{"id":146281,"date":"2016-12-07T13:07:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T11:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=146281"},"modified":"2016-12-07T13:11:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T11:11:27","slug":"these-are-the-most-watched-youtube-videos-in-south-africa-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/146281\/these-are-the-most-watched-youtube-videos-in-south-africa-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the most-watched YouTube videos in South Africa in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube has released its annual &#8220;Rewind&#8221; &#8211; a look back at the most popular videos on its platform in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s list of most-watched videos in South Africa was topped by\u00a0The Daily Show, anchored by comedian Trevor Noah.<\/p>\n<p>The segment on South African President Jacob Zuma and the Panama Papers\u00a0was the most popular among YouTube viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Second was &#8216;I\u2019ll beat you&#8217; from Nigerian channel Mark Angel Comedy, followed by Rudi Smit\u2019s flash mob dance video &#8211; Me Too &#8211; which achieved its aim of getting South African talent noticed.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t all light entertainment in the top 10 most watched videos\u00a0&#8211; which featured a road rage incident in Durban, as well as an\u00a0eNCA Checkpoint episode on &#8216;Blessers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>These are the top 10 most popular YouTube videos in South Africa:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Daily Show &#8211; <em>South African President Jacob Zuma and the Panama Papers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lm1cuHMCMIg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Angel Comedy &#8211;<em> I\u2019ll beat you<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTzpJtk6jJ8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rudi Smit &#8211; <em>Me Too<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J10YcOMd6kU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>America\u2019s Got Talent &#8211; <em>Laura Bretan: 13-year-old opera singer gets the golden buzzer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCoxGV7j71c\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivan Leon &#8211; <em>Road rage incident in Durban<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75tefCfP1-o\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>eNCA &#8211; <em>Checkpoint: #Blessed Part 1<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Embedding diabled &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QiT_TV0HZjw\">can be viewed here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ramscomics &#8211; <em>Noko Mashaba: Meet our loyer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QuK1ZXKr0uY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ramscomics &#8211; <em>Noko Mashaba: The blind date<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2TCt77pGu8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TManOstrong &#8211; <em>SA Dance Gwara Gwara Compilation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wFByqn8nZc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Voice South Africa &#8211; <em>Vernon Barnard sings \u2018Story of my life\u2019 | The Blind Auditions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5v5WaNjalU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Watch: Trevor Noah takes on \u2018fascist\u2019 Donald Trump\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/115490\/watch-trevor-noah-takes-on-fascist-donald-trump\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Trevor Noah takes on \u2018fascist\u2019 Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube has released its annual &#8220;Rewind&#8221; 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