[imagesource: YouTube / Nando’s]

As a nation, we use humour as a collective coping mechanism.

Laugh or cry – sometimes those are the only two options.

Eskom can’t keep the lights on, the power utility is looking at putting in place tariffs that will penalise households that use less electricity, and fuel and other escalating prices are gnawing away at any crumbs that remain in the bank account.

Time for that laughter.

There is, according to Nando’s, some metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s SA People:

All you need to do is order a full chicken on the Nando’s app, and you get free sides that match the load shedding stage the country is on. So Stage 2 means two free sides, Stage 3 three free sides. “We bet you can’t wait for stage four now,” jokes Nando’s.

Wait until stage four and the dreaded 6PM to 8:30PM slot (you can’t cook dinner), pull the trigger, and score four free sides.

Naturally, the announcement of the deal comes with a funny advert. Former news anchor Shahan Ramkissoon leads the charge:

The ‘gen-deRuyter’ is a very slick touch.

I still think the Nando’s Tembisa 10 ad tops the above one but we’ll take our laughs where we can get them.

[source:sapeople]