South Africa
13 Mar
A missing six-year-old's mother, who has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping, dropped her plea for bail Wednesday, in the latest twist in a case that has gripped South Africa. Police fired teargas and stun grenades as tempers flared among protesters outside the court in Vredenburg during the latest developments in the case of Joshlin…
13 Mar
The United Kingdom’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has urged startups from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and other parts of Africa to participate in its Unicorn Kingdom – Pathfinder Awards (UKPA).
10 Mar
South Africa's opposition Inkatha Freedom Party gathered a huge crowd of supporters for the spectacular launch of its general election campaign on Sunday, filling a stadium in the heartland of its Zulu base.
5 Mar
The South African economy grew 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, narrowly avoiding a recession that could have hurt the ruling ANC ahead of May elections, official figures showed Tuesday.
23 Feb
Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month.
20 Feb
South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 to choose a parliament, which will in turn pick a president, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Tuesday. The vote may prove historic, with opinion polls showing Ramaphosa's ANC party on less than 50 percent in nationwide elections for the first time in South Africa's three decades…
8 Feb
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday give his most important state of the nation address in an election year when his ruling party risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time.
8 Feb
South Africa manager, Hugo Broos, believes that his team played much better than Nigeria and deserved to win Wednesday's semi-final clash at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
7 Feb
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has jetted off to Côte d'Ivoire to watch the Super Eagles of Nigeria play against South Africa in the semi-final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
7 Feb
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has secured the sum of two hundred million naira for the men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, currently campaigning at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The minister commended the enthusiasm of the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, and all…
7 Feb
South African club Chippa United are solidly behind their goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali and his country, Nigeria, as they face the Bafana Bafana in the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
7 Feb
South African authorities have reacted to claims that Nigerians living in or visiting the country are not safe as both countries prepare to square off against each other in the AFCON 2023 semi-finals on Wednesday. Nigeria’s High Commission in Pretoria, in a statement, said potentially inflammatory online comments were made by a section of South…