South Africa

S’Africa to displace Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy in 2024 – IMF

The International Monetary Fund has forecast that South Africa will overtake Nigeria as Africa's…

Deadly fire claims over 60 lives in South Africa

A tragic fire has claimed the lives of more than 60 people after it…

S.Africa’s Zuma hospitalised ahead of graft trial

Agency Report South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last…

South Africa reshuffles cabinet after unrest

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday carried out a major cabinet reshuffle covering…

South African filmmaker, Shona Ferguson, dies from COVID-19 complications

Popular Batswana-born South African actor and executive producer, Shona Ferguson, has been reported dead.…

Olympics: Schoenmaker shatters world record to win Africa’s first gold

Agency Report South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker smashed the long-standing women's 200m breaststroke world record…

Tokyo Olympic: Two South African footballers, crew member contract COVID-19

Agency Report Two players and a support staff member of South Africa’s men’s Olympic…

Al Ahly beat Akpeyi’s Chiefs to win 10th CAF Champions League crown

Agency Report Egyptian club Al Ahly won a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title…

South Africa hunts masterminds of unrest – Ramaphosa

Agency Report President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has accused some yet-to-be-named individuals of…

489 arrested as pro-Zuma protests turn violent in South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night revealed that at least 489 suspects have been…

Seven taxi drivers killed in conflicts in South Africa

Seven taxi operators were killed on Wednesday in separate incidents in Cape Town, the…

Jacob Zuma compares South African judges to apartheid rulers

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday compared judges who gave him a…

South Africa’ll be ungovernable if Zuma is jailed – Supporters

Hundreds of supporters of former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma remained camped outside…

Court sentences Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison

Jacob Zuma, who’s been repeatedly implicated in aiding and abetting the looting of state…

Saudi Arabia bars South Africans from attending 2021 Hajj

South African Muslims will be barred from attending Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year…