“Crazy Side Quest”: SA Stunned as Man Works With Minister John Steenhuisen at Bee Farm

• A young man named Jaden spent the day with the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, at a bee farm to see what his job entailed
• Jaden, who is also a model and content creator, worked random jobs, even humorously taking Steenhuisen's position, so that he could raise enough money to see Bafana Bafana play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup
• Members of the online community were in disbelief when they saw the man working with the Democratic Alliance leader

Model and content creator Jaden Hoedemaker joined South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, to get a glimpse of what his job entails. The pair entered the bee farming industry to learn about bees' significant role in agriculture.

Jaden's involvement with the Democratic Alliance leader was part of his online series of working 'random jobs' to raise money to travel to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He shared with online users that he wanted to watch Bafana Bafana play for the Cup, which would be for the first time in 16 years. The international soccer tournament is scheduled from 11 June, 2026 to 19 July, 2026 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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The minister explained to Jaden:

"Bees are the very heart of agriculture. We would have no agricultural production in South Africa if it weren't for bees."

After the content creator visited a bee farm, he attended a panel discussion on the bee industry in South Africa and learned how people can get more involved and access additional opportunities.

Jaden told people online:

"If you’d like to learn more, head to the Department of Agriculture's website and find out how you can get involved in the bee industry."

It is unclear whether Jaden was paid for his 'random job' alongside the minister. In a previous video, he shared that he had raised R9 000 so far to reach his R100 000 target.

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Very few local members of the online community gathered in the comment section to share their thoughts on Jaden's link-up with the South African minister.

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@westtilana shared their opinion with social media users under the post:

"Bees are surely the most important beings for our agriculture."

@021tapes stated with a laugh:

"Crazy side quest."

@031.k03, who was in disbelief, added in the comment section:

"Bro, this is a fever dream. There is no way this happened. Unrelated, the world deserves an @indian.atlantic bee suit. Please make it happen."

@_jordanmacdonald exclaimed to the public:

"Dude, this is insane!"

Watch the Instagram video here on Jaden's account.

3 Other stories about John Steenhuisen

• In another article, Briefly News reported that John denied influencing President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment, Dion George.
• John gunned to retain his seat as the leader of the Democratic Alliance. South Africans weighed in, and some accused him of being power hungry after he became the Minister of Agriculture.
• In September, 2025, John accused two political parties of having no vision while announcing the Democratic Alliance's mayoral candidate for eThekwini.

Source: Briefly News