Themba Robin’s ‘SkolieOlie’ and the famous looted blue couch. Image: ThembaRobin/Facebook/
2021 in Review: The best ‘Only in SA’ moments of the year
Pouring oil on the floor to stop looters in their tracks or looting a couch worth R70 000, here are the best ‘Only in SA’ moments of 2021:
Themba Robin’s ‘SkolieOlie’ and the famous looted blue couch. Image: ThembaRobin/Facebook/
The best of South Africa…or not? After a video of a South African driver went viral for using a part of a supermarket trolley instead of a spare wheel to get around, numerous comments suggested that something of that calibre “only happens in South Africa”.
Only in South Africa | The best of 2021
After The South African rounded up five classic “only in South Africa” moments, we decided to look at some of the best moments of the entire year:
SA actor introduces ‘SA’s Premium Tsotsi Repellent’ in looting skit
During the July unrest in SA, the comedian Themba Robin advertised “SkolieOlie” – “the perfect oil to keep criminals from stealing your belongings” in response to a security guard going viral for stopping looters in their tracks with cooking oil.
Mzansi tasked to search for looted blue couch
Meanwhile, in July, Sedgars Home asked Mzansi to look out for a unique blue couch worth R70 000 that was looted from their store during the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal.
The couch has since gone viral – and is now even on tour.
Simply the best...Newlyweds welcomed with a song and dance at petrol station
In May 2021, a newlywed couple stopped at a petrol station in South Africa, when they were greeted with song and dance by some curious passersby.
Two rhinos casually roam the streets of Bloemfontein
South Africans tend to laugh when foreigners think wild animals roam the streets, but every once in a while this actually deems to be true. In 2020, citizens were shocked to find a hippo casually strolling through a petrol station, but in 2021, residents in Bloemfontein were taken by surprise when they found two rhinos roaming the streets in the early morning hours of 9 November 2021.
SA taxi video leaves SA in stitches
South Africans are loving a TikTok video featuring a South Africa taxi – who seemingly found its own way from the usual road.
‘Truck wedding’ has netizens amused – and concerned
A video of a “truck wedding” is considered as one of the best moments of the year. In the 30 second clip, the bride and groom can be seen together seated on their wedding loveseat whilst their bridal party, consisting of bridesmaids, groomsmen and several guests are captured sitting in individual seats in the back of the truck.
SANDF soldier struggling to climb into truck goes viral
A video of a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier quickly went viral in July 2021 in South Africa as the soldier seemingly struggled to get into a truck.
In the video, uploaded by Twitter user Greg Davies on 27 July, other soldiers appear to offer assistance in order to get their colleague up and onto the truck. After a while, they seem to give up the task. The ordeal has left many South Africans asking what happened to the fitness tests that must be conducted to be a soldier.
The best safari? Buck interrupts game drive
In August, a group of ladies got more than they bargained for on a game drive when two bucks decided to investigate the inside of the bakkie and got up close and personal with them.
