Tag: South Africa
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…
South Africa probes killing of mine workers
South African President Jacob Zuma announced Friday a probe into the deaths of 34 miners in a police crackdown on…
More die in workers’ strike at South Africa’s mine
An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as…
Hillary Clinton arrives Nigeria Thursday
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to arrive Nigeria on Thursday in continuation of her tour of African…
Amputee Pistorius qualifies for 400m semi
South African Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics…
12m Kids Sing For Mandela On Birthday
South Africa’s 12 million schoolchildren sang happy birthday to Nelson Mandela as he turned 94 on Wednesday, at the start…
Obama pays homage to Madiba at 94
US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, paid tribute Tuesday to South African ex-president Nelson Mandela ahead of…
Pre-Season Tour: Fans Roar, As Man U Hit South Africa
Durban was abuzz with yesterday night’s arrival of English soccer giants Manchester United at the King Shaka International Airport. Their…
Dlamini-Zuma becomes AU Commission boss
South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a tight fought vote to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the…
South Africa:Heavy snow cuts north-south road links
Heavy snow in South Africa forced the closure of two main highways, cutting road transport links between the north and…