A South African sign language interpreter accused of gesturing gibberish during the Nelson Mandela memorial on Tuesday has spoken out.<br /><br /> Thamsanqa Jantjie said he suffers from schizophrenia which affected him during the service.<br /><br /> The 34-year-old told Johannesburg’s Star newspaper he started hearing voices and hallucinating while on stage.<br /><br /> Jantjie explained how the condition has affected him: “I see angels come to the stadium. Sometimes I will react violently on that place. Sometimes I will see things chasing me. You know, I was in a very very difficult position,” he said.<br /><br /> “Please forgive me, but what I was doing, I was doing what I believe is my calling, I was doing what I believe makes a difference to the country,” Jantjie continued.<br /><br /> After the memorial, South Africa’s leading deaf association denounced Jantjie as a “fake.”<br /><br /> The government has admitted he was not a professional interpreter. <br /><br /> This, along with his admissions of past violence and his state of mental health at th
