Tag: South Africa
Nigeria to South Africa: ‘We can’t fold hands and allow our people to be killed’
The Nigerian government has warned its South African counterpart that it will no longer fold its hands and allow its…
S African court invalidates ICC withdrawal
South Africa’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was unconstitutional, a court in the country’s administrative capital…
South African rand high against U.S. dollar
South Africa’s rand touched a 16-month high against the dollar early on Wednesday on improved risk appetite with investors eyeing…
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South Africa introduces $260 monthly minimum wage
South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril…
FG expresses concern over killing of Nigerians in South Africa
The Federal Government has expressed concern over spate of extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded speedy action…
South Africa’s Post Office converts unit to bank
South Africa’s Post Office Group will submit an application to register its financial services unit, Postbank, as a bank by…
South African prosecutor who jailed Pistorius quits
Gerrie Nel, the South African prosecutor who obtained a jail sentence for Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend…
Crocodile tears tour guide to death in South Africa
A South African tour guide working at a crocodile farm in the Western Cape province near Cape Town has been…
2019 AFCON: Nigeria, South Africa drawn in Group E
Nigeria drawn in Group E for 2019 AFCON qualifiers, Cameroon 2019, alongside South Africa, Libya and Seychelles. Games begin June…
TRENDING: Nigerian police brutalizes man because of package
A Nigerian police officer Ali Makinka has allegedly brutalized one Bamisaye olasunkanmi Michael a.k.a Catty Mandy, due to his greed…
FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in S/Africa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing…
1 Nigerian killed, another abducted in South Africa – Union
The Nigerian community in South Africa on Sunday confirmed the death of a Nigerian and the abduction of another member…
South Africa sack football coach after outburst
Ephraim Mashaba has been sacked as South Africa coach, the country’s football association confirmed on Thursday. His sack was coming…
3 Nigerian drug suspects to return home from S/Africa
The President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, says three Nigerians in that country are willing…
2 men accused of forcing black man into coffin
A South African court on Thursday denied bail to two white men charged with assault and kidnapping after a video…
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South African power utility chief resigns over bribe
The chief executive of South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom on Friday announced his resignation after a report by an…
Zuma faces no-confidence vote in corruption crisis
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament next week with his presidency mired in crisis after investigators…
South Africa pledges more support for Nigeria
The Consul-General of the South African High Commission in Nigeria, Mr Darkey Africa, on Wednesday announced his government’s new plans…
UN chief urges South Africa not to leave ICC
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged South African President Jacob Zuma to reconsider his country’s decision to leave the…
South Africa to withdraw from war crimes court
South Africa says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court with effect from a year notice to the United…
Group says 2 Nigerians killed in S/Africa
The Nigeria Union in Pretoria has confirmed that two Nigerians residing in South Africa have been killed this month. The…
South African student protesters demand university shutdown
South African students protesting high tuition fees have demanded that all universities be shut until the government provides free education,…
South Africa: Bishop Desmond Tutu re-admitted in hospital
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is back in hospital, just days after being discharged following three weeks of treatment for a…
MTN scraps mobile money business in South Africa
South African mobile phone operator MTN Group on Thursday scrapped its local mobile money business due to its high operating…
Nigerian trader killed in South Africa
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Thursday that a Nigerian petty trader, Monday Okorie, was killed in Potchefstroom,…
South Africa not in ‘recession territory’ – Finance Minister
South Africa’s economy is not in “recession territory” and there is a more than 50 percent chance ratings agencies will…
South Africa implements HIV universal test, treatment programme
The South African government has started implementing the universal test and treatment programme, where every HIV positive person is put…
Nigerian community in South Africa praise Dream Team
The President of Nigeria Union, South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to use the Dream…
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South Africa dethrones Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy
South Africa has regained the title of Africa’s largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the…
South African opposition trounces ruling ANC in local elections
South Africa’s main opposition party made major gains against the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in local elections, preliminary results…