Last year was all about twerking tokoloshes, a staple of the country’s top tabloid Daily Sun. But tokoloshes were few and far between this year, trounced by rabid prophets and our bizarre tabloid trend of the year: mysterious panties – most often pink or red. Whether bewitched by a rival, cursed by the ancestors, eaten by a goat, stolen or left hanging on a tree, they were a thing this year. Why? Because underwear is far more mysterious than an oversized 4-5 or a miracle-working punani.
We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
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