Ramaphosa Inauguration 2019

[ForceFate]

After Zuma was booted out, Ramaphosa was sworn in by Mogoeng Mogoeng in a back room (of parliament or the Union Buildings, not sure) and it was televised live for the public. So all legal procedure followed. Must have cost peanuts, they could have repeated the same.

I am all for tradition and inviting public participation, but these are tough times.

Fair point

 

[Nobody Important]

Accidents happen

True. But the whole show looked haphazard, troop lines all skew too. Shows a lack of discipline. Not what I expect of people who are supposed to be trained to be sharp, astute, careful, and disciplined.

 

[deesef]

Disclaimer: I don't in any way support waste of resources...

What's the procedure? Yes, he was president but that stint ended but there must be certain formalities that must be done in public. No?

ANC have a 50%+ majority. They can optimise the procedure if they wanted to. They would rather fill the pockets of their pals who "won" the tenders for this fiasco, while feeding their faces on taxpayer money...

 

[CAPS LOCK]

This guy is eloquent. I don't notice him speaking off cue cards.

 

[ForceFate]

True. But the whole show looked haphazard, troop lines all skew too. Shows a lack of discipline. Not what I expect of people who are supposed to be trained to be sharp, astute, careful, and disciplined.

True of the lines and much of the marching. My post was about the paratrooper.

 

[Nobody Important]

This guy is eloquent. I don't notice him speaking off cue cards.

He is well prepared. But also makes good use of tech. He has glass teleprompters on either side of him that he can read cues of making it look much more natural.

 

[BBSA]

Watching SA’s 6th Presidential inauguration ceremony. All ex-presidents of SA still alive are there. With one exception. No Jacob Zuma! He blamed his ‘fight to stay out of jail’ as the reason for not attending.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1132224822031855616

 

[Nobody Important]

Watching SA’s 6th Presidential inauguration ceremony. All ex-presidents of SA still alive are there. With one exception. No Jacob Zuma! He blamed his ‘fight to stay out of jail’ as the reason for not attending.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1132224822031855616

I don't think anybody misses him. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[Kornhub]

Airshow is awesome

 

[RonSwanson]

True of the lines and much of the marching. My post was about the paratrooper.

The one that headbutted the mortar?

 

[Nobody Important]

The one that headbutted the mortar?

Maybe he saw it as a threat and decide to neutralize it. He "applied his mind" to the problem.

 

[Pegging]

Shame that poor paratrooper that bailed

They used to be called “vleis bomme”

 

[ForceFate]

The one that headbutted the mortar?

Yes. I've seen worse (a paratrooper breaking a leg)

 

[marine1]

/facepalm

You're a troll

Awww shame so report the post then.

 

[marine1]

This guy is eloquent. I don't notice him speaking off cue cards.

Well they have been repeating the same bloody crap since 1994 so.....

 

[Former member 61586]

Got better things to do than watching >R 100 million being wasted .......

Quoted for posterity.
Im not watching but I do question the integrity of every single person who does watch or attend such a farce.

 

[Nicodeamus]

At least this president can give a coherent speech unlike his predecessor. I am giving him a benefit of the doubt, but I will be sleeping with one eye open.

 

[ForceFate]

Yes. I've seen worse (a paratrooper breaking a leg)

So it was an attention-seeking stunt?

 

[ForceFate]

Quoted for posterity.
Im not watching but I do question the integrity of every single person who does watch or attend such a farce.

There's a subdued airshow at the end?

 

[BBSA]

As deputy president Cyril took an oath to protect our constitution, did he actually do that (consideration all the looting which took place under his nose)