“I Feel Safer with a Wooden Spoon”: SAPS Officers Struggling with Wall in Obstacle Course Amuses SA

• • A video of SAPS trainees tackling an obstacle course, set to Mandoza's Nkalakatha, went viral in October 2026
• • The footage, posted by TrotsOudtshoorn on Facebook, showed trainees vaulting a vertical pole obstacle during outdoor drills
• • South Africans flooded the comments with sharp jokes about police fitness and readiness

A training video of South African Police Service recruits has gone viral, and not entirely for the right reasons. Posted to Facebook in October 2026 by the page TrotsOudtshoorn, the clip quickly sparked a wave of reactions from South Africans who had plenty to say about what they saw.

The outdoor footage, overlaid with an on-screen "SAPS Training" caption and backed by Mandoza's classic "Nkalakatha (Remastered)," shows trainees working through a physical obstacle course.

The session by TrotsOudtshoorn begins with a foot race before moving on to a vaulting drill over a vertical pole. While the energy in the video is upbeat, many viewers in the comments were not as impressed. Watch the SAPS training video that got Mzansi talking:

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The clip attracted dozens of sharp, funny and at times deeply sceptical comments. Many South Africans questioned whether the officers shown would be able to handle real-world policing situations, while others turned the video into full comedy territory.

Campbell Web wrote:

"I feel safer armed with a wooden spoon after watching this..."

Jaques Jaques had a creative suggestion:

"I can improve that training easily for the sprint: do it close to a KFC, and for the wall jump, put a Street Wise 2 on the other side."

BillyEveryday Sathekge was blunt:

"You guys can't even jump a small wall like that?"

Benny Daniel Ngqolwazane added:

"Thieves can jump that panel without touching it 😩."

Hâdez Hêll raised a practical concern:

"What if on the job, there's nobody to help you over the fence."

Tsepo Maganedisa shared:

"I was looking forward to seeing those 2 ladies trying to jump the wall 🤣"

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Spha Tumelo Nthato commented:

"Nyaope boys will get away from these ones 🫢"

Rene Myburgh summed up the mood for many:

"O noooooo we are doomed 🙄"

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Source: Briefly News