Tag: South Africa
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”.
Zuma associates arrested amid influence-peddling probe
Elite South African police arrested two people in an early morning raid on the luxury Johannesburg home of the Gupta…
ANC decides to remove Zuma as South African President
The ANC has decided to sack Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa, a senior official said on Tuesday, after…
Winnie Mandela discharged from hospital after kidney infection
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African anti-apartheid veteran and ex-wife of late President Nelson Mandela, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after…
Nigeria condemns killing of its citizen in South Africa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the alleged killing of Mr…
U.S. embassy official summoned by South Africa over Trump ‘shithole’ remark
South Africa has summoned a top U.S. Embassy official for a Monday meeting over President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks that…
Falconets edge closer to U-20 World Cup, beat South Africa 2-0
Nigeria U-20 women defeated South Africa 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to edge closer to securing a place at the 2018…
Xenophobia: South Africans renew attacks on Nigerians, burn shops
The Nigerian Community in South Africa, say, four members are in critical condition in the hospital while some shops have…
Falconets, South Africa to face-off in Polokwane on Saturday
The Falconets will on Saturday take on their South African counterparts in the final round of African qualifying competition for…