh along with it.
But Zuma’s fans decided that the food chain is far too spicy and have threatened to never eat Nando’s again:
https://twitter.com/James_StPat999/status/1409875243938856962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1409875243938856962%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sapeople.com%2F2021%2F06%2F29%2Fnandos-in-hot-water-with-some-fans-over-zuma-joke%2F
“Rotten with political interference” sounds rich.
Some have even gone so far as to show them throwing their Nando’s out:
Disappointed in Nandos, you’ve lost this “one customer” pic.twitter.com/WAOylZSKTm
— Bongx Ndosie (@Bongx_ndosie) June 29, 2021
You’ve already paid for it. They have your money.
Others have blocked Nando’s on Twitter:
Done my part pic.twitter.com/gGWkHA1Zcp
— 2025 Fifa Club World Cup (@SifisoMkhashwaz) June 29, 2021
The boycotting continues:
Me and my family we are boycotting @NandosSA, I can not be disrespected by my own money that I work hard for pic.twitter.com/jG0OcjlnRt
— msweli (@bukhosibenkosi) June 29, 2021
At least some could see where Nando’s are coming from:
https://twitter.com/IKEMERCY8/status/1409856277535248388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1409856277535248388%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizen.co.za%2Fnews%2F2550313%2Fnandos-angers-zuma-supporters-with-latest-ad%2F
Oh lol this is about Zuma ????? why is Shaka gang angry for justice being served though
— Mna Phasha (@manhlamza) June 29, 2021
Nandos leaves no stone unturned ? pic.twitter.com/0dZLfniYTG
— Brian, Pr Techni Eng (Civil) ????? (@hadebebrian) June 29, 2021
So some people are gonna stop buying nandos because of their #JacobZuma joke ? ???
You guys are not serious.— ActorVist (@mashoodoZ) June 29, 2021
Yeah, the angry supporters are definitely struggling with some misdirected anger.
While Zuma’s fans make promises about the foods they will never eat again, we took a closer look at what he will be eating in prison.
