http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged africa en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 19:03:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/south-african-granny-accused-of-theft-is-beaten-up/ The gogo was accused of shoplifting — a crime that involves a suspended sentence, a warning or a fine. But in the savage world of the security guard, punishment is immediate, violent and brutal. WITHOUT MERCY, THE WOMAN IS BEATEN WITH BELTS, ROPES, A BROOM AND EVEN A RUBBER HAMMER. ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:38:13 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/south-african-granny-accused-of-theft-is-beaten-up/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/adventurer-flies-balloons-in-south-africa/ We've all wondered what it would be like to be attached to hundreds of helium-filled balloons and float off into the sunset (into the mist in this case). Well, one South Africa adventurer has done exactly that. Matt Silver-Vallance has completed a journey of a lifetime by flying from Robben Island to Cape Town in South Africa only attached to helium-filled balloons. In total, 160 balloons swept Matt off the island as he had to wait for the perfect weather conditio... ]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:57:10 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/adventurer-flies-balloons-in-south-africa/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/life-of-some-african-prostitutes-in-italypics/ Many African girls are working as prostitutes in Europe especially Italy to send money home to their families, but what their families don’t know is that they are suffering. View more pictures by photographer Paolo Patrizi about migration linked to prostitution. ]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:12:50 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/life-of-some-african-prostitutes-in-italypics/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ SOME 34,000 South Africans applied for 90 trainee traffic police posts and at least six died during the recruitment fitness test. Six applicants are thought to have died from dehydration during a KwaZulu-Natal traffic department trial at a stadium in Pietermaritzburg this week, according to reports by state broadcaster SABC news and news agency SAPA. "More than 34,000 applicants qualified for the 90 trainee posts which were advertised," department executive ... ]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:19:49 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/young-african-lady-dtripped-for-stealing/ Scientists history of evolutionary called human beings, who claimed to be in the image of Most High God, ‘higher’ animals, but while some knowledgeable people are proving them wrong some human beings are taking the form of ‘lower’ animals. ]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:10:11 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/young-african-lady-dtripped-for-stealing/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/a-snake-in-our-car-bonnet/ Marlene and Leon Swart visited the Kruger Park in May in the hope of seeing a pride of lions. Instead of lions, they had a far more interesting encounter that caused much excitement and some shattered nerves! ]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:46:22 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/a-snake-in-our-car-bonnet/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/africa-covers-iron-mikes-sex-swap-op/ Online newspapers in Africa have published a spoof story about former Mike Tyson having a sex change. The article first appeared on the UK satirical website, NewsBiscuit, at the end of November, reports the BBC. It was then published by Zimbabwe's Standard on Sunday and picked up by the SpyGhana news website on Tuesday. NewsBiscuit said their site kept crashing because of increased hits from Africa. "We've had half as many visitors from Afr... ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:36:39 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/africa-covers-iron-mikes-sex-swap-op/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/south-african-girl-bares-it-all/ This happened during a soccer match in south africa ]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:31:54 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/south-african-girl-bares-it-all/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/africans-donate-radiators-to-norway/ A music video apparently appealing to Africans to donate radiators for freezing children in Norway has gone viral online. The spoof 'Radi-aid' video, a parody of the 1985 US charity song We are the World, was the idea of a Norwegian group aiming to challenge stereotypes about Africa. The song has been released online by the spoof charity Africa for Norway and features South African rapper Breezy Vee. Speaking as part of the campaign, the musician warned... ]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:49:53 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/africans-donate-radiators-to-norway/ http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/couple-having-sex-on-the-train-in-the-usa/ This happen in the United States, after kissing for sometime this couple decided to have sex in a moving train. They didn’t care people were looking at them. ]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:16:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/couple-having-sex-on-the-train-in-the-usa/