Thamsanqa Jantjie, the man accused of "faking" sign language at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, has appeared in a bizarre app advert.

Two employees of the ruling party, who were linked to fake signer Thamsanqa Jantjie, have submitted their resignation letters to the ANC.

Thamsanqa Jantjie – the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service – has been admitted to Sterkfontein hospital, says a report.

The ANC again says it has nothing to do with the appointment of Thamsanqa Jantjie, a sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service.

A report says the "fake" interpreter was employed by a company owned by the ANC’s religious and traditional affairs desk.

The NPA says no court records of a murder case involving the interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial are available but will be traced.

The interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has been convicted of theft and once had a string of criminal charges laid against him.

Thamsanqa Jantjies, the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s FNB Stadium memorial, has revealed that he suffers from schizophrenia.

Following outrage from the deaf community about a possible fake deaf signer at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the government has come to his defence.