Tag: South Africa
Synagogue: 300 South Africans inside collapsed building
South African government said as many as 300 South Africans were visiting the Synagogue Church in Lagos Pentecostal church in…
Synagogue: 67 South Africans die in building collapse – Zuma
Sixty-seven South Africans have been confirmed killed in a building collapse at a church in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, South…
Oritsejafor Owns Seized Jet With $9.3m In S/Africa
An investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that a Nigerian private jet caught in Johannesburg with $9.3 million belongs to Pastor…
South Africa probes 2 Nigerians over smuggled $9.3million
South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into…
Pistorius ‘not guilty’ of murder
Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Thursday as a South African judge dismissed…
Pistorius could get ‘separate accommodation’ in prison
South Africa’s department of correctional services on Thursday said disabled prisoners could be entitled to separate accommodation, in a statement…
Pistorius weeps as judge begins murder trial verdict
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius sat weeping in the dock Thursday as a judge began handing down the verdict over the…
Its ‘Judgement Day’ for Oscar Pistorius
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius appears in court on Thursday to face judgement over the killing of his model girlfriend, ending…
AFCON 2015: Nigeria plays goalless with South Africa
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Wednesday played a goalless draw with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in an Africa Cup of Nations…
South Africa Vs Nigeria: It’s Do-Or-Die Battle
The tough talking and mind games have reached fever pitch as two grand establishments in African football – Nigeria and…
AFCON: ‘Bafana Bafana Are Beatable’
Sunday Akintoye Following their 2-3 loss to Congo in the opening match of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers…
Eagles’ll Redeem Image In Cape Town —Echiejile
Nigerians have been assured that the Super Eagles will redeem their image when they file out against the Bafana Bafana…
S.Africa wants Bafana Bafana to rattle Super Eagles
South Africa are confident of ending a depressing record against Nigeria when they clash Wednesday in a 2015 Africa Cup…
AFCON 2015: ‘Congo’ll Pick Ticket Before Nigeria’
Taiwo Adelu, who was in Calabar Basking in the euphoria of his team’s 3-2 victory over African champions, Super Eagles…
South Africa ‘refuses’ Dalai Lama visa for Nobel summit
South Africa has refused to grant a visa for the Dalai Lama to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace…
Fire guts Big Brother House in S.Africa
Henry Ojelu Fire has gutted the studio of Big Brother Africa (BBA) halting the launch of Big Brother Hotshots. The…
South Africa warns Lesotho coup ‘shall not be tolerated’
Regional powerhouse South Africa warned Saturday that it would not tolerate an apparent military coup in Lesotho, after soldiers surrounded…
Is this beginning of the end for South Africa’s Zuma?
A series of setbacks in beleaguered South African President Jacob Zuma’s battle against corruption allegations has sparked fresh speculation that…
S.Africa dodges recession, posts 0.6% growth
South Africa narrowly avoided slipping into recession in the first half of the year, thanks in part to election-time government…
Nigeria invites Enyeama, 22 others for Congo, South Africa
Cup holders Nigeria have called up 23 players, including ace goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, for next month’s 2015 Africa Cup of…
S.African lawmaker who backed cannabis for medical use dies
A South African opposition lawmaker who had called for the legalisation of cannabis for medical use died Saturday after a…
S.Africa says 250,000 Zimbabweans can stay, for now
South Africa on Tuesday said around 250,000 Zimbabweans living in the country on temporary visas due to expire this year…
Pistorius trial concludes, verdict set for September 11
A verdict in the high profile murder trial of sports star Oscar Pistorius has been set for September 11, after…
Pistorius branded ‘deceitful witness’
South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius returned to the dock Thursday for the finale to his gripping murder trial as lawyers…
Final arguments begin in Pistorius murder trial
South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius returned to the dock on Thursday to hear concluding arguments in his murder trial, with…
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…