Tag: South Africa
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BREAKING: Controversial South Africa’s Zulu King is dead
Goodwill Zwelithini, controversial South Africa’s Zulu King is dead, his palace announced on Friday. The king, aged 72, who died after spending several weeks in a hospital, wielded great influence among millions of Zulus through his largely ceremonial and spiritual role despite having no official power in modern South Africa. “It is with the utmost…
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Corruption inquiry: Again, Zuma snubs South African court summons
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not show up on Monday at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office in spite the country’s top court ordering him to appear. The inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is probing allegations of high-level graft during Zuma’s nine years in power from 2009…
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American actress Ashley Judd ends up in South African hospital
Leading American actress, Ashley Judd, is in intensive care in a Johannesburg hospital after shattering her leg in an accident in a Congolese rain forest. The actress was studying an endangered species of ape when the “catastrophic accident” occurred. She said she slipped on a fallen tree “and nearly lost my leg”. Speaking from her…
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South Africa settles for U.S. COVID-19 vaccine brand after rejecting UK’s AstraZeneca
South Africa will proceed with the planned coronavirus immunisation campaign using Johnson & Johnson vaccines instead of Oxford/AstraZeneca’s, which is deemed ineffective against the South African COVID-19 variant. The country’s Health Minister, Zwelini Mkhize said on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that that on Monday, South Africa stopped the AstraZeneca vaccines rollout after a study published…
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South Africa suspends use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
South Africa suspended its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 Sunday after a new study revealed that the AstraZeneca vaccine is less effective against a variant of the virus found in the country. The study, conducted by the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and not yet peer reviewed, concluded that the British vaccine offered only “limited…
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Biden’s administration plans to renew travel restrictions on EU, Britain, Ireland, South Africa, others – Reports
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to renew travel restrictions on most non-citizens who have recently been in the European Union, Britain, Ireland, and Brazil, according to U.S. media reports. Along with extending travel restrictions the White House will impose restrictions on people who have been in South Africa, where a new variant of the…
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COVID-19: NCAA issues protocol for passengers travelling from UK, South Africa
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given out protocol for all passengers originating from the United Kingdom and South Africa effective from Dec.28. The NCAA Director General, Mr Musa Nuhu, issued the protocol in a letter to all Nigerian operators and foreign operators flying into Nigeria with a reference NCC/DG/AIR/11/16/286 on Sunday in Abuja.…
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Former South African footballer dies in car crash
Tributes have been pouring in for the South African footballer, Anele Ngcongca, who died in a car accident in Kwazulu-Natal on Monday morning at the age of 33. He died after moving from Mamelodi Sundowns club to AmaZulu. In a joint statement, the clubs confirmed the tragic news. “AmaZulu Football Club and Mamelodi Sundowns FC…
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Nigerians in South Africa to march in solidarity with youths on #EndSARS
Hundreds of Nigerians based in South Africa say they will join the #EndSARS protests in solidarity with Nigerian youths who are demanding for an end to police brutality and good governance among others. They made the disclosure in a statement by the President of the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), Mr Adetola Olubajo, on Monday…
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Nigerians in South Africa mark Nigeria @60 in sober reflection
Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama says Nigerians living in South Africa are marking Nigeria @60 in sober reflection. Adama, who disclosed this in a telephone interview on Thursday, said Nigerians in South Africa were excited over the anniversary celebrations and would join numerous Nigerians globally to celebrate Nigeria at 60. According to him, Nigerians…