SA Viral Videos 2010 — Mzansi's Top 5
The five biggest South African viral moments of 2010 — from the kasi to the stadium to Mzansi TikTok. Verified view counts as of August 2026, growth context, and official YouTube links only.
- #1SA Viral 🇿🇦120M+ views in Mzansi
Bafana Bafana — Tshabalala's Soccer City goal
Siphiwe Tshabalala's opener in Soweto and the touchline dance became the most replayed footage in South African history. Mzansi's biggest shared moment ever.
- #2SA Viral 🇿🇦24M+ views in Mzansi
The Diski Dance
Taught on SABC and copied in schoolyards from Khayelitsha to Tzaneen, the diski dance was SA's first national choreography. Every South African of a certain age still knows it.
- #3SA Viral 🇿🇦30M+ views in Mzansi
Fan park footage — Durban, Cape Town, Soweto
South Africans filmed their own World Cup on cheap camera phones and uploaded it in numbers for the first time. SA became a nation of creators.
- #4SA Viral 🇿🇦26M+ views in Mzansi
Shakira & Freshlyground — Waka Waka SA verses
Cape Town's Freshlyground put South African voices on the tournament song and made it Mzansi's own. SA music on the biggest stage it has ever had.
- #5SA Viral 🇿🇦14M+ views in Mzansi
Football Friday — SA jersey culture
Offices, schools and government departments across South Africa wore Bafana jerseys every Friday and posted the photos. The first SA social-media participation trend.