Subscribe to ITN News: http://bit.ly/itnytsub The South African sign language interpreter accused of miming gibberish at the Nelson Mandela memorial says no one has ever called his skills into question before. Thamsanqa Jantjie says he has been an interpreter for nine years and is qualified although the government has now said he is not a professional. "I've got a training as an ordinary interpreter, necessary skills as interpreter, that's why I get a job as an interpreter, not further than that" he added. Jantjie has appeared at various ANC events signing on stage and says this is the first time anyone has questioned his skills. "My worry is that if I was doing something that is speechless for all these years, why were they quiet these organisations, these universities, these institutions, then it's a question that has to be asked before they call me a fake," he said. He went on to describe how he started to see angels and grew frightened while trying to maintain the sign language. Efforts by various media organisations to contact SA Interpreters who hired out Mr Jantjie's services have so far failed. Report by Ashley Fudge. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itn Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/itn Add us on Google+: http://bit.ly/17z0Dpd More stories from ITN: North Korean leader calls for execution of his uncle: http://bit.ly/18YF4S1 Nelson Mandela memorial signer gives radio interview: http://bit.ly/18nWPtk Anchorman's Steve Carell interrupts Daybreak weather update: http://bit.ly/1fmPUjD 40-year-old foetus found inside elderly woman: http://bit.ly/19jOx4c Mandela memorial sign language interpreter branded a "fake": http://bit.ly/18CSGQa Ancient lake on Mars evidence of life? http://bit.ly/1goJnrQ RARE HANDSHAKE- President Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro: http://bit.ly/J4LzGt South African president booed before Mandela memorial speech: http://bit.ly/1bU7NaC Violent fight breaks out at Brazilian football match: http://bit.ly/1iPJoae Lenin statue torn down and smashed with hammers in Ukraine: http://bit.ly/1gStKGx A gingerbread house you can actually live in? Check it out: http://bit.ly/1f3PDlN Nelson Mandela dies at 95: A tribute to the South African leader- http://bit.ly/1jt1iNB Nelson Mandela's very first television interview: http://bit.ly/18noRD4 Inspiring moment a man is rescued three days after his boat sank: http://bit.ly/1hAj81P CCTV captures the moment Paul Walker's car burst into flames: http://bit.ly/INfDHe Check out Truthloader, the new home of citizen journalism on YouTube. Subscribe now at http://bit.ly/tldrsub See 2013's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/14iM9r5 See our Biggest Videos of All Time: http://bit.ly/11GI36D See 2012's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/18R1boW

• published: 13 Dec 2013
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