“Cook for Me Also”: SA Woman Pays Stranger R500 To Cook Her a Meal in Tembisa Township
- A South African content creator paid a stranger R500 to cook for her in Tembisa, Gauteng with just a R100 budget
- The two women walked the streets as they shopped for groceries together, spending the money in different places
- Viewers loved the warm mother-daughter energy between the mama and the creator as they shared the mama's meal
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A South African content creator gave Mzansi something to smile about when she handed a stranger R500 and asked her to cook a full meal from scratch with a R100 budget.
The video, shared by @skuba_za on Instagram on 8 July 2026, follows the creator as she travels by taxi with cash in hand, ready to see just how far a modest budget stretches in a Tembisa home.
She finds a mama and the two women shopped together and got onions, mielie meal, that cost just R5 and got greens from a vendor. The older woman, then took charge of the stove and cooked pap, morogo, and chicken livers, which both women ate.
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View the video below:
Mzansi reacts to the meal challenge
Viewers flooded the comments with warmth and humour on her page:
@yung_earn said:
"This is so cool 🥰"
@nandi_sipengane laughed:
"Mama is like me 😂 'no married' ❤️😂😂"
@etc_tanya_ wrote:
"Something about this shot made me smile Shem ✨✨✨"
@si.meon2521 commented:
"She is very beautiful 😍"
@thanks_mhlongo noted:
"She passed the vibe check"
@iamgailbaron added:
"A whole meal for R100... no Mamma please cook for me also"
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