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Thamsanqa Dyantyi: "I see angels come into the stadium"

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The owners of the firm which supplied a "fake" sign language interpreter to the Mandela memorial event have vanished, a South African minister has said.

Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu apologised to the deaf community for the poor quality of interpretation given by Thamsanqa Dyantyi from SA Interpreters.

"He is Xhosa speaking. The English was a bit too much for him," she said.

Mr Dyantyi himself has blamed his flawed interpretation on a schizophrenic episode.

In an interview with local media, Thamasanqa Jantjie said he had been hearing voices in his head on stage and expressed sadness at what had happened. But there are allegations that the ANC had been warned after a previous meeting that he was a fake and there are renewed demands for answers from the government.

He also admitted he has been violent in the past.


But the minister denied there was a security issue, saying he had been properly accredited.

Mr Mandela died last week at the age of 95 and will be buried on Sunday.

His body is currently lying in state in Pretoria, with thousands queuing to pay respects.




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