Trevor Noah drops in on Cyril Ramaphosa at parliament

Internationally acclaimed SA comedian Trevor Noah was welcomed as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special guest in parliament on Thursday.

Before getting into the serious business of responding to oral questions from MPs‚ Ramaphosa made a special mention of the host of The Daily Show‚ an American satirical show that has catapulted Noah into international stardom.

“Honourable speaker‚ it’s a real joy to welcome Trevor Noah amongst us‚ over there‚” Ramaphosa said as he pointed to Noah amid loud applause and whistling from MPs.

“Trevor‚ I never get this type of applause so I am jealous‚” the president quipped.

“We welcome Trevor‚ he’s come for an assignment, but he’s come home as well.

“I had a moment to chat to him about his work.

“I was particularly impressed about the foundation that he’s set up to work on education which is run by one of his colleagues, Charlene‚ so we applaud him for ploughing back to the country once again.

“But he’s also here to come and look at me and all of you to make fun of me.

“He has promised that he’s going to make fun of me.”