Tag: South Africa
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Presidency worries over killing of another Nigerian in S. Africa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has expressed worry over the killing of another Nigerian in South Africa. The Nigeria Mission in South Africa had on Sunday confirmed the killing of Mr Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, by an unknown gunman in the country. The Nigeria Consulate-General in South…
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Court summons Zuma’s son over fatal car crash
A Court on Tuesday summoned former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, to appear on July 12 to answer homicide charges over a fatal car crash in 2014. State prosecutors initially decided not to charge Duduzane after his Porsche 911 sports car plowed into a minivan taxi in Johannesburg, killing one woman and seriously…
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[Photos] Hombaze African Cuisine Opens In South Africa’s Top Mall – Sandton City
Hombaze African Cuisine, the foremost African restaurant group in South Africa, is set to open an outlet in Sandton City, one of the largest retail complexes on the African continent in June. “It is will be the first time authentic African cuisine will the served in Africa’s richest square mile and a half mall” said…
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Again! Two Nigerians killed in South Africa, death figure rises to 118
The death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to climb with two young Nigerians being the latest victims. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest killing brings the number of Nigerians killed in the former apartheid enclave since February, 2016 to 118. Up to 800,000 Nigerians, mostly young people,…
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South Africa: Police confirm explosive device found at mosque
A device discovered in a mosque near the South African port city of Durban where worshippers were attacked by armed men on May 10 has been confirmed as explosive, police said on Monday. Police said the device was discovered on Sunday three days after the attack at the mosque by three men armed with guns…
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Special Report: ‘We’ll rather die in S/Africa’s xenophobic attacks than be killed by herdsmen in Nigeria‘
“What exactly are we doing in this country when our lives are daily threatened by arrogant herdsmen who are now renowned for killing unquestioned? Are you not bothered by the several killings in Benue, Zamfara, Kogi, Taraba and other states? What has the Nigerian government done about it? Who have so far been arrested? But…
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Presidency condemns killing of Nigerian by South African mob
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike dabiri –Erewa, on Monday described the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement in Abuja condemned the burning of Mr Nwaogu to death by a mob in the latest xenophobia attack in…
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Tragic! South African mob burns another Nigerian alive
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has announced the killing of Clement Nwaogu, who was burnt alive by a mob in the latest xenophobia attack in that country. The Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Habib Miller, confirmed the killing from Pretoria in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…