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 Dumisani butchered the anthem - fans
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By Michelle Jones

The outcry against the botching of the South African national anthem has reached cyberspace, with groups and discussions popping up on social networking sites.

By early on Monday, 102 people had become fans of a Facebook page entitled "Ban Ras Dumisani From Ever Singing Again". One user commented banning Alexius "Ras" Dumisani was too "light a punishment".



Dumisani shot into the spotlight this weekend, for all the wrong reasons, with his butchered rendition of the South African national anthem which left those at the Toulouse stadium laughing and fans at home shocked.
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The Springboks later lost the Test match against France 20-13.

Facebook users were unapologetic in their scathing attacks on Dumisani, calling him a "piece of s**t" and other colourful expletives.

On the SA Rugby group page, a user commented he couldn't decide which had been worse - the singing or the playing by the Springboks. He added: "What a insult to all South Africans."
Some suggested where Dumisani should go or what he could do to himself.

One user said he had made contact with Dumisani on Facebook. The user posted Dumisani's response: "My brethren, that was big politics. Not that I couldn't sing (but I) didn't have the sound on my microphone. That put me out. The French anthem have(sic) full volume. Even the Springboks, things was not easy for them with penalties. Rastafari is love."

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    • Showing page 1 of 4 comment pages, 37 total comments
    2 Days ago MGv, Bloem wrote :
    PROF that is why people who can't sing don't even bother to internationally embarass South Africa.
    3 Days ago Prof wrote :
    You find that as you are criticising my brother you can't even sing...anyway you are just embarassing yourselves...
    4 Days ago Pierre wrote :
    Did he sing ? Sounded as if he was in pain. No wonder he is an unknown singer. OR did the Frogs do this to unsettle our guys, made my blood boil !!!!!!
    4 Days ago florence wrote :
    this guy should be ashamed of himself for embarassing us like that and i aloso blame those who chose him to sing for our country.
    5 Days ago Ashamed wrote :
    I was so disappointed when Sky didn't show the game in the UK on Friday night. Now I'm glad. At least I don't have to explain my embarresment to my English work colleagues today.
    5 Days ago AML wrote :
    What a disgrace to our beautiful anthem!!! It must be the fault of apartheid, colonialism, racism, poverty, bantu education, the whites,etc etc etc. I'm ashamed and it sounds as though he just decided to do his own thing. What an embarrasment!!!
    5 Days ago Thank you wrote :
    FRANCE NOT RESPONSIBLE!!!! "The outrage and controversy from the South African anthem sung in Toulouse, which the Springboks were so incensed about they declined to talk about the match itself, appears to be the fault of their own French based embassy. The South African anthem, Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica, was sung by the Rastafarian singer, Ras Dumisani, backed by two drummers of his Afrikhaya Band."
    5 Days ago Le Bleu wrote :
    Comments like 'Shame on you France" really are showing how ignorant poeple are. The singer has been chosen by someone from the South african ambassee so blame your own poeple please. You show disrespect by not getting informed and accusing.
    5 Days ago MphoM wrote :
    a disgrace to South Africa and a humiliation to all South Africans. So where's our top racist Malema crying racism here? And the BMF, shouldn't you defend such incompetence stating everybody else are racist? just goes to show - if it doesn't affect their pockets or pathetic egos, anything goes. Useless defenders of democracy and our beautiful country..!
    5 Days ago Ati wrote :
    I AGREE WITH KEVIN (who posted below) that HE SHOULD BE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM during the openning of 2010 WC. And please... give the poor man a little more volume on his mic!!!!! LOL
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