Crayon-wielding Lindiwe Sisulu’s typo sends Twitter into a trolling frenzy

ANC presidential hopeful and Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu denies she is a “spoilt brat” and exile surname-carrying princess with a sense of entitlement to the top ANC leadership post.

Those were the salvos Julius Malema threw at the former minister of defence in the wake of President Jacob Zuma’s latest Cabinet reshuffle. And she saw it fit to take to Twitter to clarify that she had actually earned her stripes.

She swiftly corrected herself, and stated in fact she joined the struggle when she was 16 years old.

My apologies for the typing error. I did indeed join the struggle at 16 years old not 6. #Sisulu17

— Lindiwe Sisulu (@LindiweSisuluSA) November 9, 2017

This retraction prompted one user to promptly remind Sisulu there is a basic arithmetic problem within the ruling party.

Anc leaders and numbers ngamanzi ne oil pic.twitter.com/9OUvbpI6IU

— Bun ❤ (@IAmAnAutistic) November 9, 2017

The memes began in earnest.

https://twitter.com/timzatee/status/928530332281958400

Some could not care less whether Sisulu threw crayons at the apartheid regime or that she carried an AK-47. She was told there was a pertinent question she needed to address on the spot.

This one is not important to our nation. When are u going to apologise for protecting JZ whn u knw very well that he is corrupt?

— Thabza Nkholise (@Thabza_Nkholise) November 9, 2017

Her nephew, media personality and entrepreneur, Shaka Sisulu, was brought into the equation.

https://twitter.com/Mzidlanga/status/928542908969562112

President Jacob Zuma’s recent parliamentary response to DA leader Mmusi Maimane that “if you come with muendos [innuendo]” was invoked.

https://twitter.com/LittleMsMercy/status/928536865153671170

Her typo was explained as the reason why she never ascended to the deputy president position.

https://twitter.com/JeqeKashaka/status/928545938871865344

Others claimed to not be interested if she sang anti-apartheid nursery rhymes or joined the struggle by going underground.

https://twitter.com/Tendani10/status/928535378495180800

In her defence, a user did remind the venomous lot that in the ANC Youth League, age was beyond just a number, and was terribly fluid.

Oksalayo I was 7 when I went to my first ANCYL BGM and 11 when I became deputy secretary of the ANCYL here at home

— obakeng (@BlvckAsh_) November 9, 2017

And, they were told to behave with decorum and focus on the matter at hand!

That tweet was magic!! Who would've imagined that such a vapid reference & innocuous typing error would solicit such deep political analysis. Disappointed at the level of venom though, but it shows what a difference No.1 makes in the lives of our people 😉

— MR SSL (@Mr_Sisulu) November 9, 2017

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