No sympathy for Mantashe following ‘this job will kill me’ quip

24 Oct 2016

Avantika Seeth

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ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Jabu Kumalo

Gwede Mantashe may have been joking when he quipped that his job would kill him, but it made sure he would be trending on social media – and Twitter users wasted no time joining in.

This morning #GwedeMantashe was trending following the reaction by users to a News24 article titled “This job will kill me – Gwede Mantashe”.

In the article, Mantashe spoke about his long and strenuous time spent as the ANC secretary-general and the toll that it had taken on him.

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