A red-faced department of tourism tried to cover up its spectacular “bungle in the jungle” on Sunday by deleting a tweet celebrating South African wildlife which had at least four species of animal not found here.
Intended to push South African tourism via our wildlife attractions, the tweet said: “Our flora and fauna remain one of our greatest assets.”
Not SA’s animals
The advert depicted a rhino, zebra, giraffe and several others but also included a tiger, Asian elephants, a tapir and a reindeer, which are not found in South Africa.
A number of bothered people aired their anger on social media platforms.
Roshu (dufhadzwa) tweeted: “Coz why do we have tigers and tapir and…
