Language interpreter Kwenye memorial ya Mandela tapeli
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Interpreter for deaf at Mandela memorial service was a fake, advocates for deaf say[/h]JOHANNESBURG - He made waves with his arms, touched his forehead and reached out with an embracing motion. And as the official interpreter for the deaf watching the Nelson Mandela memorial event on Tuesday, he stood right behind the worlds most powerful leaders including President Obama.
And he was a fake, advocates for the deaf say.
Web sites and radio shows here were flooded with condemnations of the African National Congress-led government and the organizers of the Mandela memorial event at FNB Stadium in Soweto for failing to figure out whether the man who claimed to be interpreting for the deaf was simply waving his arms around.
Please get RID of this CLOWN interpreter, please! Bruno Peter Druchen, head of the Deaf Federation of South Africa, tweeted during the memorial event at a stadium in Soweto.
ANC linked interpreter on stage is causing embarrassment amongst deaf ANC supporters. Please get him off, added Wilma Newhoudt, a deaf member of the South African Parliament and vice president of the World Federation of the Deaf.
But the man remained on stage and on Wednesday his performance became the focus of a new storm of criticism. People who phoned an afternoon radio call-in show said that it showed inept hiring, insensitivity to the deaf, and a serious security lapse on the part of the event organizers. And, they said, it marred the solemn event by distracting attention from Mandela and the world leaders who came to pay tribute to him.
It was not immediately clear who the man was or how he got on stage. According to the Associated Press, Collins Chabane, one of South Africas two presidency ministers, said the government is investigating and will report publicly on any information it may establish.
White House officials directed questions about the interpreter to the South African government, but gave no indication there were concerns about President Obamas security arising from the discovery.
I think the point is that he apparently was not translating him into anything, but was enjoying the opportunity to be on the stage, Josh Earnest, the principal deputy White House Press Secretary said Wednesday at the daily briefing. It would be a shame if a distraction about an individual whos on stage, in any way detracted from the importance of that event and the importance of President Mandelas legacy.
It was the latest controversy in a week devoted to remembering Mandela. President Jacob Zuma was booed by the crowd at the FNB stadium, rain kept overflow stadiums largely empty, and on Wednesday lines of people waiting to see Mandelas body in state snaked their way through a hot, jam-packed parking lot while a single security check point slowed progress.
Many viewers of the Tuesday event noticed that the man was using the same gestures over and over again. Druchen tweeted that the man is not using sign language at all.
Sign language interpreter Francois Deysel tweeted, please can someone ask the interpreter to step down from stage, it is embarrassing and making a mockery of our profession.
Interpreter for deaf at Mandela memorial service was a fake, advocates for deaf say[/h]JOHANNESBURG - He made waves with his arms, touched his forehead and reached out with an embracing motion. And as the official interpreter for the deaf watching the Nelson Mandela memorial event on Tuesday, he stood right behind the worlds most powerful leaders including President Obama.
And he was a fake, advocates for the deaf say.
Web sites and radio shows here were flooded with condemnations of the African National Congress-led government and the organizers of the Mandela memorial event at FNB Stadium in Soweto for failing to figure out whether the man who claimed to be interpreting for the deaf was simply waving his arms around.
Please get RID of this CLOWN interpreter, please! Bruno Peter Druchen, head of the Deaf Federation of South Africa, tweeted during the memorial event at a stadium in Soweto.
ANC linked interpreter on stage is causing embarrassment amongst deaf ANC supporters. Please get him off, added Wilma Newhoudt, a deaf member of the South African Parliament and vice president of the World Federation of the Deaf.
But the man remained on stage and on Wednesday his performance became the focus of a new storm of criticism. People who phoned an afternoon radio call-in show said that it showed inept hiring, insensitivity to the deaf, and a serious security lapse on the part of the event organizers. And, they said, it marred the solemn event by distracting attention from Mandela and the world leaders who came to pay tribute to him.
It was not immediately clear who the man was or how he got on stage. According to the Associated Press, Collins Chabane, one of South Africas two presidency ministers, said the government is investigating and will report publicly on any information it may establish.
White House officials directed questions about the interpreter to the South African government, but gave no indication there were concerns about President Obamas security arising from the discovery.
I think the point is that he apparently was not translating him into anything, but was enjoying the opportunity to be on the stage, Josh Earnest, the principal deputy White House Press Secretary said Wednesday at the daily briefing. It would be a shame if a distraction about an individual whos on stage, in any way detracted from the importance of that event and the importance of President Mandelas legacy.
It was the latest controversy in a week devoted to remembering Mandela. President Jacob Zuma was booed by the crowd at the FNB stadium, rain kept overflow stadiums largely empty, and on Wednesday lines of people waiting to see Mandelas body in state snaked their way through a hot, jam-packed parking lot while a single security check point slowed progress.
Many viewers of the Tuesday event noticed that the man was using the same gestures over and over again. Druchen tweeted that the man is not using sign language at all.
Sign language interpreter Francois Deysel tweeted, please can someone ask the interpreter to step down from stage, it is embarrassing and making a mockery of our profession.
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Maria Roza
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Heeee mjini kuna mambo
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How can they wink the freedom charter this too early? and sadly injure Madiba's memorial service?
The SA society is now compendious corrupted. Shame to ANC!
The SA society is now compendious corrupted. Shame to ANC!
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Africa still africa ni matter what
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Hapa Obama alikuwa amesema nini mpaka huyo jamaa akainua kidole cha kati?...just curious!
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Schizophrenia ni ugonywa mbaya wa Akili.Unaona ghafla Mtu anaamka asubuhi anachukuwa bunduki anaenda kuua Watu barabarani ,mashuleni kisa Akili yake inamwambia hao Watu wabaya watamuua nk,Au Mtu Anaua watoto wake wote kisa Akili yake inamwambia watoto wako uwaue watakuwa na Amani hawapo safe ,Au ghafla unaanza kuhusu Watu Woote bongo wanakukuatilia maisha Yako na wanataka kukuumiza Basi unaanza kujificha ,Nk
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