Haibo: Jackson Mthembu accidentally calls ventilators vibrators

- Jackson Mthembu was left feeling rather embarrassed after a slip of the tongue during an interview

- He accidentally said 'vibrators' instead of 'ventilators'

- This has social media in stitches, however he did apologise for the mistake

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Yesterday, Jackson Mthembu shocked the nation. Not with any statistics or breaking news but with a slip of the tongue.

During a press briefing, he mistakenly called ventilators, vibrators. He corrected himself later during the briefing but Mzansi was shook.

Breifly.co.za learned that his live gaff went viral with many social media users poking fun at the incident.

"Yesterday night during a @newsroomafrica interview by @JJTabane , I mistakenly referred to #Ventilators as #Vibrators , whilst I did correct this during the same interview , I once again tender my unreserved apology for the slip."

Here is the original piece of video where he makes his mistake.

Social media users didn't hold back, but they were good-natured in their ridicule.

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In other news, Briefly.co.za reported that a TV presenter working from home has been left red-faced after exposing her husband’s 'joystick' by mistake on live TV.

Melinda Meza, a KCRA reporter, decided to air a segment on how to care for hair at home during lockdown when the oops moment occurred.

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Source: Briefly News