Tag: South Africa
Synagogue Tragedy: Lagos grants S.Africa clearance to repatriate bodies
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos state government has released the body of 54 South Africans who died in the collapsed building…
Building Collapse: S.Africa to repatriate bodies of dead citizens
The South African government said Tuesday that it was ready to repatriate on the weekend the bodies of 81 of…
Police investigating Jacob Zuma over home spending
South African police are investigating President Jacob Zuma over a $23 million taxpayer-funded refurbishment project at his rural homestead, according…
S. African football declares war on illegal firearms
It’s a call normally heard in countries emerging from civil war: hand over your illegal weapons in exchange for amnesty.…
S. Africa prosecutors appeal Pistorius verdict
South African prosecutors on Tuesday filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who last…
Senzo Meyiwa: One suspected killer arrested, charged
A suspect appeared in court on Friday over the slaying of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa, whose murder during…
Keshi invites Uche, 24 others for Congo, South Africa matches
Taiwo Adelu Coach Stephen Keshi has called up 25 players for the must-win 2015 Cup of Nations qualifying matches against…
Why I’m Skeptical About Inquest Into TB Joshua’s Building Collapse – South African Viewpoint
Let me begin by stating that this opinion is not solely based on my own personal ruminations but rather on…
Super Falcons beat South Africa to reach AWC final
Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 2-1 on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia to qualify for the final match…
South African inflation dips to 5.9%
South African inflation slowed to 5.9 percent last month from 6.4 percent in August, falling to within the central bank’s…
Glo Tasks Super Falcons To Beat South Africa
Nigerian female national team, Super Falcons, have been urged to work towards reclaiming the African Women Championship, AWC, trophy as…
AWC S/Final: Falcons In High Spirits
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in high spirits ahead of their clash with arch rivals, Bayana Bayana of South Africa in…
Goods stolen from S.African mall traced to Nigeria
South African police said some goods stolen during a recent mall robberies in Gauteng and the Western Cape have been…
Patience Jonathan arrives South Africa for AFLPM meeting
Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Friday, arrived in Pretoria, South Africa, for the 3rd Executive Bureau Meeting…
APC tells FG, ‘Cash-for-arms deal in South Africa is shady’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP-led Federal Government for its insulting and disingenuous explanation aimed at deceiving…
Winnie Mandela to undergo surgery
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is to be admitted to hospital to undergo surgery, her daughter said on Monday. “Wishing…
$9.3mn: Northern Youth Takes Case To UN
Northern Youth Assembly has issued the Federal Government of Nigeria a three-week ultimatum to constitute a commission of enquiry into…
The Embarrassing Cash Seizures In South Africa
Again, the authorities in South Africa last week seized another jet load of dollars, purportedly meant to purchase arms in…
Dasuki defends $5.7mn arms transaction in South Africa
Nigeria has denied any wrongdoing over the $5.7million frozen by South Africa in a bank. In a reaction to the…
South Africa seizes another $5.7mn Nigerian money
Just when controversy is still raging over the $9.3million cash seized from 2 Nigerians and an Israeli in South Africa…
Zuma names Kganyago governor of South African central bank
South Africa’s President on Monday announced deputy governor Lesetja Kganyago will succeed the country’s respected central bank governor Gill Marcus.…
Dalai Lama accuses South Africa of ‘bullying’
The Dalai Lama on Thursday accused South Africa of “bullying a simple person” after authorities there failed to give him…
S.Africa denies corruption in Russia nuclear plant pact
South Africa denied Wednesday any corruption was involved in a multi-billion dollar nuclear energy deal after controversy erupted over whether…
South Africa court postpones Malema corruption trial
A South African court on Tuesday suspended the corruption trial of firebrand politician Julius Malema, pushing the high-profile case against…
S.Africa gives Cuba $31 million economic aid
South Africa has agreed to provide Cuba with more than $30 million in “economic assistance”, Trade and Industry Minister Rob…
South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque could be shut
South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows Christian worshippers and women to lead prayers, could be closed unless it…
Senate begins investigation into $9.3m
The Senate on Tuesday began investigation into circumstances surrounding the seizure of Nigeria’s 9.3 million dollars in South Africa. The…
Synagogue: 26 South African survivors head home
Twenty-six injured survivors of a Nigerian church collapse were repatriated home Monday, after a tragedy that claimed 86 lives, most…
Synagogue church collapse death toll now 115 – S.African minister
The death toll from the Nigerian church collapse has now climbed to 115 people, with 84 of them South Africans,…