A parliamentarian who toppled to the ground on live television after his chair cracked, and then collapsed, has become an unwitting Internet star as a video of the incident spreads online.
The chairman of parliament's finance committee, Nhlanhla Nene, was being interviewed live on a popular morning show when his chair gave a loud crack, collapsing seconds later as he disappeared from the screen.
Nhlanhla Nene falls
A video clip of the incident has made its way onto the BBC News website as well as YouTube and the popular social networking site Facebook with titles such as "chairman cracks under pressure." Continues Below ↓
It shows Nene answering a question, looking slightly worried as a loud crack is heard but continuing with his answer before crashing to the floor in an interview ahead of the finance ministry's mini-budget delivery in parliament.
A spokesperson for the South African Broadcasting Corporation told the Times newspaper it had formally apologised to Nene for the incident and had taken precautions to prevent a similar incident from occuring in the future. - AFP
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