{"id":8514,"date":"2020-09-03T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=8514"},"modified":"2020-09-16T22:01:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T20:01:18","slug":"burger-king-petitions-home-affairs-for-sa-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/burger-king-petitions-home-affairs-for-sa-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"BURGER KING petitions Home Affairs for SA citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"

BURGER KING South Africa has taken to Social Media to ask South Africans to rally behind them on their quest for South African citizenship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a tweet to the Department of Home Affairs, the brand asked \u201chow many RTs to become a citizen?\u201d using the popular \u201chow many RTs for\u201d trade exchange method.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BURGER KING South Africa is so serious about cementing their place in this beautiful country, that they\u2019ll be embarking on a campaign to further entrench their footprint in SA.<\/p>\n

Juan Klopper, Chief Operating Officer at BURGER KING\u00ae South Africa, says the brand now needs the help of its fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Heritage Day just around the corner on 24 September, we need as many retweets as possible so that Home Affairs can see how serious we are about our relationship and commitment to South Africa.<\/p>\n

While they wait for Home Affairs to respond, the brand is also asking fans to teach them unique South Africanisms to help solidify their citizenship.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Ezelna Jones, Burger King\u2019s Marketing Executive says \u201cSouth African society has one of the most diverse and vibrant cultures in the world. Being South African means always making space for one more, ending off your sentence with \u2018shem\u2019, knowing a guy that knows a guy and understanding the difference between \u2018just now\u2019 and \u2018now now\u2019. It means that everyone\u2019s either your auntie, bhuti, sister or uncle and above all else that you value humour and ingenuity.”<\/p>\n

These are the unique qualities we need to be able to demonstrate \u2013 and Burger King needs the help of their fans to understand them all!<\/strong><\/p>\n

BURGER KING has chosen the country\u2019s nation building month to ask South Africans to help #MakeBKMoreSA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe are asking South Africans to suggest as many locally-inspired challenges as possible, to help bring BURGER KING\u00ae even closer with South Africans. We\u2019re happy to learn. Want us to challenge Minister\/foodie Tito Mboweni to a cook off, we\u2019ll do it. Ask us to turn our Extra Long Chilli Cheese Sandwich into a Gatbsy? We\u2019ll try. Anything you can think of that shouts proudly and loudly South African and we\u2019ll give it a go, whatever it takes to call SA home,\u201d says Jones.<\/p>\n

Having only been in South Africa since May 2013, BURGER KING\u00ae is in awe of how quickly South Africans have accepted the brand into their hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

We now want to show our gratitude by embracing and becoming a part of this country\u2019s warm culture. – says Klopper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Burger King may have originated in America, but it is run by South Africans with 97% of the BURGER KING\u00ae South Africa crew being made up of locals. Becoming as South African as we can, is one of their biggest aspirations.<\/p>\n

With only three weeks to go before Heritage Day, BURGER KING\u00ae is urging its fans to get on social media and help with its citizenship aspirations without delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth African culture lies very close to our heart, and BURGER KING is dedicated to bringing a smile to our fans\u2019 faces every day that we can be part of this wonderful country, Klopper concludes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fam, we love SA and feel like it\u2019s time to take our relationship with the country to the next level \u2013 a very official level. But we need your help! Sign our petition and let\u2019s #MakeBKMoreSA \ud83c\udf54 \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 while we wait for @departmentofhomeaffairs to respond to our citizenship application. Click on the link in our bio.<\/a><\/p>\n

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