Vodacom Epic Fail Ad in Afrikaans...

“Balance & Portability with 8” screen" to “Balans & Oordraagbaarheid met 8” skerm
“Expression tools for drawing” to “Uitdrukking hulpmiddel maak”
“Perfect size for daily diary” to “Perfect grootte vir daaglikse suiwelprodukte”
“Ideal eBook reader with Smart Stay” to “Ideale ebook leser met Smart Stay”

This just proves that whoever wrote that copy, put it through a translator, and then used the translated text just like that.
 
Even Google Translate does a better job...

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“Expression tools for drawing” to “Uitdrukking gereedskap vir teken”
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Person most probably typed 'dairy' instead of 'diary' into the translator....

Guess this is what you call an add that went 'tits up'...
 
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