Wed May 22 00:59:32 SAST 2013
Wed May 22 00:59:32 SAST 2013

We're from Mzansi, not Aussies!

Aug 7, 2012 | DAVID ISAACSON | 35 comments

SPORT Ministry officials were left blushing in London last night after learning that one of their posters advertising the SA Olympic and Paralympic teams, actually contained a photo of an Australian athlete.

The offending poster

The poster was on display at Sport and Recreation's Ekhaya "home away from home" base in London, where they hosted and toasted their Olympic medallists with beer and a barbecue.

Swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad Le Clos and the four rowers were all in attendance.

An SRSA spokesperson said the posters were produced by an outside company in South Africa and had not contained the error when the final proofs were approved.

The offending poster was taken down shortly after the error had been pointed out.

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Wed May 22 00:59:32 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 7, 2012

Sokheshe1905

Mampara of the tournament
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Aug 7, 2012

Lehido

What do you expect from a government likes ours.......
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Aug 7, 2012

Maratachelete

I'm going to say this again,our government is useless,finish and klaar!
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Aug 7, 2012

FrantzFanon.Lives


Agrrh, these morons are living in the shadows of Australians. Every way possible
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Aug 7, 2012

Hail

Where is my comment?
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Aug 7, 2012

mzwelana

If only this website had a "like" click like Facebook, i would have clicked it million times for all your comments, our govt is trully an embaraasment to the rest of the world*bbm blocked face*
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Aug 7, 2012

Sihlangu

What a mickey mouse government we have, what kind of sports ministry doesn't know it's own atheletes, goes to show how uninterested these fat pigs are about the affairs of the country and its people. All they know is enriching themselves.
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Aug 7, 2012

MommaC

"...had not contained the error when the final proofs were approved"

ja right, it was the tooth mouse who did it. Dumbassery rules supreme.
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Aug 7, 2012

MommaC

By the way, what is the Gauteng MEC for sports doing in London? I presume all the schools have soccer fields, swimming pools, athletics tracks, complete equipment and coaches in Gauteng now if the lazy sod can waste money on trekking around the world
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Aug 7, 2012

mvemvane

Why do guys blame the govt for this?? Vele, whites all look the same. The do similar haircuts and put on similar make ups, I am sure I have seen 5 white lookalikes today. Dont blame govt on that.
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