Tag: South Africa
Britain’s fugitive drug baron captured in South Africa
Police in South Africa have arrested a British fugitive drugs dealer and convicted fraudster who has been on the run…
Pistorius’s brother ‘badly hurt’ in S.Africa auto crash
The older brother of South African Paralympian and murder defendant Oscar Pistorius is in hospital after being “badly hurt” in…
S.Africa’s ANC likens radical opposition party to Nazis
South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday likened the radical opposition Economic Freedom Fighters to the Nazi party and its firebrand…
South Africa’s metal workers call off strike
South African striking engineering and metals workers have accepted an improved wage offer to end the country’s largest-ever labour stoppage,…
Mashaba appointed to coach South Africa
Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba was named coach of South Africa Saturday in succession to sacked Gordon Igesund. National youth coach Mashaba…
South Africa to host 2016 AIDS conference
South Africa’s port city of Durban will host the 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, marking the forum’s return to…
Queiroz challenge for South Africa
Salary demands could be a stumbling block to former Real Madrid manager Carlos Queiroz rejoining South Africa for a second…
South Africa union leader killed after named in inquiry
A leader of radical South African union AMCU was shot dead after being named in an inquiry into a deadly…
South Africa targets screening whole population for AIDS
South Africa’s government plans to extend AIDS tests to the country’s entire population and speed up antiretroviral treatment of those…
South Africa jails rhino poacher for 77 years
A South African court has jailed a rhino poacher for 77 years, one of the heaviest sentences handed out for…
Thabo Mbeki grilled over arms deal
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki was grilled Thursday over a multi-billion-dollar arms deal tainted by charges of corruption and…
S.Africa metals strike hits auto, building industries
A major strike by South African engineering and metal workers, which has already hit the vital auto manufacturing sector, is…
S.Africa seeks to replace Nigeria in U-20 World Cup
South Africa has made a bid to replace Nigeria in the U-20 Women World Cup scheduled to hold from 5-24…
S.Africa intel reveals ‘abuses’ in battle against Boko Haram
Nigeria faces a prolonged battle to quash the bloody Boko Haram insurgency despite a “hardline” campaign that has witnessed rights…
Black S.African soldier reburied with WWI comrades in France
A black South African soldier who died nearly a century ago during World War I was on Sunday reburied alongside…
Two Nigerians arrested in S.Africa for scamming Australian
Magnus Ikechukwu Kamah, 38, and Nbubusi Sunday Okeke, 34, have been arrested and charged in South Africa after an attempted…
S.African policemen sacked over videoed immigrant killing
Eight South African policemen have been sacked over the death of a Mozambican immigrant who was shown in graphic video…
Disability made Pistorius feel vulnerable
Oscar Pistorius’s defence sought to show the double-amputee sprinter feels highly vulnerable and acted out of fear not anger when…
Oscar Pistorius a ‘suicide risk’
Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius, on trial over the killing of his girlfriend, is suffering from post-traumatic stress and is a…
Massive strike threatens to cripple S.Africa firms
Nearly a quarter of a million members of South Africa’s largest union downed tools on Tuesday, beginning an indefinite strike…
Pistorius not mentally ill during shooting
The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius resumed on Monday with experts saying they had found no sign of mental…
South Africa’s metalworkers union readies to strike
South Africa’s largest union said on Sunday that a strike by more than 200,000 engineering and metal workers was going…
S. Africa union agrees to deal to end strike
South Africa’s radical AMCU union on Friday said that it had agreed in principle to a deal to end the…
Jealous lover eats rival’s heart
A jealous lover in South Africa stabbed a rival, cut out his heart and ate it with a knife and…
Recuperating Zuma misses first cabinet meeting
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, who spent time in hospital over the weekend suffering from exhaustion, will miss his new…
President Zuma discharged from hospital
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma left hospital late Sunday, the day after he was admitted for routine tests following a…
Davido, Tiwa Savage named Africa’s best
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s music star, Davido has been adjudged the Artiste of the year at the 2014 MTV Africa Music…
President Zuma admitted to hospital
South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma was on Saturday admitted to hospital for tests, his office announced. “Doctors are satisfied with…
StarTimes Faces Growing Anger In South Africa
By Sodiq Anjorin Chinese-owned television company, StarSat, is currently the target of growing discontent in South Africa. The discontent is…
Lafarge Nigeria, South Africa merge
Funsho Arogundade Lafarge Group has announced its intention to transfer all of its shares in its businesses in Nigeria and…