"This Desperation is Painful": ANC Member Washes Clothes, Mzansi Amused by Video

• TikTok video mocking ANC election tactics went viral, showing a party member hand-washing laundry to win over voters
• The clip referenced a promise of a loaf of bread per family, drawing widespread ridicule from South Africans online
• Viewers said the stunt reeked of desperation, with many vowing not to be swayed by political handouts

A video poking fun at ANC election tactics took TikTok by storm on 14 July 2026. The clip of ANC members left South Africans in stitches while also striking a nerve.

The clip, posted by @kulidgoose, shows an older man in ANC-branded yellow, green, and black clothing hand-washing laundry. The video also references a promise made to families of one loaf of bread, a detail that many viewers found particularly hard to swallow.

The post spread rapidly, racking up reactions from South Africans who saw it as a symbol of a party scrambling for relevance ahead of an election. Watch the video that got Mzansi talking below:

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Mzansi reacts to ANC

South Africans were not holding back in the comments. Many roasted the ANC for campaigning for botes. Read the comments below:

@TaV said:

"The most painful part is that some idiots are going to fall for this."

@Buyisile Nxumalo wrote:

"This is embarrassing 🫣"

@Izzy commented:

"It's late, they are ruined already, no votes for them 🤣"

@lovely shared:

"May this kind of desperation never locate me. I pray."

@Peter Kuilder joked: "Last kick of a dying horse 😂"

@Jabulani Mahlobo said:

"Guys let vote for them for last time, this desperation is painful 🤣🤣"

@myboys1825 added:

"The ANC is finished. They think we're from Limpopo."

Other Briefly News stories about political parties

• A controversial ANC campaign video from Mpumalanga that shows an elderly woman receiving a single foam mattress prompted significant online backlash.
• The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) party employed an innovative approach to attract voters during the national voter registration drive in South Africa, using a popular Amapiano song to connect.
• Helen Zille's TikTok video showed a stark contrast during the municipal election voter registration period, with an empty ANC table next to a thriving DA one.

Source: Briefly News