Tag: South Africa
Nigerian Baby Kidnapped In S/Africa
A six-month-old Nigerian baby has been kidnapped by his parent’s neighbours in South Africa. A couple, believed to be Pakistanis, …
Inmates set South African prison on fire
Inmates set fire to the maximum security section of a prison in the centre of South Africa, the same region…
Nations Cup: Zambia lose third warm-up tie
African champions Zambia suffered a third consecutive friendly defeat when losing 2-0 to fellow qualifiers Angola Saturday in a 2013…
7 die as 34,000 scramble to fill 90 jobs
As in Nigeria, where hundreds of thousands apply to fill few vacancies, so it is in South Africa, where unemployment…
Kwambe: I’m Ready To Fight For Eagles’ Shirt
Sunshine Stars right back, Solomon Kwambe, has expressed confidence he will be on the final 23-man squad to AFCON. In…
South African roads Africa’s most dangerous
South Africa’s Transport Minister, Ben Martins, said 42 people, on the average, were killed per day on the country’s roads…
Nations Cup: Nigeria’s team depart for Portugal
The Super Eagles will on Thursday 27 December depart for Faro in Portugal via Accra, Ghana for the final phase…
Mandela spends Christmas in hospital
Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…
Mandela spends 14th day in hospital
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, 94, spends his 14th day in a South African hospital today amid reports of…
Nations Cup: Prepare For War —Zambia Coach
Head Coach of the Zambia national team, Herve Renard, has warned Nigeria and other big names in African football that…
Nations Cup: IK Uche, Osaze To Make Keshi’s Squad
There are strong indications that Ik Uche and Osaze Odemwingie would make the list of 17 foreign-based players to be…
Countdown To 2013 African Cup Of Nations: ‘Eagles’ Fitness Will Help In South Africa’
Super Eagles and Celtic defender, Ambrose Efe is convinced that Nigeria has enough quality to battle other 15 teams for…
Fear Of Low Turnout Grips Organisers
With about 30 days to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, the Local Organising Committee, LOC, of…
Keshi Thrilled By NPL Players’ Fitness
Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi has expressed satisfaction with the fitness level of Nigeria Premier League, NPL players during the team’s…
Adebayor Makes U-Turn For Togo
Reports from Togo say Emmanuel Adebayor has rescinded his decision not to play for his country’s senior national team again.…
Nations Cup: NFF Gives Mikel, Others Deadline
Super Eagles midfielder, Mikel Obi and other Europe-based stars have been told to report at the team’s Faro camp in…
Mandela responding to treatment, say doctors
Doctors caring for former South African President, Nelson Mandela, said he was responding to treatment for a lung infection, the…
Ideye Named Player Of The Month
With the Ukrainian football season on a winter break till March 2013, Dynamo Kiev’s leading goal scorer for the season,…
Mandela admitted to hospital
Africa’s icon and former South African leader, Nelson Mandela was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria Saturday to undergo tests…
Countdown To Africa Cup Of Nations In South Africa
By Giles Goford South Africa will soon host the Africa Cup of Nations, two years and seven months after they…
Zuma’s $28m expensive country home ignites row
South Africa’s opposition on Sunday called on the state ombudsman to widen a probe into controversial $28 million upgrades at…
In South Africa, Blacks killing Blacks for political posts
OSHABENI, South Africa — It was, by all accounts, an ordinary small-town political meeting. The leaders of the local branch…
Zuma seeks ancestors’ backing for ANC re-election
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma’s family slaughtered 12 cows at his rural village at the weekend in a traditional ritual…
South African prisoners hold officials hostage
Inmates took prison officials hostage on Monday at a privately operated maximum security jail in central South Africa, officials said.…
Nations’ Cup: Eagles’ Camp Opens 17 December
ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE All things being equal, the Super Eagles are expected to start preparations for the South Africa 2013 Nations…
2.5million Nigerians living with undiagnosed diabetes
New estimates released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today to mark World Diabetes Day 2012 show that 3.2 million…
Ice Prince, Bonang Host Channel O MVA
Rising star Ice Prince and South Africa’s Bonang have been named as hosts of this year’s edition of the ChannelO…
127 Escape Death, Plane’s Wheel On Fire
At least 127 passengers on board an aircraft narrowly escaped death in South Africa on Tuesday. The chartered aircraft had…
Falcons Lose AWC Bronze To Cameroon
•As E/Guinea Whitewash SA 4-0 To Win Cup Adebobola Alawode The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Sunday lost the bronze…
Williams Sisters teach Soweto kids some tennis
SOWETO, South Africa, (AFP) – Scores of starry-eyed teens in oversized tennis kits queue neatly, awaiting their turn to play…