"That is Insane": SA Content Creator Reviews R33,000-a-Month Pretoria Flat, Mzansi Reacts
- A creator mocked a Menlo Park, Pretoria, flat listed at R33,000 a month in her What The P*** series
- The 97-square-metre apartment has a doorless main bathroom, and tenants would need R66,000 upfront for rent and deposit
- South Africans questioned the price, compared Pretoria’s rental market with Cape Town and joked about the flat’s tiny counter
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A South African content creator left Mzansi in stitches after tearing apart a Pretoria rental listing that dared to ask R33,000 a month for a two-bedroom flat.
@imunboliviabell posted the review on 30 September 2026 as part of her running series, *What The P***, where she scrolls through property listings with a pink furry microphone and a healthy dose of sarcasm. This time, her target was a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom apartment in Menlo Park, Pretoria, sitting at 97 square metres and asking R33,000 per month.
She walked viewers through the listing photo by photo. The entrance opened into a long, narrow corridor that accounted for the entire ground floor. The kitchen and lounge were there, along with a small counter-top that doubled as a dining area.
"This has got to be the most expensive cutting board I've ever seen in my life."
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R66,000 to move in
The main bedroom was the centrepiece of the review. It included a bathroom with no door, meaning anyone in the bed had a direct line of sight, smell, and sound to whoever was inside. At R33,000 a month, he pointed out, the deposit and first month's rent would set a new tenant back R66,000 before they had even unpacked a bag.
She also noted that splitting the unit with a flatmate would not be straightforward. The second bedroom was noticeably smaller, meaning the person taking the main room would logically pay more than half, making a 50/50 split nearly impossible to justify.
View the Instagram video below:
Mzansi reacts to the Menlo Park listing
South Africans in the comments had plenty to say on her page:
@antonischonken said:
"That is insane."
@tink01bell added:
"When did Pretoria get Cape Town's audacity..."
@irrevegram commented:
"Literally doing the lord's work 🙌🏽"
@chantal.abbey.73 replied:
"The most expensive cutting board."
@fish.a.t.vis wrote:
"I'd expect max 15k for this place, and even that is pushing my willingness to pay that."
@amanda_jane_meyer shared:
"Bathrooms without doors should be illegal. I'm writing to Ramaphosa."
@raeesa_and_fam laughed:
"The stairs aaaaall the way back to your parents 😂"
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