Twitter pokes fun at the falling South African currency

The chances of President Jacob Zuma paying back the money are #StrongerThanTheRand. This was among the most creative and most shared tweets on the hashtag #StrongerThanTheRand which has been trending for the past two days.

The hashtag was created in reaction to the weakening South African rand which has continued to tumble, reaching record lows on Monday. On Monday the rand traded just over R14,00 to the greenback and above R20,00 to the British Pound.

The weakening currency is likely going to fuel inflation and price hikes. Despite the possible tough times ahead, South Africans took to social media to make fun of weakening currency in a classic case of laughing at yourself.

Here’s our selection of some of the witty #StrongerThanTheRand tweets.

Oscar's ankles are #StrongerThanTheRand

— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) August 24, 2015

The accuracy of this translation. #StrongerThanTheRand pic.twitter.com/EmHc4P8w6l

— Mynie Konstantyn (@volgensmy) August 24, 2015

A marie biscuit dunked in tea, still #StrongerThanTheRand pic.twitter.com/5GlIKuFlPA

— Rishal Hurbans (@RishalHurbans) August 24, 2015

IPhone charger cable is #StrongerThanTheRand pic.twitter.com/MeEZ4eLG6Z

— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) August 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/jaymeisterrr/status/635761536208928768

The Zimbabwean Dollar #StrongerThanTheRand

— Duncan Thomas (@Duncantjie) August 27, 2015

What doesn't kill you makes you #StrongerThanTheRand

— Pabi Moloi (@PabiMoloi) August 24, 2015