Zimbabwean Shows What R8k Gets in South Africa in Video of Grocery Haul

• Zimbabwean TikTok creator @tawonga_matsikidze shared a bulk grocery haul costing R8,162, filmed at her home on 4 August 2026
• The haul consisted mostly of non-perishable household items and cleaning products bought in bulk
• South Africans flooded the comments with mixed reactions, questioning where all the food was

A South Africa-based TikTok creator gave viewers a close look at what R8,162 buys when shopping in bulk, and the video quickly divided opinion online. @tawonga_matsikidze posted the haul video on 4 August 2026, filming from home with stacks of groceries and household products.

The items on display leaned heavily towards cleaning products and household essentials: soap, Sunlight liquid, Handy Andy, toilet paper, fish oil, rooibos, and various other pantry staples spread across multiple brands.

Many were quick to point out that meat, vegetables, and other perishables were nowhere in sight, prompting some to wonder whether the haul was more of a storage run than a weekly shop. Others found humour in the mix of brands, with one viewer joking about the identity crisis of having multiple teas, soaps, and toothpastes on the go at once. The sheer volume of cleaning supplies @tawonga_matsikidze bought also raised eyebrows among those living alone, who said the stock would easily last them years.

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Watch the full haul below:

Mzansi reacts to grocery haul

South Africans in the comments had a lot to say:

@Nathi 👨‍🔬 wrote:

"Eight thousand rand of things you cannot mix to get a meal?"

@maVeelakazi said:

"I guess we will eat Protex."

@Khay joked:

"Relax guys, maybe it's a stokvel."

@Keanan Williams asked:

"How many people are in the house for all that soap, Sunlight and Handy Andy? All that toilet paper? No ways! Where is the food? This bulk buying is illogical. All that fish oil? What will you be frying every hour?"

@zano shared:

"Some of these things would last me up to 3 years living alone."

@Keaᥫ᭡ added:

"They would last me a full year, sana."

@Thick barbie💕❤️ laughed:

"Today we are eating grape juice with Sunlight liquid."

Other Briefly News stories of groceries

• Tsontso Zandile Ndlovu's jaw-dropping grocery haul, which drew significant attention online after her shopping bill reached over R9 000.
• A Zimbabwean mother's impressive grocery haul from a Dairibord depot, which showcased how far the local currency can stretch for family treats.
• South African mother Siphesihle Langelihle showed her grocery haul funded by her R580 SASSA grant, igniting discussions among fellow parents about budgeting.

Source: Briefly News