Parliament, Friday, 27 March 2026 – The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, today received the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Han Zheng, on a courtesy call at Parliament in Cape Town.
The engagement took place on the margins of the 9th South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC), co-chaired by South Africa’s Deputy President, Mr Paul Mashatile, and Vice President Han Zheng, under the theme: “South Africa-China Relations in an Era of Global Transformation: Advancing Shared Modernisation.”
Speaker Didiza welcomed the Vice President and his delegation, underscoring the significance of sustained…
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A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.