They will offering free piggyback rides between bars and galleries at the city’s First Thursday event happening on 5 March.

While being ferried by these colourfully dressed wrestlers, passengers will get to experience ZANG caffeinated chocolate - giving them a ‘pick me up’ while they’re being picked up.

“The Lucha Libre taxi service is a trial for the First Thursday event and depending on its success, may be rolled out to other events in South Africa”, says ZANG’s brand manager Jethro Braun.

“We included Twitter functionality into our taxi service and First Thursday attendees can now hail a ZANG Lucha Libre at the event, simply by tweeting at us,” says Brett Horwitz, ZANG’s director of all things Technical.

To hail a ZANG Lucha Libre piggyback taxi First Thursday attendees need to tweet ‘#ZangLift @ZangChocolate’ and go to the ZANG taxi rank in front of The House of Machines.

About ZANG

ZANG is a brand new caffeinated chocolate bar, designed to give one a pick-me-up when one needs it most. It is the first chocolate in South Africa to add function to delight, as pleasurable a recharge as one could ever hope to have. Whether it’s a mid-afternoon office slump, a pressing deadline or cramming for exams, ZANG has an espresso-like-kick that gives one an extra bit of a boost.

Caffeinated chocolate is a first for South Africa, and the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs Brett Horwitz and Jethro Braun.

“It was important for us to not compromise on taste and quality. So we worked closely with a chocolatier and did extensive product testing. The result is a 45% cocoa mass milk chocolate with a great taste,” says Braun.

For the brand’s identity and design they partnered with branding specialist Grant Rushmere, known for his work on BOS Ice Tea, Afro Coffee and most recently new craft beer, Striped Horse.

“The word ‘Zang’ originates from American street slang, meaning ‘kiff’ or ‘cool’, and also references light, or energy, in Chinese culture. The design is inspired by the ‘calavera’ or sugar skull from the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations. The influence of Mexican design and culture resonates strongly with our own African design culture: unselfconscious, colourful, expressive, and playful. The intricate detail in the artwork of the skull is derived from our very own Cape broekielace – making the brand uniquely South African,” says Rushmere.

For more information on ZANG, visit www.zangchocolate.com. Alternatively, visit and like their Facebook page, follow them on Twitter, and find them on Instagram.