COVID-19: South Africa halts vaccination programme
South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet […]
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COVID-19: South Africa secures 20m Pfizer vaccines
South Africa has secured 20 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the health minister told a Sunday newspaper. Africa’s worst virus-hit country has yet […]
South Africa quarantines self after meeting Coronavirus patient
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has entered self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Ramaphosa “has […]
More than 7,000 S/African police contract COVID-19
A total of 7,021 South African police officers have tested positive to COVID-19 while 53 have passed away, the Police Minister, Bheki Cele, said on […]
At least five dead, dozens arrested after church hostage drama in Johannesburg
At least five people were left dead and more than 40 arrested after a church hostage drama unfolded on Saturday at the International Pentecostal Holiness […]
South Africa’s ex-president due in court to face corruption charges
By Babatunde Abdulfatah The trial of South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, on decade-old corruption charges, alongside French arms company Thales, is due to resume […]
South African anti-apartheid veteran Denis Goldberg dies
Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was tried alongside Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 87. As a member of the […]
Nigeria overtakes South as the biggest economy in Africa
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa after the latter went into recession. This is the second time in two consecutive […]
Abducted South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed returns home
South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2017, is back home, his family says. He was working for the charity Gift […]
Electricity issues: Ramophosa dumps Egypt trip, rushes back home
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short an official visit to Egypt because of an electricity crisis brewing at home, his spokesperson confirmed. […]
South Africa court rejects Zuma appeal to prevent corruption trial
A South African court on Friday rejected an appeal by former President Jacob Zuma that sought to prevent his prosecution on corruption charges over a […]
Xenophobic killing resumes as Anambra-born Otugo hacked to death in South Africa
Amid Nigeria and South Africa seeking ways to end Xenophobia in the latter’s country, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of […]
Air Peace Gets Grant From South Africa To Operate Daily Flights
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the South African government had granted Air Peace’s request to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South […]
Combating xenophobia through cultural diversity
Lisa Bokani Motsu “To oppose knowledge? God forbid! Nay, for God, knowledge is the most glorious gift of man and the most noble of human […]
Nigerian Man Gets 129 Years Jail Sentence In South Africa For Human Trafficking
A South African court on Wednesday sentenced a Nigerian man Ediozi Odi to six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment. Odi received three […]