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Officials in the public works department have indicated that there would need to be significant additional upgrades to Nkandla in order for it to be fit for its new purpose.
APRIL FOOLS

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.

  • Jessica Bezuidenhout
2 min read
United Muslim Nations International says the use of terms such as ‘militant Islam’ are misleading
APRIL FOOLS

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.

  • Julian Rademeyer
5 min read
Australia will force Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for their content, the government announced Monday, vowing to lead the world in making the tech giants share lucrative advertising revenues with traditional media.
APRIL FOOLS

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.

  • Alastair Macdonald
3 min read
O’Brien apologises for April Fools prank
APRIL FOOLS

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.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
APRIL FOOLS

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.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read