Monday, May 19, 2025

Fake Sign Language Interpreter: The Voices Made Me Do It

Thami Jantjie, the “sign language interpreter” at the centre of an international furore has admitted that what he signed at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service on Tuesday was nonsense, but it wasn’t because he isn’t qualified to do the job. He has schizophrenia, and the voices made him do it. Thami Jantjie has advised numerous journalists […]

Comedy Gold: The Bogus Sign Language Interpreter Has Been Faking It For Years [VIDEO]

This is a video of Jacob Zuma singing at ‘Kill The Boer’ at the ANC Centenery Celebrations in Bloemfontein, South Africa in January 2012. And who should be standing next to him, but the bogus sign language interpreter from yesterday’s Nelson Mandela Memorial at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. It’s actually too awesome. UPDATE: For those of you […]

We’re Not Joking: The Sign Language Interpreter At The Mandela Memorial Was A Fake [VIDEO]

To the ignorant, sign language is just a continuation of funky hand movements. Unfortunately, it seems that “most of us” includes the interpreter at Mandela’s memorial service yesterday. Australian news agency, Special Broadcasting Services, released a report accusing accusing the interpreter of being unfit for the job. A board member of the World Federation of Deaf […]