“Let Kids Be Kids”: Afrikaner Youngsters Promote EFF Tshela Thupa Rally in Video That Divides SA

• A group of young Afrikaner children appeared in a TikTok video promoting the EFF's Tshela Thupa rally at Orlando Stadium on 31 October
• The video, posted by TikTok user @president_thepudi, showed the kids in matching red EFF-branded t-shirts rallying support for the event
• Debate ensued online, with South Africans deeply divided over children being involved in political campaigning

A group of young Afrikaner children turned heads across South Africa after appearing in a TikTok video promoting an EFF rally. Dressed in matching red EFF-branded t-shirts, the kids stood together on a grassy field at dusk, speaking directly to camera in support of the party's Tshela Thupa rally scheduled for 31 October at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.

The clip, posted by TikTok user @president_thepudi, featured persistent on-screen text confirming the rally details. The main speaker addressed viewers in Afrikaans, urging people to join them at Orlando Stadium and mentioning two buses departing from the Delser area, with five more to follow.

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The video by @president_thepudi spread quickly online and split opinion sharply. Many viewers questioned why children were being used to promote a political party, while others saw the clip as a symbol of unity across racial lines. Watch the clip that divided South Africa:

Mzansi reacts to the EFF promo

South Africans flooded the comments section with strong and varied opinions:

@mr_phaks wrote:

"Poverty can lead you to vulnerability"

@Bouts added:

"What people won't do for a free T-shirt these days 😂"

@Matthew wrote:

"Why involve kids in politics???? Leave the kids to be kids."

@ApostleMaria Moholoeng said:

"The people's party is black and white"

@Brenda Nkabinde added:

"Youth that makes sense not racists."

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• Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille generated viral social media attention after a video showed her inside a BMW E30 ("gusheshe") doing smoky burnouts and doughnuts at a campaign event.

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