Twitter reacts to Gigaba quoting Kendrick Lamar, candy crush jokes in budget speech

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba delivered the 2018 budget speech on 21 February. And, naturally, social media is alive with opinions and reactions.

Gigaba seemed to have the speech under control, even slipping in a few jokes about needing Candy Crush rehab, and quoting from rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Here are some of the social media reactions, courtesy of Twitter, to provide some perspective on today’s events:

If you’re wondering, there’s no budget for nuclear 🤟🏽🇿🇦✊🏿 and Minister Gigaba says there won’t be although it’s still in energy mix. pic.twitter.com/Hsn66YOQjF

— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) February 21, 2018

#BudgetSpeech2018 did this just happen? We gonna be alright!! KENDRICK LAMAR stand up😂😂 pic.twitter.com/tu5afh3KHL

— 🇿🇦Mvuyelwa🇿🇦 (@MB10I_LTD) February 21, 2018

#Budget2018: Malusi Gigaba jokes about his "#CandyCrush rehab". Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/Wa67nv3TZR

— eNCA (@eNCA) February 21, 2018

Some irony that it’s Malusi Gigaba, who laid the platform for state capture at Eskom and Transnet years ago, who must be the one announcing a hike in VAT to 15% to plug the hole created by years of Zuma-era corruption.

— Rob Rose (@robrose_za) February 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/ItsTheRealBizZ/status/966287078861484033

The problem with #Budget2018 is the unfairness of it. The massive hole in the fiscus is directly due to Zupta looting. Of this there can be no doubt. And now ordinary people have to pay to fill it. And listen to Gigaba deliver the message.

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— Karin Richards (@Richards_Karin) February 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/Chris_matams/status/966264552382967808

#BudgetSpeech2018

Malusi Gigaba is reading from his Glasses we are in 2018 he is in 2030 levels pic.twitter.com/aMTIMD5iaY

— uLindoNje (@Tonymsomi) February 21, 2018

Gigaba is so corrupt even his joke attempts are annoying

— Tshezi (@OnlySimphiwe) February 21, 2018

The only way to survive this Gigaba budget is to be born again! pic.twitter.com/WRqtEV0TIk

— Mbathane Matshaya 🇿🇦 (@MbataneMatshaya) February 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/Mtamerri/status/966304585726951425

If constipation had a soundtrack it would be Gigaba trying to squeeze out that Kendrick line. Pooh.

— Sweetest Thaboo (@MathaboPris) February 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/janine_j/status/966301722183393281

https://twitter.com/Mmaps_ThePro/status/966300028364115968

Wow wow wow child support from R380 to R400 Billion per child 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂#Gigaba #childsupport #Budget2018 #BudgetSpeech #ANC #BreakingNews #Parliament pic.twitter.com/trpfmxL2WR

— NTABAYEZULU (@Glenntenga21) February 21, 2018

Here’s how grants are going up. #BudgetSpeech2018 pic.twitter.com/DfVqRf344a

— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) February 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/verashni/status/966288690719928320

Budget in a Nutshell:

We stole all the money and now you, the public, need to pay us more money to make up the shortfall.#BudgetSpeech2018

— Where’s Wally? (@thatwallace) February 21, 2018

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