South African Woman Fails To Name 9 Provinces on Map for R4k, Mzansi Amused: “This Is Easy”
- Dream Boys, a group of content creators in Cape Town, told a woman she could win R4 000 if she named all nine provinces on a map
- Unfortunately, the woman failed the challenge, unable to locate the Eastern Cape and a few other provinces
- Social media users in the comment section stressed how important geography was and hoped they could win the money instead
Source: TikTok
Cape Town-based content-creating group Dream Boys hit the city's streets to quiz locals on whether they could point out South Africa's nine provinces on a map for a cash prize. Unfortunately for one woman, it wasn't as easy as it sounded.
On 11 September, 2025, Dream Boys shared on their TikTok account that they were giving away R4 000 for the correct answers. It was the second day of their search for people to correctly name the provinces in 20 seconds, and they were adding R1 000 for every day someone failed the challenge.
The participant could only point out the Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, and the Northern Cape. While the two Capes were identified, the woman couldn't spot the Eastern Cape on the map. She even confused North West for Mpumalanga.
Having failed the challenge, she received a R100 as a consolation prize for her efforts. While it was a loss for her, the next person was set to win R5 000 for the following day.
Facts about South Africa's 9 provinces
The 2020/21 official guide to South Africa from the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) website provided information about each province.
Eastern Cape
- Capital: Bhisho
- Principal languages: isiXhosa (82.7%), Afrikaans (10.3%), English (3.9%)
- Population: 6.6 million
Free State
- Capital: Bloemfontein
- Principal languages: Sesotho (71.9%), Afrikaans (10.9%), isiXhosa (5.7%)
- Population: 2.9 million
Gauteng
- Capital: Johannesburg
- Principal languages: isiZulu (23%), Sesotho (12.7%), English (11.3%), Afrikaans (10.1%)
- Population: 15.8 million
KwaZulu-Natal
- Capital: Pietermaritzburg
- Principal languages: isiZulu (82.5%), English (12.5%), Afrikaans (1%)
- Population: 11.5 million
Limpopo
- Capital: Polokwane
- Principal languages: Sepedi (56%), Tshivenda (17.1%), Xitsonga (16.6%)
- Population: 5.9 million
Mpumalanga
- Capital: Mbombela
- Principal languages: Siswati (29.1%), isiZulu (28.8%), isiNdebele (10.1%), Xitsonga (9.6%)
- Population: 4.7 million
Northern Cape
- Capital: Kimberley
- Principal languages: Afrikaans (56.8%), Setswana (33.4%)
- Population: 1.3 million
North West
- Capital: Mahikeng
- Principal languages: Setswana (71.5%), Afrikaans (8.9%), isiXhosa (5.5%)
- Population: 4.1 million
Western Cape
- Capital: Cape Town
- Principal languages: Afrikaans (46.6%), isiXhosa (31.1%), English (19.6%)
- Population: 7.1 million
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South Africans remain hopeful
A few local members of the online community headed to the comment section, hoping that Dream Boys would one day visit their town or city so that they could claim the monetary prize. Others emphasised the importance of education, specifically highlighting a particular school subject.
An appreciative @assphatlolzzz shared under the post:
"This is actually forcing people to study geography. Thank you, Dream Boys."
@laya.mxx, who had the same thought as the TikTok user above, stated:
"Yoh, this is why geography was a required subject in school, guys."
@inamronoti_, hoping to score the cash, wrote in the comment section:
"Where will you be tomorrow? I need that money for groceries."
@0nxhhh, who felt they could ace the challenge and win big, said:
"This is easy."
@shantelli_p joked with the gents:
"Come to me. I'll even name every person staying in that province."
@gypsie_sage remarked with a laugh:
"All I’m saying is that you are asking Western Cape people this question. They only know Western Cape because it’s a country of its own, according to them peoples."
Check out the TikTok video below:
3 Other stories about South Africa's provinces
- In another article, Briefly News reported on the richest province in South Africa for 2025. The results were based on a combination of factors, such as Gross Domestic Product and the overall contribution to the country's wealth.
- A TikTok video revealed the wealthiest person from each province. The list included business figures from different industries, showing diversity in the sources of wealth.
- In May, 2025, the South African Weather Service warned that four provinces would be hit with a cold front and freezing temperatures, drastically impacting the lives of many citizens.
Source: Briefly News
