{"id":106741,"date":"2015-12-10T11:44:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T09:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=106741"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:55:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T09:55:02","slug":"the-most-watched-videos-in-south-africa-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/106741\/the-most-watched-videos-in-south-africa-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The most-watched YouTube videos in South Africa in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has revealed which videos were the most watched in South Africa &#8211; and the world &#8211; in 2015, lead by some truly South African antics.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taking a look at South African favourites for 2015, the news made the news with Vuyo Mvoko\u2019s mugging in full view of SABC cameras topping the most watched videos list.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A polite female JMPD cop became a star for refusing to tolerate a shirty driver\u2019s attitude after he jumped a robot;\u00a0comedian Noko Mashaba\u2019s iNumber Number touched a core on police brutality and corruption; and a video of a bogus police officers attempt to hijack a couple brought the reality of crime in South Africa into disturbing focus.<\/p>\n<p>There were some light moments in the mix too, with South Africa\u2019s favourite export Trevor Noah continuing the \u2018war on bullsh*t\u2019 on The Daily Show and Ramscomics Noko Mashaba getting discriminated against at a job interview.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of music favourites,\u00a0<span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack\">Wiz Khalifa&#8217;s See You Again (ft. Charlie Puth) was the most watched music video. The song was also the most popular music video in the world, due in large part to being included on the Furious 7 movie soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are top YouTube videos for South Africa in 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vuyo Mvoko mugged by sabcdigitalnews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82u8c2KSCYo\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Female JMPD Officer by Simphiwe The Stunt Bongelo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0YzNVw8uc9c\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noko Mashaba &#8211; iNumber Number by Ramscomics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QE8lmsHwY0U\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bogus police attempts to hijack couple in Pretoria by Rekord Pretoria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0JUU5PKJu-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Daily Show &#8211; Trevor Noah Continues the War on Bulls**t by Comedy Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0OGZMfVQROY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noko Mashaba &#8211; The Interview by Ramscomics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JWY-yP6EFgI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>President Zuma jokes about Nkandla in Parliament by sabcdigitalnews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDJ353jLOyY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>I don&#8217;t want to see a white face &#8211; Mugabe by News24Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yE-C6tD-yYA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zuma fumbles as he clarifies ANC membership numbers by eNews Channel Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqNa6992ih4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SA\u2019s Got Talent 2015: DJ Arch Jr by ETV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f9KhlNLgA7U\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top music videos watched by South Africans<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wiz Khalifa &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RgKAFK5djSk\" target=\"_blank\">See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ellie Goulding &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AJtDXIazrMo\" target=\"_blank\">Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Swift &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Blood ft. Kendrick Lamar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maroon 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=09R8_2nJtjg\" target=\"_blank\">Sugar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Omarion Ft. Chris Brown &amp; Jhene Aiko &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aPxVSCfoYnU\" target=\"_blank\">Post To Be (Official Video)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Silent\u00f3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjW8wmF5VWc\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Me (Whip\/Nae Nae) (Official)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kt0g4dWxEBo\" target=\"_blank\">FourFiveSeconds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es\" target=\"_blank\">Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf &amp; Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Swift &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-CmadmM5cOk\" target=\"_blank\">Style<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Major Lazer and DJ Snake &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=YqeW9_5kURI\" target=\"_blank\">Lean On (feat. 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