Days after South Africa’s electricity minister questioned the benefits of a $10 billion (R164 billion) climate-finance pact between the country and some of the world’s richest nations, Germany lauded its success.
A fact sheet distributed at a press conference hosted by Germany’s embassy in South Africa on Friday listed some of the below-market interest rates charged on almost €2.4 billion (R45.8 billion) in loans pledged to South Africa.
The event was staged during a visit by Rainer Baake, Germany’s envoy for the…
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3. to be injected with the AIDS virus for a slow death.
So the German said, \”Shoot me right in the head.\” Boom, he was dead instantly.
Then the Italian said, \”Just hang me.\” Snap! He was dead.
Then it was Van der Merwe turn , and he said, \”Give me some of that AIDS stuff.\”
They gave him the shot, and Van der Merwe fell down laughing. The guards looked at each other and wondered what was wrong with this guy.
Then Van der Merwe said, \”Give me another one of those shots,\”so the guards did. Now he was laughing so hard, tears rolled from his eyes and he doubled over.
Finally the warden said, \”What\’s wrong with you?\”
Van der Merwe replied, \”You guys are so stupid…..
I\’m wearing a condom.\”
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Slap chips – French fries [slup-chips] An Afrikaans word meaning limp and describing soft, fat French fries. These are usually mixed with tomato sauce and vinegar.