Tag: South Africa
Obama moves to South Africa, preaches gay equality
US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa Friday hoping to pay homage to the legacy of his critically ill…
Obama begins African tour in Senegal
Barack Obama launched a long awaited week-long Africa tour in Senegal on Wednesday, aiming to fulfil neglected expectations for his…
Machine keeps Mandela alive
Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is on life support, unable to breathe on his own, an elder in the South African…
Fears mount for critically ill Mandela
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Nelson Mandela spent a second night in critical condition in hospital with his family members, compatriots and…
Obama’s White House prays for Mandela
The White House said Sunday its thoughts and prayers were with Nelson Mandela after hearing he was in critical condition,…
Breaking News : Mandela’s condition in a critical turn
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who is receiving treatment for a recurrent lung infection is now in critical condition, South Africa’s…
Day 4: Winnie visits ailing Mandela in hospital
Nelson Mandela was spending his fourth day in hospital Tuesday where he was being treated in intensive care for a…
Friend urges family to let Mandela go for eternal rest
South Africans were urged to let go of their beloved hero Nelson Mandela on Sunday after the ailing 94-year-old spent…
Mandela ill again, back in hospital
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, was readmitted to hospital on Saturday with a renewed lung infection and is…
South Africans chase Nigerians out of their homes
No fewer than 23 Nigerians were forced out of their homes and chased out of Port-Nolloth community by some South…
Nigeria leads Africa in illicit forex outflows to the world
The image of Africa is that of a continent with the beggars bowl, urging richer nations to bankroll development. But…
Nigeria not in Obama’s itinerary in second African trip
US President Barack Obama in his planned second visit to Africa has snubbed Nigeria again. Obama will head out on…
Nigeria, South Africa vow to make Africa greater
CAPE TOWN (AFP) – Leaders from continental powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria pledged to create an alliance “to make Africa…
Jonathan to visit South Africa, Namibia
President Goodluck Jonathan will on May 7 pay a state visit to South Africa and two days after, move into…
Jonathan, Zuma confer on African security
South African President Jacob Zuma visited Nigeria on Tuesday and held talks with President Goodluck Jonathan on security issues facing…
IMF predicts growth for Nigeria, Mozambique
Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates…
South Africa’s Zuma to visit Nigeria
The South African President, Mr Jacob Zuma, is scheduled to pay a one-day official visit to Nigeria on Tuesday, an…
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…