Tag: South Africa
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COVID-19: UAE announces fresh travel rules for Nigeria, South Africa
Dubai on Saturday eased travel restrictions for passengers from South Africa and Nigeria, effective Wednesday, June 23. UAE had insisted on travelers from Nigeria undergoing several other covid-19 tests after the initial test in Nigeria. Announcing the resumption of flight between the two countries yesterday, a message from the Dubai Media Office said passengers from…
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S.Africa’s ex-president Zuma appears in court for corruption plea
Former South African President Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Wednesday on charges bordering on corruption among others. Zuma is expected to plead not guilty to corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering charges over a $2 billion arms deal when he was deputy president. Zuma, who was president between 2009-2018, faces 18 charges relating to…
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Third wave: Lagos places USA, Canada, South Africa, 11 others on COVID-19 watch list
The Lagos State Government 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 discovery of variants from banned countries within another country. He said: “The affected countries are Canada, USA,…
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Belgian Hugo Broos appointed Bafana Bafana soccer coach
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has appointed Belgian Hugo Broos as the new Bafana Bafana coach. The former Cameroon coach is expected in South Africa next week where he is scheduled to meet all football stakeholders, including members of the media. Broos, 69, said he was excited to take charge of one of the…
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235 die in road crashes during Easter holiday
South Africa recorded 235 deaths on its roads during the Easter holiday, figures released by the Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday showed. “According to the preliminary figures, 189 crashes were recorded, resulting in 235 fatalities nationwide,” said the minister. Compared with 2019, “the number of crashes has been reduced by 2.1 per cent while…
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Britain claims Nigeria’s COVID-19 variant deadlier than South Africa’s
Nigerian Covid-19 variant is causing jitters in Britain, as reports claimed it could be deadlier than the South African strain. One report said though cases of the South African variant have risen in the last week – but it is the cases of the Nigerian variant that have seen the biggest rise. The figures show…
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2021 AFCON: South Africa sacks coach Ntseki after qualification failure
South Africa sacked coach Molefi Ntseki on Wednesday, three days after losing in Sudan and failing to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The decision was announced at a press conference in Soweto by South African Football Association chief executive Teboho Motlanthe. South Africa finished third in Group C behind Ghana and Sudan…
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AFCON: South Africa Eliminated After Losing In Sudan
South Africa failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Sudan Sunday in a final-round Group C match in Omdurman. Saifeldin Malik gave the hosts a fifth-minute lead in a clash of former African champions by heading past goalkeeper Ronwen Williams off a free- kick. Mohammed Abdelrahman doubled the…
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Ghana hold South Africa to grab 2021 AFCON qualification ticket
Ghana’s Black Stars qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tagged “Cameroon 2021” after holding their hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Johannesburg on Thursday. Ghana raised their tally to 10 points, same as South Africa but led the Bafana Bafana on head-to-head rule. Sudan are third with nine points while…
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2021 World Happiness index say Nigerians happier than Ghanaians, S/Africans, Kenyans, others
Nigeria has been ranked in 59th position in the latest happiness index released on Friday, putting the country above countries like Kenya, Russia, Georgia, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and others. According to the ranking index of the report released on Friday afternoon, Finland was ranked the world’s happiest country while Zimbabwe was ranked…