Weekly Funny - Why we will have a census in 2011

From: Hayibo. Breaking news. Into lots of little pieces

Asked to stop singing and explain why the census was really taking place, a spokesperson for Zuma, Bignumbas Twala, confessed that it was actually the result of a bet between Zuma and neighboring President Robert Mugabe.

“It’s typical Presidential stuff really,” said Twala. “It starts with a silly comment, ‘like my countries bigger than yours.’

“It escalates to, ‘Well I’ve got more stashed away for my retirement in a numbered Swiss bank account’ and it just keeps going, all the way to ‘But I rule over the most people – so there!’

“And once you get there, all that’s left is to actually sit and count everybody.

“It’s not ideal, but a bet’s a bet,” he said.

Asked what was staked on the bet Twala said the winner would get to spend Father’s Day 2012 with Julius Malema – and know for sure that he really did rule over more people than his rival.