You want to calculate how much your woman is worth? South Africa now has the Lobola App
How many cows are you really worth? Paying lobola, dowry, or bride price is a custom in many parts of the world and calculating it is steeped in tradition. But South Africa now has the Lobola App. Lobola is the name given to bride price in the Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi cultures which span […]
Oscar Pistorius to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges
Lawyers for jailed South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius have launched a legal bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges.Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled in December that prosecutors could appeal against the acquittal.She had sentenced Pistorius to five years in prison for the lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter. Pistorius […]
Kenyan police arrest 101 Ethiopians on their way to South Africa
Kenyan police said Tuesday they arrested 101 Ethiopian nationals suspected of traveling illegally through Kenya on their way to South Africa.The suspects appeared before Magistrate Victor Wakumile but were not charged because they did not understand English and there was no Amharic interpreter. Wakumile postponed the case to Wednesday when an interpreter would be available. […]
South African President, Jacob Zuma poisoned by his wife
Following months of speculation about the whereabouts of one of President Jacob Zuma’s wives, Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma it appears she has been banned from his Nkandla compound following revelations of her suspected involvement in a plot to poison the president.It has reported that in early August last year, during a trip to the US, doctors diagnosed […]
South African President Jacob Zuma says he is not racist
South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday denied that he was a racist and assured white people that they should not fear being “chased” out of Nelson Mandela’s “Rainbow Nation”. The president also said that a new law preventing foreign ownership of land in South Africa applied only to agricultural properties and not to private […]
South Africa’s 4.4% inflation, the lowest rate in four years
South Africa’s headline inflation fell to 4.4 percent in January, the lowest rate in nearly four years, official statistics showed Wednesday.Propelled by low fuel prices, the rate dropped from 5.3 percent in December and is at its lowest since April 2011. The central bank had forecast the annual average inflation rate for this year to […]
Fist fights break out in South Africa’s parliament
South Africa’s parliament descended into chaos as leftist MPs scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma.The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), led by Julius Malema, repeatedly interrupted Mr Zuma, demanding answers over a spending scandal. The speaker of parliament then ordered their removal, prompting scuffles.The largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, […]
Lesotho soldiers arrested trying to assasinate Prime minister’s bodyguards in South Africa
Lesotho soldiers have been arrested in South Africa where they planned to kill two of the prime minister’s bodyguards recovering in hospital, Sou Africa’s Home Affairs Minister confirmed.The bodyguards were wounded in a shootout in Lesotho’s capital Maseru on Sunday, allegedly because they foiled an August 30 army coup attempt by tipping off Prime Minister […]
South Africa assures ambassadors that foreigners will be protected
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma has assured high commissioners and ambassadors that foreigners in South Africa will be protected.”We will ensure that all our people, including foreign nationals, always feel enveloped by an abiding sense of security wherever they are in the country,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery.”In this regard, our law enforcement […]
South African Music Producer Bojo Mujo dies
The man behind hits like ‘Summer Rain’ and ‘Thando Lwami (Marry Me)’ died in the early hours of Saturday morning.A family member of the hit maker posted the following announcement on social media: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our brother (and) son Jacky Lehlake, known to music lovers as […]
