Former South African President Jacob Zuma was taken back to prison on Friday after his parole was ruled invalid, only to be released again within two hours under a new program to reduce overcrowding in jails. The move immediately raised more questions over whether the 81-year-old is receiving preferential treatment to avoid serving out a 15-month sentence for contempt of Read More
Banyana Banyana reached the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup knockouts following a 3-2 victory over Italy at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday. It was an emotional outing for Banyana who won their first-ever World Cup match and it was important to leave them second in Group G and progress to the last-16. Italy went ahead 11 minutes into the contest Read More
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Falcons for their outstanding performance so far in the ongoing 2023 FIFA World Cup. SWAN ‘s congratulation message to the country’s Senior Women National Team is coming after they demonstrated resilience to beat the tournament’s co-host Australia 3-2 in group D second match on Thursday. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Read More
Banyana Banyana’s Desiree Ellis frustrated by her team’s failure to capitalise on chances created against Argentina in their Women’s World Cup game. Goals from Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana put South Africa firmly in control, but failure to manage the game effectively allowed Sophia Braun to halve the deficit before Romina Nunez ensured thespoils were shared. However, Banyana Banyana coach Read More
Underground gas explosion has hit Johannesburg City of South Africa. The explosion on Thursday had a devasting impact on the road network of the city. At the time of filing this report no life was confirmed lost even though the havoc was of serious magnitude.
South Africa and Nigeria will face off in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers after the two African giants were drawn in Group C on Thursday’s draw. Abidjan hosted the draw for the next World Cup qualifiers and Bafana now know their opponents. After avoiding fellow Pot 2 seeds like Ghana, Zambia, Burkina Faso, DR Congo and Guinea, South Africa Read More
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed off on a 3% increase in the salaries of all public office bearers, according to a statement from the presidency. The decision follows recommendations made by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration for Public Office Bearers that salaries of all public office bearers, including the likes of judges, magistrates and traditional leaders, be Read More
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets turned on style to beat stubborn South Africa side 3-2 in the last group match of the ongoing 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Constantine Algeria. The South African side led twice in the first half, before Nduka Ugbade tactical team scored two in the second half to book a quarter-final place. A win in the Read More
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has unveiled new-look banknotes and coins that are in line with “international best practice to combat counterfeiting and to stay abreast with technological advancements.” The SARB said the new banknotes and coins, which started circulating on Thursday, have enhanced security features and new designs. “Banknotes and coin are regularly upgraded in line with international best Read More
South Africa, Egypt, Benin Republic, Botswana, Namibia, Djibouti and Rwanda are ahead of Nigeria in the latest global Logistics Performance Index (LPI) released by the World Bank. The LPI is an interactive bench-marking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics, including shipping and what they can do to improve Read More
South Africa and Nigeria have been placed on a global financial watchdog’s so-called gray list denoting nations with shortcomings in tackling illicit financial flows, a move that scars their international reputations and may raise costs for banks and asset managers. The gray listing of Africa’s leading economies—South Africa and Nigeria—by global anti-money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Read More
Following an extensive review process, South Africa has been identified as a high potential crew sourcing destination for the fleet of shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, which comprises 280 fully-owned and operated container vessels, employing 12,500 seafarers. South African cadets from its National Seafarer Development Program (NSDP) will be considered for placement with Maersk, and it is expected that Read More
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party despite being mired in scandal and facing calls to step down as President. Delegates at an ANC leadership conference voted on Monday to keep Ramaphosa as head of the party with 2,476 voting for him and 1,897 selecting his rival, former Health Minister Read More
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to root out corruption. Now, he could be forced to quit over claims that he covered up the theft of a huge amount of cash from his lucrative game farm, which — by his own admission — had been stuffed in a leather sofa. South Africa’s President is being probed in an ongoing scandal linked to Read More
Nigerians were shocked to no end when on October 23 the United States declared a red terror alert claiming there was a high risk of terrorist attack on the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Simultaneously, a similar terror alert was issued on the Republic of South Africa. What’s more curious is the fact that the alert targeted Nigeria, which is Africa’s Read More
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the country’s electricity crisis which has led to unprecedented levels of nationwide power blackouts in Africa’s most developed economy. The troubled state-owned power utility Eskom, which produces about 95% of the country’s electricity, is implementing scheduled, rolling blackouts in an attempt to save Read More
Eleven secondary school students cart home prizes, awards and cash ranging between N150,000 and N10,000 at the 3rd South Africa Airways Essay competition (SAAEC 2022) held in Lagos. Miss Ngwaogu Ifeoluwa Ugochi of Abesan Senior High School, Ipaja, clinched the first position with Master Aladetohun Kamimayo Enoch of St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka, emerged second followed by Miss Oshimade Abisola Promise Read More
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is set to host the fourth edition of the African Track Cycling Championship. Nigeria and 14 other countries are expected to participate in the Championship which will take place inside the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja from Thursday 14th July –Sunday 17th July, 2022. Ahead of the Championship, the Minister of Youth Read More
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on the lacklustre play of Super Falcons to punish former continental winners with a 1-2 defeat in the opening group match of 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Monday evening. The two nations met in the 2018 Cup of Nations final, where the Nigerians defeated Banyana on penalties after it ended goalless after extra-time. After Read More
Access Bank Plc has further demonstrated its commitment to making a difference through charity as the Bank successfully hosted its maiden Polo tournament. The programme held at the prestigious Val de Vie Polo Club in Cape Town, South Africa. The event held to further create awareness and raise funds to support the education of underprivileged children in Africa. In partnership Read More
The frequent killing of Nigerians in South Africa over the years has attracted concerns among Nigerians globally, with its nationals seeking an end to the causal slaying of their compatriots.Their concerns stem from the fact that relationship between Nigeria and South Africa, both African economic giants since independence era, has always been cordial and mutually beneficial, raising posers as to Read More
Moody’s investors service has said banking sector outlooks for Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt are stable. In fact, it changed Nigeria’s rating from a previous negative to now stable. It however said, outlooks for South Africa are negative. Moody’s said, stable outlooks are supported by economic recoveries in the wake of the pandemic in the wake of the pandemic and that Read More
In separate messages to Nigerians for the new year, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Southern senators have urged Nigerians to keep faith in the Nigerian project as the “challenging phase will be a thing of the past.” Lawan in a statement said though 2021 was challenging for people all over the world, “it is praiseworthy that beyond Read More
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 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 Africa”. Tutu was one of the country’s best Read More
Nigeria and South Africa are renewing their bilateral ties for mutual benefits. In this report, IDACHABA SUNNY ELEOJO examines the history of the ties and benefits of such consummation. What is today referred to as Nigeria/South Africa bilateral relationship started in 1999 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in what was known as Nigeria/South Africa Bi-National Commission with Read More
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