Fans React to Emtee, DJ Maphorisa and 11 More Mzansi Celebrities' Lookalikes

• South Africa is in stitches after spotting several celebrity lookalikes on social media
• Emtee, DJ Maphorisa and many other celebs trended alongside their doppelgängers, and their resemblance was unmistakable
• With the latest batch of celebrity lookalikes, fans are convinced now more than ever that everyone may have a twin somewhere in the world

A new set of celebrity doppelgangers has surfaced, and everyone is talking about how much these ordinary citizens look like some famous South African celebrities.

basscatalogue, an Instagram entertainment page, shared a carousel of pictures of some Mzansi stars and their lookalikes on 21 August 2025, and the resemblance was striking.

Cassper Nyovest's lookalike, Tiro, is a petrol attendant from the Kagiso township in Gauteng. He was first spotted in April 2023 after TikTok user Thuso _ etsile discovered him during a gas stop.

The Kusho Bani hitmaker later caught wind of his lookalike and reacted with a hilarious comment to one of his videos:

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"Hahaha, I'm sure buddy gets all the girls back home."

Clearly, Mufasa's lookalikes are diverse after another was spotted dancing at an event. This time, it was a white man, and his viral video had social media raving over his impressive dance moves.

But Mufasa wasn't the only celeb with an unconfirmed twin.

In May 2025, Briefly News covered DJ Maphorisa's doppelgänger dancing in a viral video. Fans noted their resemblance and said he was a "discounted version of Porry." But that's not all.

Four years prior, the Scorpion Kings member shared a picture of another lookalike, and was extremely amused after his "twin" and another man recreated his and Kabza De Small's picture.

More celebrities with lookalikes include Kabza De Small, Zee Nxumalo, Oscar MBO, Leemckrazy, Eemoh, Pcee, Emtee, Scotts Maphuma and DBN Gogo, who have undoubtedly left the country seeing double. Check out their pictures below:

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Here's how social media reacted to these celebrity lookalikes

South Africans couldn't get over how much the lookalikes and celebs resembled each other:

Botswana content creator, Nandi Son, was stunned to see that he, too, made it into the list of doppelgängers as Scotts Maphuma's lookalike, despite his Instagram name being Scotts' Son. He asked:

"I look like Scotts Maphuma?"

herschyboy__xo wrote:

"The Maphorisa one is the most accurate."

a.d.e.x_2_ply was shocked:

"Wow, that girl really looks like Zee Nxumalo for real."

sikzo.sa_ exclaimed:

"Emtee!"

shivuteefraim reacted to DJ Maphorisa's lookalike:

"Madumane!"

Sol Phenduka spots another lookalike

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared Sol Phenduka's reaction to his latest "clone."

The radio presenter posted a picture of his lookalike, saying he looked more convincing than the others.

This wouldn't be the first time social media discovered more of Sol's unconfirmed siblings, and his latest find had fans convinced they were the same person:

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by_greatest trolled:

"Who are you fooling? We can recognise you in our sleep. Don't play with us, phela."

THULIIIIIIIIII laughed:

"The DNA match between you and this guy in the picture is 99.9%."

Waylonjunior replied:

"Those teeth don’t lie. This is 100% you."

@Zickie_S2 said:

"I thought this was you 15 years ago."

Source: Briefly News