The controversial Lindela Repatriation Centre has again come under fire from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after a Malawian, who has had permanent residence status in South Africa since 1997, was detained there for five days. Suzyo Kamanga’s* eyewitness account tells a horror story of assault at the centre where the only way out is through corrupt officials.

The Catholic church in the United States was on Wednesday set to release church teachings on Jews and reconciliation in an attempt to cool religious passions before the release of Mel Gibson’s film about Jesus. Religious denominations are bracing for the next stage of the controversy over Gibson’s interpretations of scripture.

Judith Ben-David’s plan was straightforward enough, and if it worked there would be no need for another showdown with the police. First, she and her friends would seek out the supermarket manager and make their plea. They were single mothers living off welfare, they said, and their children were hungry because Israel’s Finance Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, had slashed their benefits and told them to get jobs.

With the third democratic election looming, campaigns are gaining momentum as parties position themselves to attract voters. An election presupposes choice — the right of citizens to choose their leaders. However, in South Africa, the result is a foregone conclusion: the African National Congress is going to win the election. The question is by what percentage?

Listen to an MP3 recording of a a banned radio show discussing the possibility of the White House’s involvement in 911, take the 100 Acre Personality Test to see which Pooh character you would be, sign a petition to save the Hubble telescope and check out a teabag pyramid. Ian Fraser brings you the weird and the wonderful on the web.