{"id":2862,"date":"2026-05-29T15:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=184436"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:58:35","slug":"the-streets-got-the-scoop-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/the-streets-got-the-scoop-first\/","title":{"rendered":"The Streets Got the Scoop First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the press release.<br \/>Before the media briefing.<br \/>Before the agency decks.<\/p>\n<p>There was @Marambu on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>A KFC employee accidentally revealed the brand\u2019s upcoming ?5+5 Tuesday promo online, instantly triggering national chaos among hungry South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>The now-viral TikTok can be viewed here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marambu53\/video\/7643886037370080530\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marambu53\/video\/7643886037370080530<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>KFC\u2019s response?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The internet has since declared the employee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMinister of Information\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Plug\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmployee of the Month AND a promotion to Head of National Announcements\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At this point, South Africans trust TikTok cashiers more than official announcements.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Images:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184437\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=184437\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184437 size-full lazyload\" alt width=\"586\" height=\"551\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xKFC-Leak-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.naQ3hmBjIJ.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xKFC-Leak-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.naQ3hmBjIJ.jpg 586w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KFC-Leak-2-300x282.jpg 300w\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 586px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 586\/551;\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KFC Leak. 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There was @Marambu on TikTok. A KFC employee accidentally revealed the brand\u2019s upcoming ?5+5 Tuesday promo online, instantly triggering national chaos among hungry South Africans. The now-viral TikTok can be viewed here:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marambu53\/video\/7643886037370080530 KFC\u2019s response? The internet has since declared the employee: \u201cMinister of Information\u201d \u201cThe &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[406,403,405],"class_list":["type-post","category-mypr","tag-africa","tag-entertainment","tag-myprafrica","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}