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August 29, 2019 No Responses

Foreign-Owned Businesses Attacked In South Africa

The Nigeria Union has advised Nigerians leaving in South Africa to avoid Pretoria Central Business District (CBD) until the Police Authority certify the area safe for foreign nationals. The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) gave the advice in the...

August 25, 2019 No Responses

South Africa Impounds Air Tanzania Plane

(BBC)–South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania’s national carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The Airbus 220-300 was due to fly from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It was not immediately c...

July 9, 2019 No Responses

Anambra Implores FG On Death of Ndubuisi-Chukwu In South Africa

Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has urged the Federal Government to investigate the alleged murder of Mrs Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu’s in Johannesburg. Mr Don Adinuba, Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, in a statement...

May 5, 2019 No Responses

South Africa To Tackle IMO’s Delisting Action

The International Maritime Organization’s intentions to delist over 80 countries, including South Africa from its Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) whitelist has major implications for the country’s maritime sector....

March 2, 2019 No Responses

20 Years After, South African Airways Pilot Resigns Over Fake Licence

A pilot has resigned from South African Airways (SAA) after flying for more than 20 years with a fake licence. SAA said it discovered William Chandler’s paperwork was forged after a “reportable incident” during a flight from South Africa to.....

September 7, 2018 No Responses

South African Airways Increases Frequencies To Luanda

South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency to Luanda, Angola, thereby creating a seamless travel experience for customers. The airline in a statement explained that its African and Asian destinations in particular would have an increased connec...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

Ramaphosa: South African Govt Does Not Support Attacks On Nigerians, Others

The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Wednesday said the South African government was not in support of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other countries. Ramaphosa said this while speaking at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Afreximbank in Abuja......

April 24, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Condemns Killing Of Another Nigerian In South African

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike dabiri –Erewa on Mondaydescribed the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement in Abuja cond...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

South Africa, KCT Seal Agenda For New Terminal

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a deal with KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) that will see the delivery of a new cruise facility in the Port of Durban by October 2020. Under the agreement, signed between the parties on Apr...

April 3, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Winnie Mandela

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the passing away of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa. The President noted that she was a woman of uncommon determination, steadfastness and perseverance who h...

March 17, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption Trial

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s...

February 15, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Resigns

South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned from his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to step down or....

October 8, 2017 No Responses

South African Regulator Approves Maersk Line’s Deal

South Africa’s competition tribunal has cleared Maersk Line’s proposed acquisition of German liner company Hamburg Süd. “The clearance is conditional upon Hamburg Süd’s withdrawal from the SAAF vessel sharing agreement operating in the South Africa...

September 17, 2017 No Responses

KPMG sacks management team over financial scandal

Foremost accountancy firm, KPMG, has removed the leadership team of its South African arm after an internal investigation into work it did for the Gupta family. Chief executive Trevor Hoole, Chairman Ahmed Jaffer, chief operating officer Steven Louw and five.....