New Nandos ‘Mzansipoli’ ad leaves South Africa in stitches

Nandos has left South Africa in stitches with the release of its new “Mzansipoli” advertisement, a hilarious Monopoly-like board game depicting the country’s many social injustices.

“Beat the game that has been playing you,” the company tweeted on Tuesday morning.

Beat the game that has been playing you #Mzansipoli 🎲 pic.twitter.com/8T8l9v76Wz

— NandosSA (@NandosSA) November 26, 2019

South Africans loved Nandos’ daring creativity and, with features like “token Asian”, “black Twitter”, “white privilege” and the “race card”, the ad began trending on Twitter.

So Nandos decided to shade the whole system??😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/LxOiM5AlXT

— SimCard (@CmphiweNtuli_) November 26, 2019

Definitely the ad of the year. 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/wpzbEWgR0S

— Raised in Africa. (@paballo_patsa) November 26, 2019

THIS IS THE BEST AD IN SOUTH AFRICA pic.twitter.com/EhD1Jq1uCd

— elvee the plug 🔌 (@elvee_T) November 26, 2019

Some even expressed their desire to buy “Mzansipoli” for a chance to play.

Okay so where do we purchase pic.twitter.com/MApMQMP8Tu

— Nothando Tembe (@NothandoTembe) November 26, 2019

You need to have this in stores nationwide
I’m ready to purchase #Mzansipoli

I can’t wait to play the race card🤣🤣🤣

— Benjamin Malatsi (@ibe_Benjy) November 26, 2019

If I dont get this game on the next family meal, I want a refund #Mzqnsipoli @NandosSA

— Black (@turbo_zar) November 26, 2019

While others simply loved the ad’s finer moments.

Racist neighbor moves to ORANIA.. TJO TJO TJO pic.twitter.com/NY2RTlzlkw

— Motho Shuu🙋 (💦🐈) (@1stMelvin) November 26, 2019

That shuffle the cabinet 😂

— Edmund Rabe (@edmundrabe) November 26, 2019

Lands on Eskom- “What’s going on there? Nobody knows” pic.twitter.com/1SJajgx9yQ

— 1_A$TIN_5 (@1Tshepo5) November 26, 2019

Meanwhile, everyone else is patiently waiting for some backlash.

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— NandosSA (@NandosSA) November 26, 2019

Feature image: screenshot, @NandosSA via Twitter