“It Will Always Be Girls”: Students Queue at Capitec ATM at Night After Entrepreneur’s Viral Offer

• A late-night queue outside a Capitec ATM went viral on TikTok, showing a large crowd of mostly female students
• The rush was sparked by entrepreneur Austin Adida Mzukwa, who shared 23 Capitec Cash Send giveaway vouchers online
• Social media users reacted with humour, pointing out how quickly people moved to redeem the free cash codes

A TikTok video showing an unusually busy late-night queue outside a Capitec ATM has gone viral, revealing the moment local students rushed to claim free money. The footage, shared by TikTok user @yoliswalwandlemchunu on 14 October 2026, captured a large group of mostly female students lined up at the machines.

Free cash vouchers trigger late-night rush

The sudden crowd gathered after entrepreneur and content creator Austin Mzukwa posted 23 Capitec Cash Send vouchers online as a giveaway for his social media followers. Eager to redeem the codes before anyone else, local female students quickly assembled at the ATM facility late in the evening. In the video, the students can be seen holding their phones, laughing, and chatting as they waited for their turn to collect the giveaway funds, turning the late-night errand into an energetic gathering.

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Watch the viral TikTok video below:

Mzansi reacts to the cash voucher giveaway madness

The video quickly racked up views and comments from social media users who were amused by the sheer speed and dedication of the crowd redeeming Austin's cash codes:

@Nao_1101 said:

"Humiliation"

@Zik79 added:

"It's getting out of control now; a lovely gesture turned into a country crisis."

@Treasure joked:

"If Capitec was a man 🗿😭."

@Ithama.mgo asked:

"Kant (but) what is happening 🫣?"

@Pedi Hlabirwa 👣 teased:

"It will always be girls."

@Apple S gadgets shared:

"I got R200. I thought it was R500😭but ke sbonga ilunch (thank you for the lunch), Austin ❤️."

3 other articles about Capitec

• A Cape Town digital creator sparked online debate after filming himself slicing his Capitec bank card in half to protest claims connecting the bank's founder to Democratic Alliance (DA) donations.
• Capitec officially dropped the word "Bank" from its registered parent company name to become Capitec Limited, signalling its strategic pivot into an all-in-one financial, insurance, and telecommunications provider.
• A South African woman amused social media users after sharing a viral video showing her successfully paying at a shop using a broken Capitec card that had snapped into two pieces.

Source: Briefly News