Amazing advert, and amazing reponse to complaints: “I don’t think apologising is Nando’s style"
Full article: http://www.zimeye.org/?p=40940
Straight to the advert:
Full article: http://www.zimeye.org/?p=40940
Straight to the advert:
Nandos refuses to apologise to Robert Mugabe
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KZNSeagull
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Nando's have pulled it now from the TV. This happens every year - they produce a controversial advert and then pull it a couple of days later. There is still one on YouTube about Julius Malema from a couple fo years ago, which is a cracker if you know anything about him.
This was on the SA press association an hour ago:
The "last dictator standing" TV commercial currently running in South Africa will be cancelled, the Nando's restaurant chain said on Thursday.
"We've noted with concern the political reaction emanating out of Zimbabwe, including perceived threats against Nando's Zimbabwe's management, staff and customers," the company said in a statement.
On Tuesday, a militant youth group loyal to Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe called for a boycott of Nando's because of the ad.
Nando's SA said it took these threats very seriously and would no longer flight the TV commercial as part of its festive season campaign.
"We feel strongly that this is the prudent step to take in a volatile climate and believe that no TV commercial is worth risking the safety of Nando's staff and customers."
The commercial shows Mugabe dining alone at Christmas, his empty table set for departed dictators, including Muammar Gaddafi.
To the soundtrack of Mary Hopkin's hit song "Those Were the Days," the commercial shows an actor playing Mugabe reminiscing about his times with former dictators. It portrays him and Gaddafi engaging in a water pistol fight, with Gadhafi wielding a golden AK-47.
Mugabe also makes sand angels with Iraq's Saddam Hussein, sings karaoke with Chairman Mao, and holds overthrown Ugandan dictator Idi Amin astride a tank.
The head of Nando's Zimbabwe franchise said it was not informed of the South African television and press campaign.
It is an offence under Zimbabwean law to insult Mugabe or undermine the authority of his office.
No apology though.
This was on the SA press association an hour ago:
The "last dictator standing" TV commercial currently running in South Africa will be cancelled, the Nando's restaurant chain said on Thursday.
"We've noted with concern the political reaction emanating out of Zimbabwe, including perceived threats against Nando's Zimbabwe's management, staff and customers," the company said in a statement.
On Tuesday, a militant youth group loyal to Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe called for a boycott of Nando's because of the ad.
Nando's SA said it took these threats very seriously and would no longer flight the TV commercial as part of its festive season campaign.
"We feel strongly that this is the prudent step to take in a volatile climate and believe that no TV commercial is worth risking the safety of Nando's staff and customers."
The commercial shows Mugabe dining alone at Christmas, his empty table set for departed dictators, including Muammar Gaddafi.
To the soundtrack of Mary Hopkin's hit song "Those Were the Days," the commercial shows an actor playing Mugabe reminiscing about his times with former dictators. It portrays him and Gaddafi engaging in a water pistol fight, with Gadhafi wielding a golden AK-47.
Mugabe also makes sand angels with Iraq's Saddam Hussein, sings karaoke with Chairman Mao, and holds overthrown Ugandan dictator Idi Amin astride a tank.
The head of Nando's Zimbabwe franchise said it was not informed of the South African television and press campaign.
It is an offence under Zimbabwean law to insult Mugabe or undermine the authority of his office.
No apology though.
brakespear
Doctor Worm
great video, some of the comments on the story are worth a read too.
Great ad. Like
Double Hard Bastard
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- Oct 16, 2006
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That advert was genius
Kalimantan Gull
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It is good, quite risky for their staff in Zimbabwe though!
pastafarian
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that is great advertising
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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That frog has been in our office.
Publius Ovidius
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