Tag: South Africa
Rio Olympic Ticket: We won’t miss second chance, Senegal coach vows
Taiwo Adelu Head coach of Senegal’s U-23 team, Serigne Saliou Dia, has declared that his team won’t miss the second…
South African film producers woo Nigerian Nollywood actors
Ms. Jackie Motsepe, Chief Operations Officer, KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, South Africa, on Tuesday said that her film producers’ delegation was…
South Africa’s credit rating under threat after downgrade
South Africa’s investment credit rating under serious threat due to its inability to fund crucial infrastructure projects and help to…
South African mother offers to sell 19-month baby for N69,200
A 20-year-old woman in South Africa has pleaded guilty to trying to sell her child for 5,000 rand (N69,2000; $346;…
U.S. Organizes a Global Boycott of Nigerian Crude
David O. Kuranga, Ph.D. Following Nigeria’s refusal to devalue its currency (the naira), in-line with IMF recommendations, crude oil traders…
Nigeria, South Africa, 4 others account for half of adolescents with HIV in Africa
A data released by UNICEF has revealed that about half of those living with HIV in Africa can be found…
Horrific collision kills 32 in South Africa
A collision between a bus and a car killed 32 people in Osizweni, KwaZulu-Natal Province on Thursday, authorities said. According…
$5.2bn fine: MTN picks Nhleko to negotiate with Nigeria
South Africa’s MTN Group has asked its former head to take temporary charge of Africa’s biggest mobile telecoms company after…
Buhari hails Nigeria’s world scrabble champion, Falconets
President Muhammadu Buhari was on the phone early Sunday evening to Perth, Australia, felicitating with a Nigerian who has emerged…
Nigerian asylum seekers arrested in South Africa
The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene, said on Saturday that lawyers are intensifying efforts to free…
South Africa concerned about MTN fine in Nigeria
South Africa has expressed concern over a N1.04 trillion (5.2 billion dollars) imposed by Nigerian authorities on MTN Group. However,…
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S.African lawmakers fear MTN fine could hurt trade relations
South African lawmakers are concerned MTN Group’s alleged violation of Nigerian laws could hurt trade relations between the continent’s two…
S.Africa launches insider trading probe over MTN’s Nigeria fine
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange launched Friday an investigation into mobile giant MTN for “possible insider trading” before the South African…
S. African students to fight for free education
South African students on Sunday vowed to continue their struggle for education transformation characterised by free education. Although widespread protests…
Cameroonian officials for Falconets, South Africa match
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Therese Raussa Neguel as referee for Saturday’s 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup…
Glo salutes Falconets over progress in U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification
Major sponsor of the Nigeria national football teams, Globacom, has congratulated the Nigerian women U-20 team, the Falconets after they…
South Africa to build 1,500MW solar park
South Africa, which is battling with power shortages, plans to build a solar park in the Northern Cape province to…
Nigerian firm produces 12,000 shoes monthly in South Africa
Roland Ogboru, the Chief Executive Officer of Fred Foot Wear, a South Africa-based firm, says the company manufactures 12,000 pairs…
Right2Know pickets MTN in South Africa for unethical profiteering
Right2Know Gauteng, a campaign group in South Africa will on Friday picket telecommunication company, MTN, with the goal of putting…
South Africa’s new human ancestor sparks racial row
Some prominent South Africans have dismissed the discovery of a new human ancestor as a racist theory designed to cast…
Man, 37, jailed for life for raping his two daughters
A 37-year old South African man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping his two young daughters‚ Gauteng…
Hold the EU, NATO responsible for migrant crisis, says Zuma
The South African President Jacob Zuma says the EU and NATO should be held responsible for the migrant crisis because…
Murdered South African Catholic takes step to sainthood
A South African school principal, bludgeoned to death 25 years ago for refusing to take part in a witchcraft-related ritual,…
Nigeria beat South Africa to win women beach volleyball gold
Nigeria’s women beach volleyball team, on Sunday in Brazzaville beat South Africa 2-1 to claim the event’s gold medal at…
South Africa announces discovery of new human-like species
South African anthropologists have announced a “groundbreaking fossil discovery of international importance” at the so-called Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg.…
Corruption allegation against Nigeria Union false, says President
The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday described as false the allegation of corruption levelled against it and the…
US issues warning of terror attack in South Africa
The United States embassy in South Africa, on Tuesday said that it had received information that extremists might be targeting…
Ghana, Senegal win as South Africa suffer shock defeat
(Reuters) – Ghana and Senegal secured away wins in the African Nations Cup qualifiers on Saturday but it proved an…
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Durban to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
South African city of Durban will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first African city to be awarded the…
AAG: Sports Commission sends athletes’ blood samples to South Africa
Al-Hassan Yakmut, Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), says it sent blood samples of athletes competing in the 11th All Africa…