WATCH: Ramaphosa struggles to pronounce R160-billion in viral video
"Now I realize that this numbers game can tie your tongue. I remember others who have had trouble before," joked President Cyril Ramaphosa.
According to Jacaranda FM News, during a speech given to the Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference in Sandton, the president made an all too familiar error saying a big number.
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In the video, you see the president confidently giving his speech when he encounters a huge number and trips over the words.
His attempts to correct his mistake only made the situation funnier and brought back memories of the previous president who made similar errors.
To his credit, the president managed to say the correct amount and simply laughed off the mistake.
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People could not help but remember a similar event and commented: “I was waiting for him to say listen properly”.
Watch the video below:
Naa he planned this 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/FlFwVV08z6
— K U L A N I (@kulanicool) July 20, 2022