Tag: South Africa
Over 82 die from lightning strikes, drownings in South Africa
Dams in South Africa and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho were said to be at their bursting points due to…
12 killed after SUV smashes into 22-seater bus, igniting fire
A spokesman from the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety reported that the driver of the Toyota SUV lost…
Nigerians mourn compatriot Olusola Solarin killed in South Africa
The killing of Solarin on Dec. 12 last year has raised the death tally of Nigerians in South Africa to…
3 Nigerians die in South Africa , 2 killed by police
In a separate incident in Kempton Park, Ipid said a Nigerian suspect was killed following a shootout with the police…
Health officials not panicky as Omicron dominates in South Africa
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) presented a study on Wednesday indicating that the Omicron variant had milder effects…
Kidnapped Nigerian Okinedo found dead in South Africa
A South African newspaper reported that his body was discovered near a bush in Newlands – Kwazulu Natal on Wednesday…
South Africa hit by 4th wave of COVID-19 caused by Omicron
The variant which has been detected in seven of the country's nine provinces, has raised global fears of a surge…
South Africans with Omicron not seriously ill, says doctor
So far, the cases detected in South Africa are not serious, Angelique Coetzee, who chairs the South African Medical Association,…
Canada bans flights from 7 African countries
The Canadian government has said all foreign nationals who have travelled through the seven affected countries in the last 14…
Morocco imposes travel ban on South Africa, others
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said its travel ban covers South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
U.S. joins EU, UK, slams travel ban on South Africa, others
The decision was made on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 Response Team, and…
South Africa slams Britain for rushed travel ban
Britain on Thursday temporarily banned flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini from Friday after its detection…
Britain bans flights from South Africa, Botswana, 4 others
Under new rules, returning British travellers from those destinations would also have to quarantine.
South Africa finds new variant of COVID-19, worse than Delta
The variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are concerning because they could help…
South Africa’s DA rules out coalition with ANC
Steenhuisen said his party has reached out to smaller parties including ActionSA, the Freedom Front Plus, the ACDP and several…
ANC loses ground in South Africa, votes shrink [Updated]
It was the party's worst election outcome since taking power at the end of white minority rule in 1994.
South Africa’s NUMSA begins strike
The union is pressing for pay rise and threatening to block supplies of parts to make new cars and accessories,…
COVID-19: South Africa shortens curfew, eases curbs
Authorities will also extend the hours of alcohol sales, the president said, further relaxing restrictions introduced in June
Nigerian Mission takes stock of losses by Nigerians in Zuma riots
The Nigeria Mission in South Africa has begun counting the losses Nigerian businessmen incurred in the orgy of looting triggered…
Zulu King begs Zuma rioters as 25,000 soldiers set to hit streets
Zulu King Misuzulu has appealed to his people to withdraw from the riots and looting over ex-president Jacob Zuma jailing.
South Africa’s business owners devastated by Zuma rioters, looters
Business owners in many parts of South Africa are now devastated, following days of rioting and looting over jailed ex-President…
72 dead in South Africa’s Zuma riots, worst violence in decades
As many as 72 people have died in South Africa, following days of protest over the jailing of former President…
45 dead as Zuma riots in South Africa spread to Durban [Video]
Riots provoked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma spread to Durban on Tuesday, from Zuma's home in KwaZulu…
South Africa calls out soldiers quell Zuma riots [Photos]
South Africa on Monday deployed soldiers on the streets to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president…
No respite for Jacob Zuma yet, appeal will fail: Experts
Former South African President Jacob Zuma's appeal against his 15 month jail will most likely fail, constitutional experts said on…
Nigeria bans flights from Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa
Nigeria extends the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. South Africa has been added to…
ICYMI: The Cajee brothers vanish with investors $3.6b bitcoins in South Africa
Lawyers for investors in Africrypt, a cryptocurrency exchange in South Africa, said $3.6 billion has disappeared from the platform.
10 babies at a go: South African Joziami Sithole sets world record
South African woman Joziami Thamara Sithole has set a new world record in multiple births, after delivering 10 babies at…
Ace Magashule ANC top official suspended over corruption charge
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has suspended its Secretary General, Ace Magashule, over corruption charges, which he denies.
Body of South African Lindani Myeni killed by U.S. police home for burial
The body of South African former rugby player Lindani Myeni who was shot dead by police in Honolulu, Hawaii in…