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Broken printer leaves South Africa unable to issue driving licences
South Africa Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday announced temporal solution to securing a drivers licence as the only machine used to make them...
S. Africa’s Ramaphosa back at work after COVID-19 self-isolation
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due to testing positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), his...
S/Africa to retain “Level I” lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
With the latest COVID-19 cases at 26,976, the National Coronavirus Command Council has retained lockdown restrictions at “adjusted level one”, health authorities said on...
Vaccinations protect against Omicron – S/African scientists
The new Omicron coronavirus variant is driving up infection figures in South Africa and is now increasingly spreading to older people, Health Minister Joe...
Omicron: Severe cases remain low in South Africa – WHO
The Omicron variant is reaching more countries in Africa, while weekly Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the continent surged by 93 per cent, the World...
Nigeria Government bans travel from South Africa
The Chairman of Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), on COVID-19 pandemic, and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Monday, announced the...
South African government pushes proposal to legalize polyandry
A proposal by the South African government to legalize polyandry - when a woman has more than one husband at the same time -...
South African woman gives birth to ten babies breaking Guinness Record
A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the World Record held by Malian woman Halima Cisse who gave birth to...
Zuma back in court to lock horns with Billy Downer
Former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma will again appear in court today on charges bordering on corruption among others.
Zuma is expected to plead not...
Apartheid-era assassin’s parole appeal rejected
The man who nearly plunged South Africa into a full-blown race war ahead of the country’s first democratic elections has lost his bid for...
NUSA congratulates Isike as African Association of Political Science President
The Nigerian community in South Africa has congratulated Prof. Christopher Isike on his election as the President of African Association of Political Science.
The Nigerians,...
South Africa enforces night curfew, as COVID-19 infections spiral
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new round of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday in response to the country’s rising rate of infections.
“From...
South African mum arrested after missing daughter, 6, is found dead
A woman has been charged with the murder of her six-year-old daughter Alexia Nyamadzawo, whose body was found dumped in a sugar-cane plantation in...
COVID-19: S’Africa delays school re-opening by a week
South Africa has delayed reopening of schools by a week to allow school administrators more time to prepare.
Final year students in primary and secondary...
South Africa’s coronavirus cases reach 554, country braces for lockdown
South Africa on Tuesday confirmed number of coronavirus cases rose to 554 from 402 a day earlier, as businesses raced to make plans for...
Court issues arrest warrant for Zuma
A South African court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical...
S. African rail agency lost $16m in 2 years – Minister
The South African government says its passenger rail agency (Prasa) lost more than one billion Rand (69 million dollars) to train fires and vandalism...
