WATCH | Fumbling councillor’s rocky swearing in splits social media
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A video clip of councillor Gomolemo Chere being sworn in at the Ga-Segonyana local municipality in the Northern Cape has garnered mixed reactions online after she appeared to make several errors.
This week the municipality held the inauguration of new councillors from parties including the ANC and EFF. It also elected a new mayor and executive committee members.
The newly elected councillors were sworn in by magistrate Ntombi Fanayo.
During her swearing in, a soft-spoken Chere was heard making several mistakes and mispronouncing words during the live ceremony broadcast on the municipality’s Facebook page.
On social media, many debated Chere’s oath, asking why she was not offered the option of speaking in Setswana.
However, others suggested that due to her posture, Chere did not seem to be paying much attention and took the swearing in ceremony lightly.
Here is a snapshot of some of the reactions: