Tag: South Africa
Man gets 3 life sentences for killing family
A South African court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man to three life sentences for murdering his parents, Martin and…
African Swine Fever outbreak reported in South Africa
African Swine Fever, a severe haemorrhagic disease of pigs, has been reported in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province, the department…
South Africa introduces hate speech bill to Parliament
South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) on Wednesday introduced a hate speech bill to Parliament in a…
South Africa returns Rhodesian Cabinet files to Zimbabwe
South Africa has returned Cabinet files and other State papers dating back to 1927 that former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa orders graft probe of govt. departments
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised massive investigations into alleged irregularities and unlawful conducts at several government departments, the…
Xenophobia: Reps seek stiffer action against South Africa
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to institute stiffer measures against South Africa over the…
Kidnappers demand ransom in bitcoin to free teenager
A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency…
South Africa sells $2 billion of bonds to finance foreign currency commitments
South Africa sold two billion dollars of bonds maturing in 2030 and 2048 on international capital markets in a deal…
Gaza Killings: South Africa urged to cut diplomatic ties with Israel
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) urged the South African government on Wednesday to cut diplomatic ties with Israel…
2 Nigerians killed again in South Africa
The death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to climb with two young Nigerians being the latest…
South Africa to implement national minimum wage in spite of opposition
South African Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant reaffirmed on Tuesday that the government will implement the national minimum wage (NMW) in…
South Africa launches raids on illegal immigrants
South African law enforcement agencies have successfully conducted raids on illegal immigrants in Cape Town, rounding up a total of…
13 trapped underground at South African gold mine
Thirteen miners were trapped underground at a South African gold mine on Thursday after an earthquake that measured 2.2 caused…
President Ramaphosa defends controversial national minimum wage
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Friday refuted criticism against the National Minimum Wage (NMW), saying “NMW is a firm…
South Africa: Fuel prices to increase in May
The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 3.4 per cent from May 2, while the price…
Nigerian burnt to death by South Africans
A Nigerian has been burnt to death in Rustenburg, South Africa after his vehicle was set ablaze by yet-to-be identified…
South Africa signs $4.7 billion delayed renewable energy contracts
South Africa signed long-delayed renewable-energy contracts worth 4.7 billion dollars with independent power producers on Wednesday, in the first major…
South Africa to hold state funeral for Winnie Mandela
South Africa was in mourning after the death of anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, aged 81, for whom a state funeral…
South African President Ramaphosa travels economy class
President Cyril Ramaphosa has stunned South Africans as he was spotted travelling to Durban in economy class.
South African food company faces class action lawsuit over Listeriosis outbreak
One hundred and eighty South Africans on Thursday launched a class action lawsuit application against Tiger Brands and Enterprise Foods…
South Africa ready to play part in promoting free trade area in Africa – President Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Tuesday to work towards the establishment of a free trade area in Africa.
New SA President vows to stop illegal land grabs in South Africa
South Africa will not allow illegal land grabs, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday as the country prepares to expropriate…
South Africa will support listeria litigation
South Africa’s health minister said on Thursday the government would support any community intending court action over the world’s largest…
Survey shows trust in public institutions declines in South Africa
Trust in South Africa’s public institutions including the government and media industry has declined in 2017, according to a leading…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa aims to resolve land issue ‘once and for all’
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said on Thursday he wants talks on the thorny topic of land expropriation to avoid…
Okah loses bid to challenge conviction in South Africa
The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah has lost his bid to…
172 lives claimed as Listeriosis breakout in South Africa
A listeriosis outbreak, believed to be the world’s largest, has claimed 172 lives in South Africa, the Department of Health…
South Africa to increase VAT for first time in 25 years
South Africa will increase value added tax (VAT) for the first time in over two decades, the Treasury said on…
Barclays Africa wins case over $83 million payout in South Africa
South African court on Friday threw out the findings of a public anti-graft watchdog that Barclays Africa unduly benefited from…
S.A.’s leadership urged to take right economic decisions
An economist on Thursday urged the incoming South African leadership to take right economic decisions to avoid universal “junk status”.