Tag: South Africa
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…
Rio Football: South Africa Hold Brazil to goalless draw
Home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man advantage for almost half the match could not help Brazil…
South African guards beat Nigerian bizman to death
The Nigeria Union, South Africa, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a Nigerian businessman in Limpopo Province of South Africa…
South Africa set to return $15m Nigeria’s arms fund
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta South Africa government has disclosed that it will evolve a legal framework with Nigeria to avert a situation…
“Be wary of taxis”, Consul-General counsels Nigerians
Nigeria’s Consul-General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, on Thursday, urged Nigerians travelling to South Africa to be wary of…
Oritsejafor inaugurates South Africa chapter of CAN
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on the South African chapter, CANSAF, to…
Bimpe Onakoya and husband stranded in South Africa
Nigerian award winning makeup guru Bimpe Onakoya and her husband are currently stranded in Johannesburg, South Africa after they were…
Passenger trains collide, 100 injured
Nearly 100 people were injured Thursday when two passenger trains collided head-on in the South African city of Durban, the…
Nigerians shun Yankari Games Reserve, visit South Africa for tourism
Despite the abundance of tourist sites in the country, many Nigerians still prefer to travel to South Africa for tourism.…
South Africa to grant Nigerians 5-year visas
The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Lulu Mnguni, on Wednesday announced his government’s decision to commence the issuance…
South Africa to register nationals in Nigeria
The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Lulu Mnguni, on Tuesday, announced his government’s plan to commence the registration…
HIV vaccine trial to begin in South Africa
A United States of America Government health agency said on Thursday that a four-year clinical trial would soon begin in…
Nigerians protest in South Africa
Some Nigerians resident in South Africa have staged a peaceful protest at the Nigeria High Commission calling for improved security…
Zuma suffers another massive blow in corruption charges
The North Gauteng High Court on Friday, ruled that the decision taken by the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA), to drop…