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Trending Twitter video: AKA’s bodyguard breaks his silence about the death of AKA

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Tattoo FAILS: Daily hilarious ink disasters – Thursday, 23 March 2023

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Forbidden love: Catering manager jailed for ‘intimate affair’ with prisoner

By Cheryl Kahla21-05-2021 19:59

Annette Causey recently made headlines when her relationship with a prison inmate at the Hindley jail in Greater Manchester came to light.

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Watch: Golden retriever drags cat to take ‘family photo’

By Thabo Baloyi19-05-2021 19:24

Three golden retrievers and a cat ‘posed’ for what is probably one of the cutest ‘family photos’ – and our hearts are melting

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Watch: Mmusi ‘My Man’? Tongue-tied CNN host labels Maimane ‘charming’ during interview

By Tom Head19-05-2021 11:20

After encountering some trouble with pronunciation, CNN host Zain Asher decided to flatter Mmusi Maimane – only to size him up with a tough question about his DA days.

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Offbeat

‘I am disappointed’: Eskom slammed by Family Feud host Steve Harvey… again!

By Tom Head18-05-2021 08:25

Well, who had Steve Harvey down as the de facto leader of South Africa’s revolt against Eskom? The Family Feud host has blasted load shedding this week.

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Chihuahua faces ‘pawsible’ death penalty for biting woman

By Thabo Baloyi15-05-2021 19:54

The chihuahua’s owner also faces up to six months behind bars, if convicted under the UK’s Dangerous Dogs Act

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Maimane ridicules ‘baby girl’ Malema in comical online scuffle

By Tom Head14-05-2021 11:00

Please guys, keep it to yourselves! Mmusi Maimane and Julius Malema have ended up in a bizarrely-worded argument on Twitter.

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Watch: Cat survives jump from 5th floor building, no injuries

By Thabo Baloyi14-05-2021 07:20

A cat in Chicago managed to walk away without a single scratch after falling from the 5th floor of a building which was on fire

Nandos Bishop Makamu
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‘We didn’t bash the Bishop’: Nandos say Bishop Makamu ad is a fake…

By Tom Head13-05-2021 09:10

Nandos are used to pushing boundaries, but even they won’t go THIS far. The popular brand has had to distance itself from a post about Bishop Makamu.

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Lifestyle

WATCH: Sister falls thrice but gets the shot in viral beach proposal video

By Storm Simpson12-05-2021 23:05

“I just wanted to take a video of the engagement. I was so excited and I just fell. Three times,” said the star of the viral video.

Table Mountain Guinness World Record
Offbeat

A new Guinness World Record has JUST been set on Table Mountain…

By Tom Head11-05-2021 11:21

In one of the more gruelling acts of charity you’re likely to see, two SA athletes bagged a Guinness World Record up Table Mountain on Tuesday.

Twins surgery
Offbeat

Success! Experts separate twins ‘joined at the head’ in Cape Town

By Tom Head11-05-2021 08:29

A mother from the Eastern Cape has seen her newborn twins ‘successfully separated’ in Cape Town – after they were born conjoined at the head.

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Offbeat

Get punctured at ‘Dracula’s castle’: Free vaccinations and a trip to the torture chamber

By Storm Simpson and AFP10-05-2021 15:46

Bran Castle in Romania will be a vaccination centre for the next month. The castle is associated with the man who is said to be the inspiration for Dracula.

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Offbeat

WATCH: Floyd Mayweather scraps with Paul brothers ahead of fight next month

By Storm Simpson07-05-2021 14:03

Things kicked off on Thursday after Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul’s press conference ahead of their fight in Miami next month.

Cyril Ramaphosa
Offbeat

Watch: Ramaphosa quotes Margaret Thatcher – who once branded ANC ‘terrorists’

By Tom Head06-05-2021 15:41

Cyril Ramaphosa decided to channel Margaret Thatcher on Thursday – probably *not* the best person to quote from when you’re the leader of the ANC, hey?

CLIFF KZN DRUNK
Offbeat

‘Totally cliff-faced’: Drunk KZN man rescued after falling from mountainside

By Tom Head05-05-2021 10:30

Don’t get drunk and cliff-walk, Mzansi – it can be seriously bad for your health. It’s just a shame this bloke from KZN had to learn the hard way.

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Here are the world’s most expensive divorces in history

By Thabo Baloyi04-05-2021 18:14

With Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce, the now ex-couple joins a list of other prominent billionaires whose split cost a pretty penny

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Offbeat

Watch: Durban family ‘shaken’ after THREE black mambas found at their home

By Tom Head29-04-2021 14:02

Finding one black mamba on your property is scary enough, so spare a thought for this family in Durban, who have had their terror tripled…

South Africa:
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What’s so funny? Zondo gives Ramaphosa the giggles at State Capture Inquiry

By Tom Head29-04-2021 11:01

Because nothing is funnier than government corruption, hey? Cyril Ramaphosa appears to be enjoying himself at the State Capture Inquiry…

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Watch: Escaped horses run wild on the N2 near Durban

By Tom Head28-04-2021 16:46

How much horse-power has your engine got? It probably won’t measure up to the collective of colts that were seen on the N2 in Durban earlier today.

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Sex Bomb: Police said grenade belonged to the bedroom, not battlefield

By Storm Simpson28-04-2021 10:44

Police said a suspected grenade discovered by a jogger in Germany on Monday was not what it appeared to be.

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Offbeat

LOOK: Sinkhole swallows Cape Town motorist’s car

By Tom Head27-04-2021 09:47

Wrong place, wrong time. A Cape Town driver had the misfortune of driving into a sinkhole on Tuesday – and water outages have been reported across the city.

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Offbeat

‘Any car… but that one’: Cape hijackers choose worst possible vehicle to steal

By Tom Head27-04-2021 06:00

Put this one on the blooper reel: Three hijackers in Philippi, Cape Flats made the biggest mistake of their lives on Monday afternoon…

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Cape Town pets, beware: Some cats and dogs may face ‘stay at home’ rule

By Tom Head26-04-2021 19:37

Under draft legislation, the City of Cape Town is aiming to clampdown on badly-behaved pets – and a rise in strays across the metro.

Lotto
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Gauteng man mistakenly bets TWICE on Lotto draw – and wins ‘double jackpot’!

By Tom Head25-04-2021 10:36

Imagine finding out you have to share the Lotto jackpot – only to learn that the other winner is actually… you. We’ve got the details here.

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Watch | Size doesn’t matter: Tiny turtle chases lions away in Kruger Park

By Tom Head22-04-2021 08:18

‘Turtle power’ is alive and well in Kruger National Park. These lions retreated from the watering hole when they came across a tenacious terrapin.

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