Tag: South Africa
Minor surgery for Mandela, condition still critical
South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, still bedridden in a Pretoria hospital has undergone a minor operation. The former statesman…
Mandela: Global celebration on birthday
JOHANNESBURG, July 17, 2013 (AFP) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela will spend his 95th birthday in hospital Thursday,…
Moses, Ameobi back for Nigeria, Enyeama dropped
Nigeria have recalled Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Shola Ameobi of Newcastle United for next month’s friendly against South Africa in…
Ailing Mandela’s 95th birthday on Thursday
Global celebrations and charity events will mark Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday Thursday, but the critically ill anti-apartheid hero himself may…
Circumcision: 30 People Die In South Africa
Death related to the traditional circumcision in South Africa keeps increasing with another thirty people losing their lives at the…
Mandela mulled death in video
Nearly 15 years ago Nelson Mandela was unperturbed by his own death, telling a dying teenager that he had lived…
Mandela souvenirs hot cake in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG,(AFP) – Nelson Mandela’s prolonged illness has sparked intense interest in the anti-apartheid icon’s life and times with books, shirts…
Nigeria 3rd Largest Facebook User In Africa
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria is the third largest user of Facebook in Africa in the latest ranking of countries using the…
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)…