2016
Julius Malema — "Pay the bills"
19M+ views in Mzansi
The EFF leader's parliament exchanges became SA's most clipped political content. Mzansi watched sittings like sport.
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When SA politics broke the internet.
2014
Baloyi — "Mina ngizokshaya"
9M+ views in Mzansi
"You want to fight me?" turned a local news interview into South Africa's favourite reaction clip. Still quoted in every argument.
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Ramaphosa — the iPad moment
11M+ views in Mzansi
A family-meeting fumble on live television gave Mzansi weeks of memes during the hardest lockdown months. SA laughed to cope.
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Zuma — the loadshedding dance
16M+ views in Mzansi
Rally footage set against Eskom blackouts became the country's darkest running joke. Loadshedding entered SA meme language here.
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Helen Zille — the dance attempt
8M+ views in Mzansi
A Western Cape campaign dance was clipped, slowed down and shared until it was national comedy. SA politics on the timeline, not the podium.
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Pastor Mboro — heaven and back
12M+ views in Mzansi
The Katlehong pastor's heaven claim became South Africa's first true WhatsApp meme. Mzansi has never let it go.
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