X users react to Siya Kolisi promoting SA
‘I know they have snow, but thina, we have Ubuntu,’ says Siya Kolisi in the clip which is now being compared to Trevor Noah’s ad.
Social media users were left shocked by rumours that Trevor Noah struck a R33 million rand deal with the ad for a short tourism ad. The comedian later dismissed these rumours stating that he didn’t get anything close to R33m. And now a video of Springbok star Siya Kolisi promoting SA has been pitted against Trevor’s ad as locals discuss who is the better SA ambassador.
Many praised Siya who they think would not have expected money to promote his country.
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SIYA KOLISI PROMOTES SA TOURISM, GETS COMPARED TO TREVOR NOAH
There is no doubt that Springbok captain and rugby World Cup winner Siya Kolisi is the country’s golden boy.
The rugby player led the country’s national team to victory in the 2019 RWC and managed to do it again this year — thus securing himself a spot in the nation’s heart for good.
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A clip of him promoting the country has now gone viral.
In the clip, he shares all the reasons why people should be visiting South Africa — one of them being the country’s famous spirit of Ubuntu.
Take a look at the clip below:
Turns out, our @Springboks Captain @SiyaKolisi is currently in USA, and is inviting all Americans to #visitsouthafrica to come experience #Ubuntu, natural beauty, wildlife, our food and of course our sunny weather. Danko my Captain.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
We are ready to welcome them.… pic.twitter.com/XGOtnUWFdg
— Sonto Ndlovu🇿🇦❤ (@sontondlovu) November 21, 2023
SA WEIGHS IN
In the comment section, social media users instantly brought up Trevor Noah’s alleged R33 million deal.
“Wow Siya he’s giving @Trevornoah a run for who can describe our country the best. I love it,” wrote media personality Penny Lebyane while another social media user said:
“So bad we paid Trevor for nothing 🤷♂️, I mean if Siya could do it without expecting anything from government in return why was Trevor compensated for this?”
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