Ntshavheni Boisterous Alongside Ramaphosa on His Birthday at G20 Meet, SA Raves: “Smoke Them Out”
- Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni enthusiastically posted photos with President Cyril Ramaphosa
- Ntshavheni was with Ramaphosa in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Leaders' Summit on 17 November 2024
- Locals wished Ramaphosa on his birthday and camped in the comments after recent criticism against Ntshavheni
Source: Twitter
RIO DE JANEIRO — Minister in the Presidency Khumudzo Ntshavheni cut a happy figure alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ramaphosa's participation at the event comes as global leaders gathered for the intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries.
Ntshavheni boisterous with Ramaphosa
During his 72nd birthday on Sunday, 17 November 2024, Ramaphosa took part in launching a campaign, Leveraging the Potential of Renewables – The Road to Johannesburg, ahead of SA's G20 Presidency in 2025.
Ntshavheni and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola accompanied him to the important gathering.
The former, who has been slammed for making rash remarks about zama zamas, posted several photos of a happy Ramaphosa, captioning the image:
"Happiest 72nd birthday, Mr President," she captioned the post.
Two photos show Ntshavheni posing beside a seated Ramaphosa, smiling broadly, and another depicts her and Ramaphosa in a boardroom with the other world leaders, including Brazil's president, Lula da Silva.
SA milks controversial remark
Expectedly, a flood of reactions and observations greeted Ntshavheni's post, with many online playing on her "smoke them out" remarks.
Briefly News looks at the colourful reactions.
@mehlulisizwe wrote:
"Don't smoke out the president’s birthday cake."
@Mditshwer said:
"Smoke them out, my minister."
@Gost_them added:
"Our parents are expected to retire [but] their peers are still pushing."
Ntshavheni reminds SA of zamas zamas
In related news, Briefly News reported that Khumbudzo Ntshavheni attempted to drown out the noise over her recent remarks with a glaring post.
Ntshavheni was heavily criticised for making controversial comments at a briefing in Cape Town on 13 November.
While discussing the outcomes of the cabinet meeting held a week earlier, she stressed that no help would find criminals as about 4,000 starving zama zamas remain underground at the Stilfontein Gold Mine in Klerksdorp, North-West.
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Source: Briefly News
