One young man has captivated South Africa's attention with his genius hack, which has gone viral on social media.

The boy's creativity, as seen in an online clip, left South Africans in awe after he used KFC packaging to wrap his school books.

@somilazweni's resourceful act was shared on TikTok, where the student proudly showcased his neatly covered books, sparking admiration and conversations about innovative ways to save money.

The video has over 900,000 views, 89,000 likes and 1,790 comments.

SA schools reopen for the first term of the year on January 13.


INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO COVER SCHOOL BOOKS

Back-to-school expenses are often quite high, so to ease the load, one can use these budget-friendly ways to cover school books using recyclable materials in the house.

Newspaper: Use old newspapers as covers. They are affordable, eco-friendly, and can be decorated with markers or stickers for a fun look.

Brown Paper Bags: Make use of brown grocery bags as durable book covers. Cut them to size and personalise them with drawings or labels.

Recycled Calendar Pages: Large, vibrant calendar pages can be repurposed into beautiful, functional book covers.

Reused Wrapping Plastic: Save plastic wraps from packages or other items to use as waterproof book covers.

Old Magazines or Posters: Use large pages from old magazines or posters to create unique covers.

Gift Wrap: Repurpose leftover gift wrap to add a colourful touch to school books.

Bros are you kidding me right now...?

This thing Nigerian kids have been doing since 19 gbelele.

We used old newspaper and calendar wrappers. So this is a new innovation in south Africa?

Wow...!

brain54:
Bros are you kidding me right now...?

This thing Nigerian kids have been doing since 19 gbelele.

We used old newspaper and wrappers. So this is a new innovation in south Africa?

Wow...!

No mind the guy, when I get say Satafricans are still living in the stone age era some will say they are the most deverope part of Africa...



Something that even I did while in primary school is what these Satafricans are seeing as something unique or maybe they just want to advertise KFC.

christejames:


No mind the guy, when I get say Satafricans are still living in the stone age era some will say they are the most deverope part of Africa..

Something that even I did while in primary school is what these Satafricans are seeing as something unique or maybe they just want to advertise KFC.

Wow you guys have been starving for the longest of time. Clearly rice stampedes aren't a new thing. South Africans actually buy brand new wrapping paper for school books. It's the norm.

Re u guys kidding me?? I did this 25yrs ago! During my pry sch days,

RandDigital:


Wow you guys have been starving for the longest of times. Clearly rice stampedes aren't a new thing. South Africans actually buy brand new wrapping paper for school books. It's the norm.

Lionessza6, Our past is your future

RandDigital:


Wow you guys have been starving for the longest of times. Clearly rice stampedes aren't a new thing. South Africans actually buy brand new wrapping paper for school books. It's the norm.

You sound like a broken record no offence...

This is utter rubbish. Book that boys who are now men dey rap back then. I hissed loud hiss

EmperorCaesar:


Lionessza6, Our past is your future

You wish. SA is not tinubulated and never will be.

Shoprite knowing where it's bread is buttered, not in Hunger-geria where there's zero market.

https://www.news24.com/news24/bi-archive/shoprite-to-open-275-new-stores-at-a-minimum-in-2023-225-will-be-in-sa-2022-9

christejames:


You sound like a broken record no offence...

Thick skulls need consistent drumming. No offense either.

Op they mad, this thing way we dey use old calender, magazine and newspaper do that year, I did this like 20 years ago

RandDigital:
One young man has captivated South Africa's attention with his genius hack, which has gone viral on social media.

The boy's creativity, as seen in an online clip, left South Africans in awe after he used KFC packaging to wrap his school books.

@somilazweni's resourceful act was shared on TikTok, where the student proudly showcased his neatly covered books, sparking admiration and conversations about innovative ways to save money.

The video has over 900,000 views, 89,000 likes and 1,790 comments.

SA schools reopen for the first term of the year on January 13.


INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO COVER SCHOOL BOOKS

Back-to-school expenses are often quite high, so to ease the load, one can use these budget-friendly ways to cover school books using recyclable materials in the house.

Newspaper: Use old newspapers as covers. They are affordable, eco-friendly, and can be decorated with markers or stickers for a fun look.

Brown Paper Bags: Make use of brown grocery bags as durable book covers. Cut them to size and personalise them with drawings or labels.

Recycled Calendar Pages: Large, vibrant calendar pages can be repurposed into beautiful, functional book covers.

Reused Wrapping Plastic: Save plastic wraps from packages or other items to use as waterproof book covers.

Old Magazines or Posters: Use large pages from old magazines or posters to create unique covers.

Gift Wrap: Repurpose leftover gift wrap to add a colourful touch to school books.

Whenever your south African men are not raping people, gulping alcohol or taking drugs, they are busy inventing rubbish that Nigerian boys, now men did 27 years ago with their notebooks when still in primary school.

If not for the white people that refused to leave your country eh, u ugly folks would still be living on trees and in small huts because y'all lack innovative ideas.

Now take this mediocre invention out of this Blog and go post it in your kwa-Zulu natal blog where your types would celebrate this rubbish.

brain54:
Bros are you kidding me right now...?

This thing Nigerian kids have been doing since 19 gbelele.

We used old newspaper and calendar wrappers. So this is a new innovation in south Africa?

Wow...!

like😂

I remembered when I used my dad campaign posters to do this rubbish…the worst part was that I was sharing it to my classmates

The day my father found out….omor
Story for another day 😂😂😂😂

brain54:
Bros are you kidding me right now...?

This thing Nigerian kids have been doing since 19 gbelele.

We used old newspaper and calendar wrappers. So this is a new innovation in south Africa?

Wow...!

Wow no be small 😂😂

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christejames:





No mind the guy, when I get say Satafricans are still living in the stone age era some will say they are the most deverope part of Africa...



Something that even I did while in primary school is what these Satafricans are seeing as something unique or maybe they just want to advertise KFC.

So wrapping of book is a sign of advancement now?

If anything is connotes lack of it.

CodeTemplarr:
So wrapping of book is a sign of advancement now?

If anything is connotes lack of it.

Tell that to that Satafricans

brain54:
Bros are you kidding me right now...?

This thing Nigerian kids have been doing since 19 gbelele.

We used old newspaper and calendar wrappers. So this is a new innovation in south Africa?

Wow...!

Brings back memories.

RandDigital:
One young man has captivated South Africa's attention with his genius hack, which has gone viral on social media.

The boy's creativity, as seen in an online clip, left South Africans in awe after he used KFC packaging to wrap his school books.

@somilazweni's resourceful act was shared on TikTok, where the student proudly showcased his neatly covered books, sparking admiration and conversations about innovative ways to save money.

The video has over 900,000 views, 89,000 likes and 1,790 comments.

SA schools reopen for the first term of the year on January 13.


INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO COVER SCHOOL BOOKS

Back-to-school expenses are often quite high, so to ease the load, one can use these budget-friendly ways to cover school books using recyclable materials in the house.

Newspaper: Use old newspapers as covers. They are affordable, eco-friendly, and can be decorated with markers or stickers for a fun look.

Brown Paper Bags: Make use of brown grocery bags as durable book covers. Cut them to size and personalise them with drawings or labels.

Recycled Calendar Pages: Large, vibrant calendar pages can be repurposed into beautiful, functional book covers.

Reused Wrapping Plastic: Save plastic wraps from packages or other items to use as waterproof book covers.

Old Magazines or Posters: Use large pages from old magazines or posters to create unique covers.

Gift Wrap: Repurpose leftover gift wrap to add a colourful touch to school books.

What Nigerian schoolchildren in the ’80s did to protect their exercise book covers from wear and tear is what you ignorantly applaud in 2025. 😂😂😂😂

christejames:





Tell that to that Satafricans

Going viral for wrapping a book doesnt equate to them seeing virtue or sophistry in the act

muyico:
Re u guys kidding me?? I did this 25yrs ago! During my pry sch days,

I tire


Calendar suffer for my hand tire, na him these people Dey see as big deal

RandDigital:


Thick skulls need consistent drumming. No offense either.

your empty skull is filled with only hard drugs n how to rape

Dirty dingbats

Sharpsharp00123:
your empty skull is filled with only hard drugs n how to rape

Dirty dingbats

Go scavenge for food, Rice Stampede-gerian.

kingbee90:

Whenever your south African men are not raping people, gulping alcohol or taking drugs, they are busy inventing rubbish that Nigerian boys, now men did 27 years ago with their notebooks when still in primary school.

If not for the white people that refused to leave your country eh, u ugly folks would still be living on trees and in small huts because y'all lack innovative ideas.

Now take this mediocre invention out of this Blog and go post it in your kwa-Zulu natal blog where your types would celebrate this rubbish.

You invented poverty before SA? What an achievement Mr Rice Stampede-gerian 👎🏾😂😂😂

free2ryhme:


What Nigerian schoolchildren in the ’80s did to protect their exercise book covers from wear and tear is what you ignorantly applaud in 2025. 😂😂😂😂

We've never been poor like you guys hence almost a million views for the video because its something weird for our nature. Poverty porn.

RandDigital:


We've never been poor like you guys hence almost a million views for the video because its something weird for our nature. Poverty porn.

It's shocking to see comments from pauper feeling funky, especially when you realize the history here. You people were exploited on their own land for generations under colonialism and apartheid. Working on white man farms for little to no pay, while white farmers feeding you people to their pigs. This isn't just poverty; it's systemic oppression and dehumanization in your own country till tomorrow

😂😂😂

free2ryhme:


It's shocking to see comments from pauper feeling funky, especially when you realize the history here. You people were exploited on their own land for generations under colonialism and apartheid. Working on white man farms for little to no pay, while white farmers feeding you people to their pigs. This isn't just poverty; it's systemic oppression and dehumanization in your own country till tomorrow

😂😂😂

Quote SA poverty levels under apartheid and compare with Hunger-geria. It's even worse now for you because even just the mention of the word rice causes a stampede😂😂😂 Go mingle with other starving kids and pick flies from each others cracked lips and kwashiorkor bellies, I ain't got time for you.

RandDigital:


Quote SA poverty levels under apartheid and compare with Hunger-geria. It's even worse now for you because even just the mention of the word rice causes a stampede😂😂😂 Go mingle with other starving kids and pick flies from each others cracked lips and kwashiorkor bellies, I ain't got time for you.

white farmers are feeding you people to their pigs, how worst can it get 😂😂😂

lol ..Almost Nigerian students did this ...


I did this too to keep tge textbooks and notebooks neat ..


how is this news again

free2ryhme:


white farmers are feeding you people to their pigs, how worst can it get 😂😂😂

At least SA pigs have something eat (Zimbabweans) - what are you having for super for your one meal of the day? I hear sometimes you eat once every 2 days now. Sorry for you o.

RandDigital:


You invented poverty before SA? What an achievement Mr Rice Stampede-gerian 👎🏾😂😂😂

But you posted this shit here as an achievement & made it seem like a young south African just invented something huge.

After receiving backslash from Nigerians, you are now shifting the goal post.
I can't believe south Africans would be celebrating "wrapping a notebook with calenders & KFC papers" as an achievement in 2025.

You people are pathetic. SMH!!

kingbee90:

But you posted this shit here as an achievement & made it seem like a young south African just invented something huge.

After receiving backslash from Nigerians, you are now changing the goal post.
I can't believe south Africans would be celebrating "wrapping a notebook with calenders & KFC papers" as an achievement in 2025.

You people are pathetic. SMH!!

It's poverty porn. South Africans have money for brand new wrapping paper hence Shoprite hasn't shutdown like in Nigeria where you people didn't have spending power.