the new minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina made South Africans laugh when she mispronounced a word during her swearing-in ceremony.
She mispronounced the word "conscientiously'' and had the entire National Assembly bursting out in laughter
South Africans were entertained by her and applauded her for taking it with a grain of salt and not feeling embarrassedcurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.In the video, she reads her oath and stumbles when she is supposed to pronounce it "conscientiously.
Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023.
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