SA Responds to DJ’s Staggering R225 000 Alcohol Bill: “Why R30 Tip?”

SA Responds to DJ’s Staggering R225 000 Alcohol Bill: “Why R30 Tip?”

  • A Durban-based entertainer recently sparked a buzz on social media when he spent over R200 000 on alcohol
  • The alcohol bill caught the attention of South Africans on social media, who questioned its owner
  • The staggering R225 000 receipt shows that the DJ settled the bill on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, after midnight
DJ's R225 000 bill trends on social media
A DJ spends R225 000 on alcohol at a club. Image: Don_Wavie
Source: TikTok

A popular South African DJ, who prefers to stay anonymous, left South Africans shaken recently when he spent over R200 000 on booze.

The latest bill follows DJ Bongz's R265 000 alcohol bill, which trended on social media back in August 2025.

South Africans were also furious with the mysterious DJ, who flexed his money and only tipped the waiter R30.

The South African reported on Friday, 19 September 2025, that the Durban DJ spent a jaw-dropping R225 000 on alcohol.

Social media user Don_Wavie shared the massive bill on his TikTok account and captioned the post:

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"Ngathi sizophelezela abantu emhlabeni because wow," (It's like we are here on earth to accompany people, because wow).

The receipt shows that the customer settled the bill on 19 August 2025, at 00:52.

South Africans react to the R225 000 bill

BellaManda248 said:

"Until you realize he is part of the that business and that money was stolen, and now they are cleaning it. They are not losing anything; instead they want to put into the business accounts in a good way."

Miss_zondi reacted:

"I will never understand this kind of lifestyle."

Amie083 wrote:

"No one can spend hard-earned money like that😭😭 never."

Lebeko Reggie said:

"I'm not going to point out which price on the slip, but I can see my salary 😭😭😭😭."

No user name replied:

"Le (this one) it's either yimali (money) ye RAF, Tender, Powder, ye Heist government brown envelope akekho umuntu osebenzayo ongadla Imali so," (There's no one who can spend their money like this).

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PLK said:

"The tip should be R22 507😂."

SLICEXGYMY wrote:

"That 24 Ice Tropez alone would’ve shattered my bank balance😭😭."

i_am_Charlamagne replied:

"So after all the purchase, the money comes back clean🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣."

tk_🐞 responded:

"R30 tip 😭😭 I would call the Hawks immediately."

Kelirah said:

"Mina, I'm stingy and I'm very careful with my money when I go to the bottle store."

Rirhandzu Sithole commented:

"It must be nice to spend such money on an early Tuesday morning😭😭in our lacking economy."
SA slams DJ for tipping waiter R30 on R225 000 bill
SA is stunned by DJ's R225 000 alcohol receipt. Image: Don_Wavie
Source: TikTok

Massive booze bill close to R200k has Saffas shook

In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that a social media user, @DlalaChampion, had South Africans in a heated debate after sharing a bill that reflected a huge sum of money.

The large alcohol bill shows that some big spenders bought booze in a club worth close to R200k and spent as much as R12K per bottle.

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People are airing their views about whether spending so much money on alcohol in one day is selfish or not, while some think there's a hidden game at play.

Source: Briefly News

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Rae Seleme (Entertainment editor) Rae Seleme is a seasoned entertainment writer who kickstarted her writing career on TVSA. She has published articles on Iharare, ZAlebs, The South African before joining Briefly News. Rae obtained her BA Media Studies degree at the University of Limpopo, a copywriting postgraduate diploma from AAA School of Advertising and a PGCE at Unisa. Email: contact@briefly.co.za