Father’s Day Tribute to President Zuma, While Outsurance Forgets Most Dads

One of President Jacob Zuma’s wives, Thobeka, posted family photos on Instagram on Sunday, to celebrate the father of her children… showing a softer side to JZ.

The emotional messages included: “The only thing better than having you as my hubby, is my children having you as a Dad. #fathersday #mom#diaryofagratefulmom #numberonedad.”

Perhaps referring to the anti-Zuma sentiments in the country, she wrote next to one photo: “When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching – they are your family.”

She called Zuma “the King of our Castle” and said “no one can compare to you”.

In a video posted by Thobeka (with the username firstladytzuma), Zuma’s children can be heard singing “Happy Father’s Day to you” while he cuts the cake.

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Meanwhile on Twitter, another Father’s Day post was a lot less popular. Insurance company Outsurance was ‘outed’ by ‘Twitter’ users – including several celebrities – for their Father’s Day ad which seemed to only celebrate the white “amazing dads out there”.

On Sunday morning the company had posted a video on Twitter showing various dads enjoying good times with their kids… but most were white. People of other races including Chinese, Indian, Coloured and Black complained about the lack of representation and said the ad was more a celebration of white dads.

Outsurance seemed to agree, retracting the post and tweeting an apology, acknowledging the video “did not appropriately represent SA’s demographics. It was an unintentional oversight.”

The company’s excuse was that the ad had not been screened by an executive “so we will have to make sure in future that we screen them as we screen our TV commercials.”