● KFC launched two new limited-time burgers on 2 June 2026: the Portuguese Prego burger and the Argentinian Chimichurri burger. ● The Taste Rivalry campaign positions the two burgers as competing flavours, encouraging customers to pick a side:Team Prego or Team Chimi. ● The Prego burger features a spicy Portuguese Prego sauce on a fluffy […]
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When Familiar Meets Foreign Imagine you walk into a KFC abroad, expecting your usual fried chicken, chips, and maybe a slushy. Instead, you find something so unfamiliar it makes you stare in disbelief. That’s exactly what happened when a Zulu man visiting China filmed his meal and sent Mzansi into a full social media meltdown. […]
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The Countdown Begins: KFC Prepares to Reveal Its Most Famous Secret For decades, KFC’s secret recipe, rumoured to contain 11 herbs and spices has captivated fans worldwide. From backyard copycats to internet sleuths, everyone has wondered what makes the Colonel’s fried chicken so addictive. Now, that curiosity is about to be satisfied. KFC Africa has […]
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In a moment that had South Africans collectively clutching their Streetwise Twos, American streamer IShowSpeed went viral this past week — not for his gaming skills, but for his surprise at spotting a KFC on the streets of Pretoria. The video, shared to TikTok by turbo_x_speed shows the streamer playing a GeoGuessr round when he […]
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The past few weeks saw a mysterious South African AI launch making headlines and causing a stir on social media. The AI, known as KAIIA, reported to be fluent in 11 local languages, trained for local nuance and fine-tuned to Mzansi culture, was leaked via a network of tech enthusiasts. Bongani Moropa, known as @Bonguhni […]
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KFC’s latest advertising campaign has sparked significant discomfort among TikTok users, igniting widespread debate across the platform. The advertisement, titled “All Hail Gravy,” portrays a surreal scene where a man is walking in a forest and is suddenly surrounded by strange-looking people who begin dancing around him as if worshiping. This man is then submerged […]
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South African comedian Trevor Noah once said in one of his standups show that South Africans will make a joke out of everything and that is our copying mechanism. Tiktoker Siso Nduna recently shared a video of himself interrogating hungry criminals in a police van. In the video shared under his account, we see him […]
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Competition closed: We all love summer, but let’s face it: sometimes, it can be too much. That’s why we’ve created a fun, feel-good 5-page release guaranteed to brighten your day—and there’s a surprise waiting for you at the end! But wait, there’s more! We’re giving away 10 KFC vouchers, each worth R50! Tempted? To stand […]
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Aligned with KFC Africa’s bold ambition to champion youth potential, on the 24th of October, the KFC Streetwise Academy hosted its biggest-ever graduation event, with 131 students receiving their nationally recognised certificates. The Streetwise Academy, launched in 2021, is a KFC initiative designed to address skills development and increase opportunities in a sector not typically […]
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Following the 15-year success story of the Add Hope charity initiative, KFC has partnered with yet another impactful organisation that has been working tirelessly to ensure that they make a difference in the country – the Kolisi Foundation. For July, Add Hope will generously give all their funds received from the donors of the R2’s, […]
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This year officially marks the 15th anniversary of KFC’s renowned charity initiative, Add Hope. The program ensures that hunger and malnutrition in the country is eliminated by seeing that children across South Africa have access to a decent meal through the voluntary R2 donations customers make with each purchase at a KFC kiosk. To reflect […]
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KFC has done an outstanding job in creating awareness about the difference South Africans can make in the lives of the less fortunate with their charity initiative called Add Hope. However, one worker has recently faced disciplinary action after failing to ask customers whether they were willing to donate. According to the well-known fast food […]
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