DJ Sbu talks to Phat Joe about his epic R493m April Fool's prank
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DJ Sbu talks to Phat Joe about his epic R493m April Fool's prank

Updated | By East Coast Drive

After fooling many on social media this past weekend, Phat Joe chats to DJ Sbu about the prank that caught the attention of ex-girlfriends and even friends that he hadn't seen in years.

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DJ Sbu decided that it would be fun to play an epic prank on everyone this past April Fool's Day. 

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The DJ, Kwaito artist, and businessman took to his Instagram in a long post this past weekend to announce that Coca-Cola had purchased his energy drink company, Mofaya, for a whopping R493-million.

5 years ago we embarked on a journey to create the first black owned energy drink brand @mofaya_official with these amazing gentlemen. Mr Molai & Mr Likhuleni Shongwe. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into. It's been a journey full of ups & downs, lessons & celebrations, losses & wins, disappointments & joys. To this day I am proud to have taken up the project. Having spent over R6M of our own money to this start up African Beverages Brand we are proud to have built it to where it is today. @mofaya_official now informally sells over 1.2 Million cans every month. Today we would proudly like to thank each & everyone who's been there for us through thick & thin. Through our trials & tribulations. Through our sadness & happiness. One of the main reasons I'm ready to move onto my new start up company @MassivMetroSA is because hard work has finally paid off for us. we have been silently working on this deal for 2 years. Before you read about it on tomorrow's Sunday Times Newspaper. We would like to proudly announce the sale of a 26% stake of the @Mofaya_Official Beverages Company to @CocaCola for R493 Million Rands. An acquisition deal that will see the MoFaya Brand produce it's own carbonated drinks categories, different energy drink flavours & will see the MoFaya Brand in every fridge in the whole of South Africa, SADC & to over 17 African countries. The R493 Million paid by Coca Cola will NOT go to the MoFaya Beverages Company shareholders but it will be invested back into the company for at least a period of 3 years before shareholders can withdraw. This means growth for our brand, corporatising the company, putting in structures that will see the brand become what we have always dreamt of. This is the beginning for us & we are very excited by this opportunity. Siphiwe Likhuleni Shongwe will continue to be our CEO, I will continue my role as the marketing director & we will be operating from the @CocaCola head office starting 1st July 2017. More details to be revealed at our press conference scheduled for this Wednesday 5th April 2017. #BlackChildItsPossible #DreamsDoComeTrue #Beverages #StartUp #Business #Entrepreneurship

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After many took to the post to congratulate him on sealing the deal, he then posted that it was actually an April Fool's prank. However, he remains hopeful that they would one day invest.

Take a listen as DJ Sbu talks about the epic prank and how ex-girlfriends and old friends suddenly reappeared after hearing his 'big news' about the 'deal':

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