“He’s 100% Correct”: Landowner Shuts Down Soup Kitchen After Volunteers Arrive in Political Regalia

• A landowner in the Eastern Cape confronted volunteers running a soup kitchen on his property after they arrived wearing ANC-branded clothing
• The property owner had set a strict condition that the community project remain non-political, and he felt the agreement had been broken
• The viral TikTok video sparked a wave of support for the landowner, with many South Africans saying he was right to enforce his rules

A South African landowner drew widespread support after he confronted volunteers at a soup kitchen operating on his private property, when several of them arrived wearing ANC-branded clothing and volunteer T-shirts. The video, posted by @newsnexussa on TikTok on 29 September 2026, shows the visibly frustrated property owner confronting the group.

He reminded them of a clear agreement: the community project was to remain completely non-political. The presence of ANC branding, he argued, violated that understanding entirely. The organisers tried to explain that the food being distributed was intended for everyone in the community, regardless of political affiliation. But the landowner was firm. No political parties, he said, were welcome on his land, and he shut the soup kitchen down on the spot.

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Landowner stands his ground

The clip struck a nerve across South Africa. Many viewers felt that the volunteers had undermined what could have been a genuinely community-centred initiative by allowing political branding into the space. The concern raised in the comments was that attaching a political party's image to a food programme could be seen as a way of winning favour ahead of elections, using hunger as leverage.

For the landowner, the issue was straightforward. He had offered his property for a purpose, with one clear condition attached. When that condition was not honoured, he exercised his right to withdraw his cooperation.

Watch the confrontation that sparked a viral debate in the TikTok video below:

Mzansi backs the landowner

South Africans in the comments section had plenty to say:

@Charmaine Petser wrote:

"He is 100% correct!"

@llymom added:

"Give this man his flowers 🌸."

@Grizelx shared:

"They want to make it look like the ANC provides for votes."

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@Suz 🌿 put it plainly:

"He wants to help feed hungry people, and they want to promote potholes 😀."

@Thabiso Moemi said:

"We all need to be like this man, and stay neutral."

@Mrs G'Jay concluded:

"That's his property, and clearly he made it clear: no political party."

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Source: Briefly News