Tag: South Africa
Desmond Tutu wins $1.7m Templeton Prize
Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, the former archbishop of Cape Town, was on Thursday awarded the $1.7-million Templeton Prize for his…
South Africa, FIFA on a collision course
South African sports minister Fikile Mbalula is on a collision course with world football governing body FIFA over how to…
World Cup Qualifiers: Ethiopia overtake South Africa
Ethiopia snatched a dramatic 1-0 home victory over Botswana on Sunday to keep alive hopes of a first appearance at…
China’s leader begins African tour from Tanzania
Agency report China’s new President Xi Jinping was due in Tanzania Sunday at the start of a three-nation Africa tour…
World Cup qualifying: Africa Zone results
Collated World Cup qualifying results in Africa Saturday: Group A At Cape Town South Africa 2 (Matlaba 34, Parker 70)…
Zuma: Africa owes Achebe a debt of gratitude
The South African President, Mr Jacob Zuma, said Africa owes a debt of gratitude to Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in…
South African wives of Nigerians protest in Jo’burg
Some South African women married to Nigerians staged a peaceful protest on Friday on the streets of Johannesburg. The women,…
Judgement Day for Henry Okah
Justice Neels Claaseen of the South Guateng High Court, Johannesburg, says he will deliver judgment in Henry Okah’s case on…
6,700 South African soldiers have AIDS
The South African army Tuesday said 8.5 percent of the country’s 79,200 soldiers have HIV/AIDS, angrily dismissing claims of a…
Mandela leaves hospital for Jo’burg home
After one night in a Pretoria hospital for a routine medical check up, South Africa’s icon, Nelson Mandela was back…
Cop in Pistorius murder case quits
South African detective Hilton Botha said Thursday his resignation from the police force was not due to the bungled investigations…
Convicted MEND leader, Okah sacks lawyers
A South African court on Thursday was forced to delay the sentencing of Nigerian national Henry Okah, convicted of 13…
Babalakin Gets Permission To Travel For Medical
Henry Ojelu Chairman of Bi-Courtney, Dr. Wale Babalakin was today granted permission by a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja…
South Africa: FA Cup shocker No 3
AmaZulu became the third top-flight club in South Africa to be eliminated from the FA Cup by lower-league rivals when…
Steenkamp: Pistorius accused of premeditated murder
South African sporting hero Oscar Pistorius broke down in court again on Tuesday as he was accused of shooting his…
South Africa: Murder so shocking on Val day
PRETORIA (AFP) – Olympic star Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears in the dock Friday as he was charged with…
Pistorius formally charged with murder
A tearful Oscar Pistorius appeared before a South African magistrate on Friday where he was formally charged with murdering his…
9 South Africa Pupils Struck By Lightning
Nine schoolchildren are in hospital in the South African city of Johannesburg after being hit by lightning in two separate…
Keshi: We Won’t Underrate Burkina Faso
Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi has said that his team will not underrate the Stallions…
Blatter, FIFA president visits Africa
The president of World football governing body (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, today began a six-day trip to Africa that will take…
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Man dies watching Nigeria-Ivory Coast match
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta An engineer with Nigeria’s Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA collapsed and died yesterday in Abeokuta, capital of…
Mikel Wins Bet With Kalou
Ivory Coast’s defender Emmanuel Eboue says his side were surprised by the style and determination of the Super Eagles in…
AFCON 2013: Mali knock out South Africa
Mali played party poopers in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the second time within a year as they…
Nigeria, Ivory Coast showdown excites fans
One of three all-west African quarter-final clashes, between Ivory Coast and Nigeria, will headline the first knockout round of the…
South Africa Now And Into The Future
By Kole Omotoso Recently the African National Congress concluded its five yearly elective conference by re-electing Jacob Zuma as the…
Zambia need to scale Burkinabe hurdle to qualify
Defending champions Zambia must beat revelatory Burkina Faso on Tuesday to ensure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations…
South Africa, Cape Verde reach Nations Cup q/finals
Hosts South Africa and debutants Cape Verde Islands reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a dramatic finale to…
Nations Cup: South Africa lead group
Bafana Brighten Q/Final Chances, Beat Angola 2-0 Hosts of 2013 African Cup of Nations, the Bafana Bafana of South Africa…
South African Woman Jailed 18 months For Drug Trafficking
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old South African woman, Mrs.…
NFA Still Owes Me N1.4m Six Years After
Ex-Super Eagles leftback, Ifeanyi Udeze in this revealing interview told ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE that the Nigeria Football Association, NFA now NFF…