The death toll in the unrest that has engulfed some parts of South Africa following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, has risen to 276. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt...
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says the recent violent attacks across the country were “deliberate and instigated”. Chaos erupted in the country following the imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma. The protests devolved into unchecked looting, arson...
South Africa riots claim 117 lives, 2,200 arrested Some 117 people have died and many others have been injured in the violent unrest in parts of South Africa over the past week, according to government figures...
Over 70 people are reported dead as violence continued in South Africa for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest. Stores and warehouses in South Africa were...
South Africa has deployed troops on the streets of several South African cities on the fourth day of massive protests in which at least six people have been killed. The demonstrations sparked by the detention of...
Former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa is currently in police custody. The Constitutional Court, the nation’s highest judicial body, had sentenced Zuma to 15 months in prison for failing to appear before a commission investigating...
Emirates Airlines has said that it will begin accepting Dubai-bound passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria to Dubai. In a statement it said the decision was facilitated by the revision of rules issued by the...
Lagos State has placed 14 countries on watch list as part of measures to prevent a possible spread of the new COVID-19 variant. Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said the measure became necessary following the...
Following the completion of all regulatory procedures on Access Bank’s acquisition of controlling shares in the former Grobank Limited, the bank has been officially renamed Access Bank South Africa Limited. The Bank says with this new...
South African company, Shoprite Holdings Limited, has said that the sale of its Nigerian outlets will be concluded this year. In its latest financial report for December 2020 operations obtained from the company’s website, Shoprite stated...