We don't need April Fool news

I reserve a particular loathing for April Fool's Day. There are two reasons; we don't do it well and the news is so outrageous and awful that it's worse than what might seem impossible in any sane society is playing out in front of us.

- KEVIN RITCHIE

There's only one April Fool's wheeze that I've enjoyed. Years ago, the SABC ran a story that South Africa would have two time zones, split down the middle in Kimberley.

I was living in Kimberley at the time, which is probably why it resonated with me. The reporters went out and spoke to bemused people in one part of the city (who would now be one hour behind and in the same zone as Cape Town) and then went to the other side and spoke to those who would be one hour ahead (in the same zone as Joburg).