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The 10 ANC supporters who tragically died in a bus accident last week have made it to heaven, several sources close to Pastor Mboro have confirmed. "We can confirm that the 10 martyrs are in good spirits after making the long journey,"…

Graeme Smith - former Proteas captain, current Supersport commentator, and Sunday Times headliner - has refuted claims he seeks a position as a back seat driver for the Proteas. Rumours emerged after he slammed the Proteas recent…

Mark Boucher, the legendary South African wicketkeeper, has been called up to join the Proteas squad for the second test match against England in Cape Town. Boucher, known for his silver covered testie, was reportedly asked to rescue the…

The outrage on Twitter is responsible for Jacob Zuma's dramatic decision to reshuffle the cabinet, a source within the presidency has said. In a surprise move, the presidency released a statement saying that Pravin Gordhan would be…

Fresh off comments last week that life was better under apartheid, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has now reportedly told subjects he fondly remembered the time when he could afford US dollars. "During apartheid I remember buying dollars…

Just days after he raised the ire of many over his comments on the refugee crisis in Europe, former radio personality Jeremy Mansfield says he will be converting to Islam to challenge stereotypes about refugees. "I saw that people were…

As if making fun of the way Muslims dress, pray, treat their women, and run their little kingdoms weren’t enough, there is now an increasing attention paid to Muslim gastronomical practices. ABU O’WELL takes a look at the festival of…

It’s been weeks since we discovered that we paid “a bribe” to host the 2010 soccer World Cup that cost us $10-million. For a few days South Africans were livid. But then we figured that $10-million is loose change compared to what…

Muslims in the United States have lauded Friday's Supreme Court decision to legalise gay marriage across all 50 states and Washington DC describing the landmark decision “a Ramadaan miracle”. “It is a Ramadaan Miracle, truly…

Almost 5-million South Africans of all religions, races and sizes have signed a petition asking Muslims to brush their teeth during the fasting month. An Avaaz petition signed and delivered to the large Muslim community in South…

A 45-year-old man said his experience in an economy class cabin on a long-haul flight between Dubai and New York City had healed the breach between him and the Divine. Michael Thomas, who wandered into economy class while searching for a…

Speculation is rife over who will take over running Fifa in the coming days, with former British prime minister Tony Blair tipped to be the frontrunner for the coveted post following the resignation of Sepp Blatter. “There is no…

The South African government is planning to build a new amusement park near Cape Town modelled on President Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla, just a day after a report cleared the president from paying for upgrades to his homestead.…

New Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has ambitions to challenge the African National Congress, according to a well-placed source in the ANC. “Our intelligence suggests that Mr Maimane wants to run the country,” said the…

The French soldiers accused of raping orphan boys at a camp for internally displaced people in the Central African Republic (CAR) say their actions have been misunderstood, French authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. “The…

Abu O’Well received this letter from a friend in Alexandra:  Dear #NoToXenophobia people, Shaken up, aren’t you? You saw some knobkerries and hammers and you’re ready to pack up. When you are done passing on sandwiches to…

Presidential aides are insisting that President Jacob Zuma did not murmur “#notoxenophobia” during a nap on Thursday morning, as reported by some members of the media. “The president certainly did not mention xenophobia during his…

A Muslim woman from Magaliesburg has said she was kicked in the ribs, called “Osama’s bitch”, and chased with a brick in an apparent Islamophobic attack on Sunday. Zulekha Bibi Mustapha, 45, says she was leaving the local KFC…

Students protesting about the Rhodes Statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have a new demand. According to sources within the UCT Senate, students have asked that the university replace a statue of the imperialist Cecil John Rhodes…

“Docile black South Africans” are to blame for the rise of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) a group, purportedly of white South Africans on Facebook, has said.  The post written on the White South Africa for a Right South Africa…