Nando's Gets Roasted by Mzansi for Using a Woman’s Video Without Crediting Her: “Pay Her or It’s Exploitation”

Nando's Gets Roasted by Mzansi for Using a Woman’s Video Without Crediting Her: “Pay Her or It’s Exploitation”

  • Nando's trended after they posted a funny video on their Twitter page created by a popular TikTokker
  • Mzansi said the restaurant chain is using the talented influencer's content to increase their engagement
  • Tweeps urged Nando's to credit the content creator on their huge platform and to give her financial assistance

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Nando's gets roasted by Mzansi
Nando's gets criticised for using Dimakatso's video without paying her. Image: Keith Mayhew/Getty and @dimakatsoephesia/TikTok
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Nando's usually gets praised for its funny social media marketing, but people are currently not happy with the brand.

The company posted a video created by @dimakatsoephesia on Twitter and tried to initiate a friendly banter with tweeps.

South Africans replied to the tweet with criticism and said Nando's should not use creators' work without fair compensation.

People started campaigning for Dimakatso and they brought up the fact that she was trying to raise funds to register at the University of Limpopo.

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Many urged Nando's to pay her for the video or at least cover her school fees.

Mzansi's comments about Nando's Twitter post

@MaudMaloma posted:

"I hope you run my girl her money for using her content."

@Karabo_Leo707 said:

"Nando's doesn't have to pay for anything. This is not an ad."

@literockstar mentioned:

"Hope you are running her check as we speak."

@khumotings added:

"Le squeezeng in payment ya hae mo budgeteng."

@LutendoMagoro stated:

"Molokeleng mo industry asseblief."

@CherzaKekana wrote:

"Nando's please locate this child and pay her."

@MightyMoe694 mentioned:

"Please help the lady with registration fees. I know this isn't an ad and you'll don't owe her anything, but please help her out."

@thedogzolice added:

"I hope you paid the girl no copyright infringement."

@Woke_Arts said:

"Pay her or it's exploitation."

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Keeping with the franchise, Briefly News reported that a manager who works at Nando's lost his job over serious allegations. He landed in hot water after one woman took to social media and accused her superior of sexual harassment.

People were horrified by the story of blackmail. Nando's caught wind of the accusations and did not hesitate to do something about it.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za