The lookalike of the former president has since gone viral online – Photo: Twitter
The lookalike of the former president has since gone viral online – Photo: Twitter
It’s been a rather horrible week in the news cycle, so you can consider this as your daily dose of light relief. Social media users in South Africa have been cracking wise, after a video of a Jacob Zuma lookalike went viral.
LOL! Jacob Zuma has a living double…
The man, much younger than his supposed double, was collared by a group of women who noticed the unmistakable likeness. Everything from the shape of his head to that wide-mouthed grin gives us a spooky mirror image of the former president – and fair play to the bloke, he takes it all in his stride.
He poses for selfies with his new-found fan club, while bantering jovially about his appearance. We’d wager this is not the first time he’s been compared to uBaba, and he’s even caught the eye of an ANC minister.
Uploading the footage to his Twitter account on Thursday, Head of Transport Fikile Mbalula dubbed our lookalike as ‘Jacob Zuma Junior’ – a title we’re sure he will probably have to get used to hearing now!
Watch: You can see the Jacob Zuma lookalike here
Jacob Zuma Junior ???????? pic.twitter.com/5XIDNhbROZ
— FIKILE MBALULA | MR FIX (@MbalulaFikile) March 2, 2022
uBaba’s daughter welcomes ‘imposter’ to the family
The living double already has a seal of approval from one of Jacob Zuma’s children, too. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla took a break from stoking pro-Russian sentiments on her Twitter timeline this week to toast the viral sensation.
With tongue planted from in cheek, Zuma-Sambudla incited a laugh-riot on the platform: She suggested that this was the man who served JZ’s prison time last year, after receiving treatment in Cuba…
“Okay. The secret is out! Dad was in Nkandla the whole time, his body double was in Estcourt. We sent the body double to Cuba to perfect the head!”
Duduzile Zumba-Sambudla
