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The South African who provided bogus sign language for Nelson Mandela's memorial last year has been hired to feature in a new advertising campaign for a live-streaming app. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who sparked outrage with his gibberish translation of eulogies -- including those by US President Barack Obama and Mandela's grandchildren -- is now the face of a commercial for Livelens. The commercial kicks off with him introducing himself: \"Hi I'm Thamsanqa Jantjie from Nelson Mandela's funeral.\" \"Believe me, I'm a real sign language interpreter, I speak signed language – not,\" he signs to the backdrop of a female voiceover.
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