NEW: Stop exaggerating SA's problems: Zuma

"We exaggerate our problems and make people think that South Africans are funny people; whilst in reality people envy to be South Africans," he said during an address celebrating Reconciliation Day at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth.

In one of South Africa’s stranger public holiday commemorations on Wednesday, thousands gathered in various cities to participate in #ZumaMustFall marches, while President Jacob Zuma himself called for people not to exaggerate the country’s problems for fear of being considered "funny".

Zuma faced a backlash after he announced last week that he was replacing Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene with ANC MP Des van Rooyen. There was a public outcry and calls for Zuma to be recalled over the move, which saw the rand reach record lows. Four days after the announcement Zuma backtracked, replacing Van Rooyen with Pravin Gordhan as finance minister, which saw the rand recover somewhat.


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