“Spiderman Was Found Shaking”: Crafty Cape Town Man Hitches a Lift in Style, SA in Stitches

“Spiderman Was Found Shaking”: Crafty Cape Town Man Hitches a Lift in Style, SA in Stitches

  • A fearless gent from the Mother City was captured in a video catching a lift in style
  • The video was taken by a car moving next to his ride and shared on TikTok, where it received many views
  • Social media users could not contain their amusement as they took to the comment section to joke about the situation
A TikTok user left Mzansi entertained after posting content about a hitch-hiker
A man filmed a guy holding on to the back of a moving bus in Cape Town. Image: @abdul_ghakeem_kiet
Source: TikTok

A local gent showed everyone that there’s never a dull moment in Mzansi when he was caught having a good time despite putting his life at risk.

The video was shared on TikTok by user @abdul_ghakeem_kiet and received a lot of likes, views and comments.

Risky but funny move

The video starts as @abdul_ghakeem_kiet's car drives from behind the bus, capturing the man in his work clothes, holding tightly to the back of the bus while in motion.

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Video entertains TikTok users

The video attracted 717K views, 40K likes, and over 300 comments from Mzansi peeps who acknowledged that they love being South African despite all the country's faults. Others extended the humour to the comment feed, sharing their opinions about the risky ride.

User @Olivia🇿🇦 noted:

"When these things happen, there are never police or traffic cops on the road."

User @The Fuzmonster joked:

"When she says come over I'm home alone, but you don't have bus fare."

User @Jo said:

"Spiderman was found shaking fingers and hands, hold on😅😂🥰"

User @Whohooekse said:

"Well, well, well 😂😂😂 Why is it always the same people?"

User @LSGLuxurycars added:

"Respect the man. It’s not my choice. Even the rich lack R100; what about the poor? The economy's crazy."

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User @Delightphil noted:

"That's poverty and risking it all to get to work."

Mzansi friends hitch-hike in a bakkie to a picnic

In another Briefly News article, a video of friends hitch-hiking at the back of a bakkie to hold their picnic left the online community members touched.

Social media users praised the huns for enjoying their lives to the fullest and ensuring they enjoy their young lives.

Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za

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