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April Fools

Zuma to give Nkandla ‘to the nation’
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/ 1 April 2016

Zuma to give Nkandla ‘to the nation’

Sources have told the Mail & Guardian that Jacob Zuma intends to give Nkandla to South Africa instead of paying back the money he owes.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Were you fooled? The April Fools’ Day gags that went viral
Article
/ 1 April 2014

Were you fooled? The April Fools’ Day gags that went viral

Africa Check decided to have a little fun, trawling newspapers and news websites for the best, and worst, April Fools’ Day news stories.

By Staff Reporter
April Fool becomes yet another marketing gimmick
Article
/ 1 April 2013

April Fool becomes yet another marketing gimmick

The April Fool is dead. Or at least the gentle jester of the common folk has been converted into a corporate colossus controlled by marketing execs.

By Alastair Macdonald
O’Brien apologises for April Fools prank
Article
/ 2 April 2012

O’Brien apologises for April Fools prank

Former Kiwi fast bowler Iain O’Brien has apologised for an April Fools prank in which he announced he was coming out of retirement for a second time.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 April 2009

The stories that fooled SA readers

South Africans woke up to a string of unlikely news stories in various print and broadcast media on Wednesday to mark April fools’ day.

By Staff Reporter

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