If you wondered why #iPad trended on South African Twitter yesterday – no, it was not a campaign by Apple to get people talking about one of their products.
It was in fact South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who made the hashtag #iPad trend on social media when he “lost” his iPad, shortly before he had to make a speech in Cape Town.
When called to the podium to deliver his speech, Ramaphosa realised he did not have his iPad with him. He jokingly said his iPad was stolen.
“Somebody decided they want to dispossess me of my iPad, so I want that. Can I have my ipad please?” he asked and then added “so they stole it.”
South Africans then took to Twitter to comment on this incident.
Here are some of the Tweets:
Because South Africans don’t waste time??????????#ipad pic.twitter.com/MHEHZLCK9m
— Nelisiwe Msomi (@NeliMsomi) June 22, 2021
The Presidency also Tweeted that the President was making “a light-hearted point” while he waited for his iPad.
Thank you, South Africa. There was no question of the iPad being missing or stolen. The President was making a light-hearted point while waiting for the iPad to be brought to him – which it was before he began his remarks to media.
— Presidency | South Africa ???? (@PresidencyZA) June 22, 2021
The First iPad has been found compatriots ???? pic.twitter.com/SBZGskAQLw
— ATHI GELEBA ????????? (@AthiGeleba) June 22, 2021
Athi Geleba, Head of Digital Communications in the Presidency, Tweeted yesterday that the “First iPad” has been found.
They even steal the President’s IPad/ Amasela r all over. Where was the security. pic.twitter.com/q4oraomzIn
— Bantu Holomisa (@BantuHolomisa) June 22, 2021
#iPad who stole the iPad Mara pic.twitter.com/4OPEpD5bam
— Cirah?? (@LukiRafapa) June 22, 2021
What’s this now? Is it a speech about a lost iPad? Some people never cease to clown and amaze! pic.twitter.com/Pc8lOXzT1J
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) June 22, 2021
The stolen iPad has been found ?? #iPad #RoyalAM pic.twitter.com/Jv9YPMde2G
— Shadrack Chabalala (@Shabba241) June 22, 2021
Last week it was the 10 babies we couldn’t find this week it’s presidents iPad ??#Decuplets#iPad pic.twitter.com/80UnjxUMzv
— Sivuyile Mtwetwe???? (@lynne_cpt021) June 23, 2021
Good morning good people, we are still looking for Matamela’s #iPad pic.twitter.com/VX5ZUGxy8W
— #Eugenetheclassicman (@IamEugenaire) June 23, 2021
Found the #iPad pic.twitter.com/kPnuA0sqJU
— Zaid Manuel (@ZaidManuel) June 22, 2021
Boom, then #Ipad gone pic.twitter.com/fiq8czC5ZE
— Phuti Molokomme (@PhutiMolokomme3) June 22, 2021
????????Mr President, we are live #iPad pic.twitter.com/nlStilnTim
— Dunyiswa Mlotshwa (@dunyidunyi) June 22, 2021
Ramaphosa’s iPad has been found in Fikile’s suit ?????? @AdvoBarryRoux pic.twitter.com/sCRF62HlPp
— ?????????????? ?????????? (@Queenmtamba) June 23, 2021
