Former 'Scandal!' Actor Pranks Newbie Into Singing National Anthem: “Welcome to the Team”

• A woman, a newbie at a company, became the victim of a harmless prank when her colleagues sang the national anthem in the office
• Mbulelo Katise, who formerly played Scelo on eTV's Scandal!, led the practical joke and welcomed the newbie to the team
• Many internet users enjoyed the fun shown in the office and shared the times they were pranked or the prankster

A group of office workers playfully pranked their new colleague by rising from their desks to sing the South African national anthem. The harmless practical joke ended in laughter on both sides.

On 10 September, 2025, the TikTok account for SAC Commercial Parts, a local truck parts store, showed former Scandal! star Mbulelo Katise, who played Scelo on the show, heading the prank. After checking his phone for the time, he told his colleagues that they knew what time of day it was. The workers got up from their seats, placed their hands across their chests and began to sing the national anthem.

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After hearing the national anthem play in the background, the newbie smiled and turned away from her computer, clearly amused by what she had witnessed. She then got up and followed suit before the music ended, and the workers burst into laughter.

Mbulelo said to his new colleague:

"Welcome to the team."

National anthem prank humours South Africans

Entertained social media users couldn't help but laugh at the innocent joke, while others shared how they were pranked on their first day at a new company, or how they became the pranksters.

@shazampasazz told the online community:

"When I was 19 and worked at a spares shop, I had to phone all over South Africa for a rear door window for a VW Beetle."

A delighted @phumz1108 stated:

"I love these types of pranks. It shows a happy and healthy work environment."

@elsabethnoble840 wrote in the comment section:

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"I always say there are a lot of us who can live together, work together, dance together, and cry together. I love my South African people!"

@godfreymutheiwana shared what they had to go through as a newbie:

"I was sent to another office to go and collect something called a 'long wait.' The person at the other office just burst into laughter and told me to go back to my office."

@lynitaadams said to social media users:

"I love this prank. It should be made a thing. Yoh, the way I love our anthem. I always cry."

An amused @kabothabana took inspiration from the prank, writing:

"We have two new employees coming in next week Monday. I shall make them sing the Botswana national anthem. Great idea."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that a boss brought a rubber snake to his workshop, giving his mechanics a huge fright after throwing the fake snake at them.
• Staff members at a primary school in the Western Cape pranked their principal by freezing in bizarre positions around the staffroom. The principal unexpectedly froze, too, showing his fun-loving personality.
• An employee looking for a laugh played a random update prank on her kind-hearted boss. Social media users enjoyed it and expressed how beautiful it was to see a healthy working environment.

Source: Briefly News