The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
South Africa counts economic impact of COVID-19
South Africa has recorded the highest level of infection of Covid-19 in the southern Africa region since its outbreak. Growth is expected to contract by 1.5 percent in the first 3 months, as the virus…
Court rejects ex-South African president Zuma’s bid to…
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision that he should stand trial for corruption, a registrar of the court said on Friday.…
South Africa repatriates 121 citizens from China
A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, in China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic. The 121 expatriates…
Nuclear organisation appoints Montwedi as executive secretary
Global nonprofit industry organisation, the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) has appointed Emmanuel Montwedi as its new executive secretary. Montwedi is a senior nuclear engineer and is currently serving as the deputy chairperson of the…
AFCON: South Africa releases Squad list
Bafana Bafana head coach, Molefi Ntseki has named his Africa Cup Of Nations squad for this month’s qualifiers. Bafana will face off with Sao Tome e Principe in back-to-back fixtures this month as they look…
Politics: South Africa president did not mislead Parliament…
A court in South Africa has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he misled parliament about the funding of his campaign to become leader of the ruling African National Congress party. Ramaphosa had been…
Ramaphosa summons Okonjo-Iweala to counter recession
Former Nigeria Minister of Finance , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been called by the South Africa’s government to help rescue the nation out of recession. South Africa is currently experiencing economic downturn as it entered…
Second coronavirus case confirmed in south Africa
Minister of health Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed a second case of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Africa. A 39-year-old lady from Gauteng was in direct contact with the first case from KwaZulu-Natal. She was…
Power outages are dragging South Africa back into…
Nationwide power cuts are blamed for pushing South Africa’s economy, the continent’s most industrialized, into recession, according to official statistics released Tuesday. The South African economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019…
South Africa in recession following economic downturn
The South African economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to recent Gross Domestic Product numbers, released by Statistics SA on Tuesday March 3. This followed a contraction of 0.8% in…
Lesbian couple denied wedding venue in South Africa
Cape Town celebrates pride but some same-sex couples say they still face victimization in South Africa. In recent times, a lesbian couple was denied a wedding venue because of their sexuality. “They said to us…
SA pulls Olympic team out of Japan friendly…
South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to Japan to play a friendly in March because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The two teams were due to play in Sanga on 27…
Coronavirus: SA identified as ‘one of the most…
A combined research paper published by a leading team of European and American scientists has analysed the countries most at rist of coronavirus across Africa. Sadly, South Africa ranks pretty highly. The paper – published…
South African Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019
An African was crowned Miss Universe 2019 over the weekend and she was in the person of South African Zozibini Tunzi. She emerged top of the pack after a night of colourful displays and gruelling…
Nigeria, South Africa To Issue 10 Year Visa…
Following successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state, both countries have agreed on issuing 10-year…
Nigerian President To Visit SA To Smooth Over…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit South Africa in October to "reinforce strong bonds", following a spate of attacks against West Africans. The Presidency said on Saturday that the two countries would "jointly…
‘Arrest & Prosecute Xenophobia Cases’ — Anglican Archbishop
Anglican archbishop Thabo Makgoba said on Sunday he was “appalled and ashamed” at the violent attacks on foreigners in South Africa last week, as well as the ongoing attacks on truckers. Preaching at church services…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Seeks Review of ‘Flawed’ Graft…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he will seek an urgent judicial review of what he described as an irretrievably flawed report in which the country’s graft watchdog said he misled parliament over…
