Tag: South Africa
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…
Zimbabwe disbands national team
Zimbabwe has dissolved the national football team for failing to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as a…
Falcons Warned To Remain Focused
Former Assistant Coach of Super Falcons, Babatunde Oluwole, has warned the Nigerian national female team to remain focused and disciplined…
De Klerk blames ANC for S/Africa’s economic problems
South Africa’s last apartheid president F.W. de Klerk has blamed the ruling ANC party for the country’s spiralling social and…
Post office shut after snake found in a parcel
Clerks at a South African post office fled for safety when they emptied a mail bag and a white python…
Nations Cup: Nigeria Draw Zambia In Group C
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to play the defending champions, the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the 2013…
Keshi’s Huge Challenges
Coach of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi, may have succeeded in qualifying the team for the South Africa 2013 Nations Cup but…
The Real Litmus Test
Nigerians are still celebrating the 6-1 drubbing of the Lone Star of Liberia in Calabar last weekend. For obvious reasons,…
Flying Eagles qualify for AYC
Nigeria’s U-20 team, Flying Eagles on Sunday qualified for next year’s African Youth Championship, AYC after they defeated South Africa…
We’ll Shock Flying Eagles, South Africa Coach Boasts
Assistant coach of South African national Under-20 team, Mansa Masibogo has said they are confident of qualifying ahead of Nigeria…
Okah ordered October 1 bombing, says witness
Another prosecution witness on Thursday at a Johannesburg court in South Africa said that Henry Okah gave instructions for the…
Henry Okah’s trial begins in South Africa
On a day that Nigeria is marking its 52nd independence anniversary, Henry Okah, the man suspected to have confined President…
Nigeria, South Africa Among Top 5 Countries Buying US Products
The United States of America’s Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has listed Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Ghana, and Benin…
Attack South Africa, Obuh Urges F/Eagles
Coach John Obuh has asked his team to fight to defend their country’s colours against South Africa’s U-20 team in…
F/Eagles Depart For SA ‘Morrow
Nigeria’s U-20 Flying Eagles will depart the country tomorrow night from Lagos for South Africa ahead of their African Youth…
Zuma vows to end mining strikes in South Africa
Thousands of miners protesting for huge pay hikes vowed Thursday to bring South Africa’s key mining sector to its knees…
Nigeria Draw Ivory Coast In African Nations Championship
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles have been drawn to play their counterparts from Cote d’Ivoire, the Elephant in the qualifying series…
Prezzo Searches For Goldie
Jackson Makini, popularly known as Prezzo, who bagged the second position in the just concluded Big Brother Africa Show in…
Etisalat Introduces Prize ForInnovation At Africa Com Awards
Etisalat has announced the launch of the first edition of the ‘Etisalat Prize for Innovation’ to reward the most innovative…
Killer of S/Africa’s racist leader jailed for life
A South African farmworker was jailed for life Wednesday for killing the country’s white supremacist Eugene Terre’Blanche, two years after…
Court orders Mandela’s grandson arrested
An arrest warrant was issued for a grandson of Nelson Mandela on Monday after he failed to appear in a…
South Africa declares week of mourning after mine killings
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared a week of national mourning in the wake of the deadly violence…