During a time where we really cannot afford to lose anymore rhinos, another one has passed away – this time after being hit by a lorry outside Pretoria. Pics of the incident can be seen after the jump.

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“Move over Paris and Kim, ’cause I’m into some real kinky shit!” In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, Charlize Theron teamed up with the guys at FunnyOrDie to “leak her sex tape”. This was obviously fake, but disturbingly hilarious at the same time. Check it out after the jump!

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April Fool pranks played by people tend to be either cruel or embarrassing. April Fool pranks played by tech companies, however, are charming and endearing attempts at being funny for one day every year – and this year’s haul of PR stunts is actually pretty good. Check them out after the jump.

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Nobel Peace laureate, Aung Sun Suu Kyi has hailed “the beginning of a new era” in Myanmar’s (also known as Burma) politics after her party claimed a spectacular 43 out of 44 parliamentary seats in a historic by-election yesterday.

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The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Chad makes us a variation on a Ciroc Milk Tart. Check out their Facebook page, to stand […]

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If you’re looking for a job, don’t even think seeking your fortune in Europe. Unemployment rates across the Eurozone – the countries which use the euro – continue to climb and in February were at their highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999. Spain has been worst hit, with the unemployment rate amongst its under-25 population rising to an alarming 50.5% in February.

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This weekend, the City Press reported that Minister Lulu Xingwana, on being told she couldn’t have her flight seat upgraded from economy to business class, she merely enquired, “whether or not this was because she is a k****r?” Xingwana has responded by saying it is all “sensational hot air”, and accused the paper of “one-sided and biased journalism.”

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So! The British Home Office announced yesterday that new legislation will soon allow the government to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of every single person in the UK. The Home Office then had to clarify that, no, this was not some sort of elaborate April Fools prank.

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Man, it must be nice having the second-highest GDP per capita in the world, like Qatar does. That way you can afford to kit out your police force with an entire fleet of deeply sexy Porsche and VW vehicles, which you can send out on parades whenever you feel like it. Like in this insane video.

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Canvasses by lauded South African artists such as Irma Stern, William Kentridge, Gerard Sekoto and Francois Krige fetched over R3.5 million at an auction at Bonhams of London last week, highlighting a significant appreciation of interest in work by South African artists. We’ve got the full list of big sellers after the jump!

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Computer viruses are mostly a headache reserved for PC and Windows users. But with Apple becoming more popular globally in recent years, so has the numbers of hackers with wet dreams of corrupting its operating system. Read more about a new pair of Trojan viruses – with the ability to infiltrate Macs – after the jump.

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Greg has done it. He is now earning more than he would have been earning if he hadn’t exposed the rotten core of ethical detachment at Goldman Sachs. There was a bidding war for the rights to publish Greg’s memoir, and a division of the Hachette Book Group, Grand Central, outbid Penguin to get them.

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A Cape Town man was apparently raped by a man dressed as a woman on Wednesday in Observatory. He was sexually assaulted after the “woman” forced him into a dark alleyway. “She” was wearing a wig, black miniskirt, and wielded a knife. The 26 year-old victim has since had to receive counseling after his traumatic experience.

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The British high court has ruled that Shrien Dewani’s extradition to South Africa to face murder charges for orchestrating the honeymoon murder of his wife, Anni, should be halted due to his poor mental health. Dewani’s legal team was appealing an extradition order signed by Home Secretary, Theresa May.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, recently charged for involvement in a prostitution ring, is also being accused of raping a hotel housekeeper – and since he seems to be losing that whole prostitution thing, he’s had his lawyers try to dismiss the case because his former position as head of the International Monetary Fund gives him “absolute immunity.”

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Check out this short documentary about a young Malawian called William Kamkwamba who built a windmill out of scraps and saved his family, and then ultimately his village, when famine and destitution threatened to destroy them. Real African success stories like this are hard to find, and this one is nothing short of extraordinary.

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Complaints of inter-patron racism have rocked Virgin Active recently. A third racial complaint has now been lodged, this time at Virgin’s Hatfield gym, resulting in a man being suspended for spitting at another member. Charming.

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Well, this doesn’t look good: Turkcell is suing MTN for $4,2 billion. Turkcell has decided to act on its claims that MTN bribed officials, arranged meetings between Iranian and South African leaders, and promised Iran weapons as well as UN votes, all in exchange for a licence to offer cellphone services in Iran.

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Yesterday a Mercedes was driven face-first into Johannesburg’s Malibongwe Drive. The driver also managed to take a BMW from a nearby dealership down the embankment with her! In a radio interview she said that while visiting the dealership to trade in her car, her “high heel got stuck while in reverse”. The disastrous result can be seen after the jump.

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2oceansvibe Exclusive: Amateur footage has emerged, in which a woman, bearing striking resemblance and vocal tone to Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, is seen inebriated and shouting obscenities in an Eastern Cape bar. The man who filmed the video alleges that the woman in the video, who states “Black people, they like to lie” (0:27) and “You white people like to say the truth, but the truth will never take you to heaven”, (02:41) at two separate points, is indeed Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet. CLICK THROUGH TO VIEW THE VIDEO

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Last month we told you about Nevada legalising self-driving cars. But how do they work exactly? Check out this video of Google’s self-driving Toyota Prius being “driven” by a guy that is 95% blind.

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Check out this amazing gallery of shots taken of U.S. Servicemen about to ship out to serve in Afghanistan. Despite the risks, and the promises that the U.S. and NATO role in the conflict is due to end within two years, hundreds of troops are being shipped into Afghanistan each month to help secure the civilian population and the post-Taliban government there.

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Cue mass hysteria, Twitter has officially confirmed what many have suspected for some time, there’s a bug that causes twitter users to randomly unfollow people. It’s doubtful whether society will be able to function normally without their precious social media and in all likelihood this is the first sign of the impending apocalypse.

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Three officers have been kicked out of the police’s firearms unit in the UK. This after a controversial photo was found on a computer during a raid on another officer’s home. It depicts one of the guys pointing his shotgun at another, who poses on the bonnet of an armoured Land Rover Defender with his finger on his mouth like a pin-up girl.

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All Blacks star, and one of the most well known rugby players in the world at the moment, Sonny Bill Williams, wants to make Cape Town his home. His agent, who is currently in Cape Town, said Sonny is ready to discuss a possible contract with the Stormers. He could also climb into the boxing ring here as soon as November.

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Alesandro Barbosa is one crazy dude! Currently serving a prison sentence relating to firearms offenses and drug trafficking, this guy also throws the best parties in jail. But prison authorities have been left red-faced after Barbosa loaded some party pics onto Facebook. They contain kegs of Heineken, boom-boxes, a flat-screen TV and prostitutes. Check out some pics after the jump!

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An blog post allegedly featuring the residential address of George Zimmerman – the man who killed Trayvon Martin – has gone viral. The post went viral after it was retweeted by Spike Lee to his 250 000 followers. Unfortunately, the address actually belongs to an innocent elderly couple, who now live in fear.

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Woolworths South Africa has earned the Almighty’s ire, not to mention that of dozens of their (former) Christian customers on Facebook, by besmirching their delicious, fruity hot cross bun packages with Halaal certifications. If it’s not soft drinks, it’s holy baked goods! Have they no shame?! Full details of this outrage after the jump!

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There’s nothing worse than the sickening feeling you get, when your phone slips out of your grasp and splashes into the pool, or a puddle, or God forbid, the toilet bowl. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be the end for your vital appendage. In this episode Seth shows you that if you […]

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In 2009 Madonna broke ground for a new school in Malawi, side by side with the country’s Minister of Education. Now the singer’s plans to build a $15 million academy for girls have fallen by the wayside. Her Raising Malawi foundation announced recently that it would instead channel $300 000 into an existing NGO which builds schools, making some Malawians very unhappy.

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