Skhumba offers to deliver budget speech

Skhumba, who is now known as the “People’s Side Bae” because of his role in the OLX commercials, drafted an open letter to the newly elected President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.

In the letter that he shared on his social media platforms, Skhumba says to the president, “Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment to the highest office in the land. As a champion of economic freedom in our lifetime myself, I can understand the pressures that comes with having such a ‘gandaganda’ responsibility.”

Since January this year, Skhumba has been dishing out tips on how people can set themselves economically free. His humourous tips include selling a double bed for a single bed if you are single, because “single beds are for single people.” He also advises mothers to visit their room dividers and get rid of the beautiful plates they keep for visitors who never come to visit.

In the open letter, the People's Side Bae also gives President Ramaphosa advises on what he should do with certain items that were used by his predecessor, Former President Jacob Zuma.

“Mr. President, I would suggest that you should sell uBaba’s (Former President Jacob Zuma) old furniture and send him some money for a…new start,” advises Skhumba.

In closing his open letter, Skhumba quoted the grandfather of Spiderman in a Blu-Ray DVD that can be found on OLX for an affordable price where he said, “With great power comes great responsibility,” and he assured the president of the republic that he is ready for that responsibility.

The budget speech is expected to take place tomorrow in Parliament. If President Cyril Ramaphosa does not consider the People's Side Bae's offer to deliver the budget speech, current Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba will do the honours.

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