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"We've noted with concern the political reaction emanating from Zimbabwe, including perceived threats against Nando's Zimbabwe's management, staff and customers," the company said.

On Tuesday a militant youth group loyal to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe called for a boycott of Nando's because of the ad.

Nando's SA said it had taken these threats very seriously and would no longer flight the TV commercial as part of its festive season campaign.

"We feel strongly that this is the prudent step to take in a volatile climate and believe that no TV commercial is worth risking the safety of Nando's staff and customers."

The commercial shows Mugabe dining alone at Christmas, his empty table set for departed dictators, including Muammar Gaddafi.

To the soundtrack of Mary Hopkins hit song 'Those Were the Days', the commercial shows an actor playing Mugabe reminiscing about his times with former dictators. It portrays him and Gaddafi engaging in a water pistol fight, AND with Gaddafi wielding an AK-47 rifle.

Mugabe also makes sand angels with Iraq's Saddam Hussein, sings karaoke with Chairman Mao, and holds overthrown Ugandan dictator Idi Amin astride a tank.

The head of Nando's Zimbabwe franchise said it was not told of the SA TV and press campaign.

It is an offence under Zimbabwean law to insult Mugabe or undermine the authority of his office.

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Dec 2, 2011

Dinamanama

Nandos always creative in thier ads,its a pity this one will be pulled off.
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Dec 2, 2011

Knoxmann

Haha, Nandos and its forever controversial ads, it was just a matter of time.
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Dec 2, 2011

maneater

truth hurts!!!!!!!
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Dec 2, 2011

kolobe

why didnt they use bush, blair and sarkovy as they murdered way more?
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Dec 2, 2011

yeswakeup

@kolobe- ung'shaya ngaphakathi. These Nandos pigs are puppets have BBC, CNN, CBS hypnosis. They can look beyond that, murderers always have a way out without being niticed. Nalokudla kwaba sucks....
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Dec 2, 2011

lucky7

@Kolobe and yeswakeup

aThat's typical of a man who turn a blind eye on African dictators using state machinery to murder h
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Dec 2, 2011

kolobe

lucky7
idiotic comment..why bother when you are agree with me that bush, blair and sarkovy as they murdered way more
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Dec 2, 2011

kolobe

lucky7
idiotic comment..why bother when you are agree with me that bush, blair and sarkovy murdered way more

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Dec 2, 2011

lucky7

@KOLOBE AND YESWAKEUP
As much as i hate Bush and Blair with passion, how do they fit in this equation?
Nandos is a business enterprise that makes money by selling food. How can a businessenterprise be in cahoots with media like BBC et al? Your argument doesn't make sense at all.That's typical of a man who turn a blind eye on African dictators who uses state machinery to murder their own people.

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Dec 2, 2011

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

@Nandos

You disrespect bro Bob Mugabe 4tsek!
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