President Jacob Zuma's booing at the Nelson Mandela memorial is a topical issue here in South Africa, with local media leading with headlines such as "Rain boo nation".
Calling this the "beginning of the end" of Mr Zuma's presidency would be overstating it - but it was humiliating.
Mr Zuma sat quietly with a stern look on his face as several thousands of people booed each time his face appeared on a big screen at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium during Mr Mandela's rain-drenched state send-off.
The heckling crowd had to be called into order a number of times, and Mr Zuma managed to deliver his factual but unmoving speech.
The address was a disappointment for those who were hoping he would use the opportunity to speak from the heart, to tell the world about his friend and comrade.
He got a few cheers in the end, which I would imagine pleased him.
'Embarrassment in front of visitors'
Still, being booed in front of world leaders including US President Barack Obama, who got the loudest applause of all the day's speakers, could not have been fun.