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Elephant Kills Tourist while Saving Grandchildren in South Africa
A 59-year-old grandfather was tragically trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday while trying to save his grandchildren from the charging animal. The incident, which happened at South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park, was reported by Times Live on Sunday. The fatal encounter unfolded near the park’s Malelane Gate, a popular entry point, when…
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Poll Results: ANC Posts 40%, Left with Coalition Option
With almost all (99.51%) of the votes announced, the African National Congress (ANC) which has governed the country since 1994, is certain to lose its majority in parliament The party once led by Nelson Mandela, which brought white-minority to an end, has 40% of the vote – its worst result in 30 years This means…
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Results Trickle in from South Africa Election
The first results have been announced from what is seen as South Africa’s most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power 30 years ago. With results from just over 11% voting districts counted so far, the ANC is leading with 43%, followed by the DA with 26%. The radical EFF…
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Adeleke Pleads Against Harassment of Nigerians in South Africa
By Funmi Ojo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has appealed to South African authority to intervene and halt the constant harassment and molestation of Nigerians in South Africa. The governor made the appeal while hosting the Consul-General of Republic of South Africa to Nigeria, Professor Bobby J Moroe and his Vice Consul, Ms Busisiwe…
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South Africa Searches for Prison Escapees
The authorities in South Africa’s Western Cape Province are searching for six prisoners who escaped from the holding cell of a magistrates’ court One of the prisoners has been arrested but the other five are still on the run. Authorities say that the prisoners, aged between 20 and 33, are “armed and dangerous”. The prisoners…
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AFCON Group: Morocco Likely Opponent of Nigeria, South Africa
Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco could be placed in the same group when the Africa Cup of Nations draw is made in the Ivory Coast on Thursday. The six top seeds include Morocco, who created history at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by becoming the first semi-finalists from Africa. Nigeria is among the second…
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Just Two-Minute Shower, SA Advises Johannesburg Residents
Water suppliers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have asked residents of the city and its suburbs to use less water amid an intensifying water shortage that they warn could “result in the collapse of the system”. Rand Water and Johannesburg Water on Sunday said that high water consumption by residents “is putting a strain on the…
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16 Dead in South Africa Suspected Gas Leak
A suspected nitrate oxide gas leak in South Africa has led to the deaths of 16 people, local officials say. The victims – including women and children – died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Wednesday’s leak has been linked to illegal gold mining in the area. Nitrate oxide…
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Fire Kills Children Locked Inside South African Flat
Two children, aged five and seven, have died in the South African city of Johannesburg after a fire broke out in a residential building where they had been left unattended and locked inside an apartment. The blaze, in the inner city area of Hillbrow, began on Wednesday afternoon. A reporter from South Africa’s Times Live…
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Cholera Outbreak Kills Ten in South Africa
An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 10 people in South Africa’s most populous province of Gauteng, health authorities have said. At least 95 people have since last Monday visited hospitals showing cholera symptoms in Hammanskraal, an area north of the capital, Pretoria. Lab tests on Sunday confirmed at least 19 were cases of…
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US Accuses South Africa of Aiding Russia
The United States of America, USA’s envoy to South Africa, on Thursday, accused the country of having provided military support to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local media said. Ambassador Reuben Brigety reportedly said the US was “confident” weapons and ammunition had been loaded onto a Russian freighter in Cape Town…
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Golden Eaglets Still 2nd in Group B after loss to Morocco
By Oluwakayode Banjo Golden Eaglets of Nigeria yesterday lost their second game of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations, AFCON tournament in Algeria. The Nigerian contingents were condemned to a 1-nil defeat to Morocco, who sits top of Group B with 6 points. Nigeria remains in second position in the group with 3…
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Putin Scheduled Trip: S/Africa to Consult Russia over ICC Arrest Warrant
South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said the government will have to discuss the arrest warrant issued by the ICC against Russian President Vladimir Putin before considering any action. Mr Putin is scheduled to travel to South Africa for the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in August. The International Criminal…
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Tiger on the Loose in South Africa Sparks Panic
South African authorities are on the hunt for a privately owned tiger which escaped from a property in Walkerville south of Johannesburg. The female tiger escaped after the fence was cut on Saturday night, local media reported. It is said to have attacked a person. It also killed a dog and mauled another. Animal care…
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Cyril Ramaphosa Defies Scandal to Win ANC Vote
South Africa’s scandal-hit President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He defeated his rival Zweli Mkhize by 2,476 votes to 1,897. Mr Ramaphosa won despite being dogged by allegations of money laundering, and a last-minute surge in support for Mr Mkhize, who has also been accused of corruption.…
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Mammoth Crowds Assemble for King Misuzulu’s Coronation
Celebratory songs, chants and dance have filled the main stadium in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban ahead of the historic coronation of the Zulu king. King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini, 49, will be formally acknowledged as a monarch. It will be the first Zulu coronation since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The event…
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South Africa Wins WAFCON CUP
Bayana Bayana of South Africa have been crowned the new champions of the Women Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON. The South Africa female National team defeated Host Nation Morocco by 2 goals to 1 in the final of the 2022 WAFCON played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium. South Africa took the lead in the…
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Fifteen Shot Dead in Soweto Township Bar
At least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto. Police said gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started firing randomly at a group of young people. They then fled the scene in a white minibus. No motive for…
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2022 WAFCON: S. Falcons Falter as Debutants Botswana Top Group C
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have lost their opening match at the ongoing 2022 Women’s African Cup of Nations, WAFCON, holding in Morocco. The Super Falcons fell by 1-2 to perennial rivals South Africa in the Group C match while Burundi were hit 4-2 by Botswana. Two quick-fire goals from the South Africans through Jermaine Seoposenwe in…
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Night Club: 22 Dead in South Africa
At least 22 people have been found dead in a popular nightclub in East London, South Africa. Early on Sunday morning, the police and paramedics were called to respond to the emergency which occurred at Enyobeni Tavern in the city. Report says, most of the victims were young adults aged between 18 and 20. Relatives…
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South Africa: Wealthy Gupta Brothers Arrested in UAE
Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African and Emirati authorities have announced. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with former president Jacob Zuma and exerting unfair influence. Extradition talks are taking place between the two…
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S/African Siblings Die in Suspected Energy Drink Poisoning
South African police have opened a murder case against a father for the death of three of his sons aged six, 13 and 16 after they consumed an energy drink that he allegedly gave them. Two of the siblings died at school and the third died on the way to hospital. A fourth child who…
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2022 AWFCON: Nigeria Draws South Africa
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have South Africa as their Group C rivals in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), as well as Botswana and Burundi. They were drawn in the same group at the official draw ceremony held at the Complex Mohamed VI in Rabat, Morocco on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Funeral Of Desmond Tutu Takes Place In Cape Town
The funeral of Desmond Tutu got under way on Saturday morning in Cape Town in the cathedral that the South African cleric and Nobel laureate turned into a centre of struggle against racial injustice. As a steady rain lashed the outside of Saint George’s, mourners took their places amid hymns and organ music before the…
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South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans”. He said Archbishop Tutu had helped bequeath “a liberated South…
