[The excuses blacks give for not coming to work here are legendary. The most common one is to say “my mother died”. But because of the black African concept of the extended family… he could end up going to his “mother’s funeral” more than once… because it might not be his mother but a “mother” some what removed. So they could have funerals for several mothers and fathers… and so forth. Eventually you don’t know who they really are burying and whether in fact it is their mother or father!

This guy was just more creative and on this case caught “in the act” so to speak!! Africa has its humorous side – make no mistake. Jan]

A South African man has been fined $140 for taking a week off work, telling his employers he was pregnant.

Charles Sibindana, 27, stole a certificate from a clinic during his pregnant girlfriend’s checkup, a court near Johannesburg heard.

He then added his own details to the note and submitted it and took seven days off work, seemingly unaware that only women consult gynaecologists.

His employers became suspicious and investigated the matter.

On passing sentence Magistrate Bruno Van Eeden warned Mr Sibindana “not to walk around faking sick letters from gynaecologists” as if he was pregnant, the South African Press Association news agency reported.

Source: BBC
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6190772.stm/p>