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There's a snake under my hood: Man gets venomous surprise after he tried to jump start his car

A man received a slithering surprise when he opened the hood of his car to find a very dangerous snake curled up on his battery. He recalled hearing a strange sound coming to the hood of his vehicle before trying to jump start it.

One man’s coffin is another man’s curse: Builders freaked out after finding a buried baby coffin

A man was left scared after builders found a buried baby coffin in his home. He called a sangoma and they discovered the previous owner had a ritual done to become rich, but he ran out of human sacrifices, so he sold his home.

Tweeps slam the ANC for becoming an 'old age home' following appointment of Mokgoro

Social media users had a lot to say after the ANC sacked a younger politician to replace him with a 70-year-old man. So, Briefly explored what tweeps had to say about the appointment of Job Mokgoro as the new North West premier.

Flo Ndlovu: The Rebel taking on the pizza world one delicious slice at a time

Upcoming pizza franchise Rebels Pizza is taking on Tshwane's established pizza parlours and the inspiring woman behind Rebels Pizza, Flo Ndlovu, reached a new benchmark for black female empowerment with her success.

Dali Mpofu comes to Juju's defence: 6 of his Malema backing quotes

The Economic Freedom Fighters' National Chairperson Dali Mpofu wrote a lengthy discourse to explore their party's stance in regard to racism, particularly with the recent backlash Julius Malema received following his Indian remark

Popular Bishop Daniel Obinim acquires customized Rolls Royce worth more than R30m

The General Overseer of International God’s Way Church and one of the very popular pastors in Ghana has added a Rolls Royce ‘Ghost Series II ‘ to his fleet of cars, some of which are bulletproof. The cars are worth millions.

Cassper flew economy because he refused to pay R107 000 for an upgrade

South African rapper Cassper Nyovest took to social media to share he had flown economy for the first time in three-years after he found out a first class upgrade would set him back more than R100 000. He added there was no way.

Mom thanks black twitter for coming to her baby's rescue

A single mom was forced to turn to social media in a desperate attempt to find food for her son. South Africans showed their kindness by helping out the young lady. She thanked them on Twitter for their kindness.

‘Slay queen’ Bobo Mbhele appears on ‘Living the Dream with Somizi’

Popular Instagram comedian, Bobo Mbhele, made a star appearance on Mzansi Magic's reality show, Living The Dream With Somizi. Viewers absolutely loved him and took to Twitter to praise him. Find out more on Briefly.

Meet the blind teacher who is a renowned author of more than 15 publications

A blind Nigerian man has defied every limitation that comes with being handicapped. The hardworking man is a renowned author of 15 publications and a textbook. He has proven that no matter one's limitation, one can still strive.

From gangster to dad: How a man overcame obstacles to inspire others

Mario van Niekerk, from Heideveld in Cape Town, joined a gang at the age of 11 after losing his dad when he was just eight years old. He reformed himself after the birth of his son and started a soccer club for kids in his area.

Here's what South Africa might look like in 2030

A report by Indlulamithi South Africa paints 3 different pictures on how South Africa could look in 2030, and the president welcomed their views. Lots of research went into creating these scenarios of what could happen.

Dead before his payout: Farmworker who earned R300 per month dies

Mokgwabone Kleinboy Dinake worked on the Terre'Blanche's farm in Nooitgedacht since he was 15 years old. He earned a scant salary of R300 a month from Boet Terre'Blanche until the day he retired at 83-years-old.

Talented South African street artist wows Tweeps with his amazing work

Oliver Loidi is a talented South African sculptor who creates amazing wooden toys. He sells his creations along a street in Faerie Glen, Pretoria. Photos of his artistic works have gone viral on Twitter. More on Briefly.

Service delivery: Tired Coligny community takes matters into own hands

Residents of Coligny in the North West province have taken matters into their own hands after waiting in vain for proper service delivery. They are undertaking projects such as street painting, rubbish removal, and pothole repair.

How a refugee, who couldn't speak English, made South Africa home

Patricia Mudiayi fled DRC for South Africa. She couldn't speak English and was five months pregnant. After trading at a Cape Town market for five years, she got a job. She then started empowering migrant women.

Dead man walking? Man shocks family after arriving at his own wake

Juan Ramón Alfonso Penayo, a 20-year-old man in Paraguay, disappeared for three days recently. When police found a charred body, his family feared the worst and presumed it was him. However, he turned up at "his" wake.

Young black pilots are living their dreams and want to inspire others

Five young South African pilots are living their dreams in the aviation industry. However, they are keen to inspire more youths to join them and to drive transformation in the local aviation industry. Find out more about them.

Woman retires at the age of 28 with a net worth of more than R30 million

A woman managed to retire at the young age of 28 after she saved more than 70% of her monthly income since 2009. Now, she gave all her secrets and what motivated her to work hard enough to retire before the age of 30.

Twitter CSI is on the case: Did Boity just throw shade at Cassper Nyovest?

Twitter investigators had to probe a social media post where Boity threw some serious shade at her ex, Cassper Nyovest. But, was the post Photoshopped or did Boity really take it too far? Briefly.co.za explores.

Moozlie channels Brenda Fassie on cover art and it shook Twitter

Nomuzi Mabena, aka Moozlie, has once again channelled her inner Brenda Fassie and it left tweeps divided. The South African musician released the cover art for her new single Vatel, which features Kid X as well.