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Congolese Threaten to Disrupt Zuma, Kabila Meeting in Pretoria

Congolese Threaten to Disrupt Zuma, Kabila Meeting in Pretoria

Members of the Congolese community in South Africa are threatening to disrupt a state visit by President Joseph Kabila because, they say, he is no longer legally in power in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila is set to meet with President Jacob Zuma at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria on Sunday […]

Van packed with kids collides with truck in South Africa, killing 20 and trapping many students inside

Van packed with kids collides with truck in South Africa, killing 20 and trapping many students inside

A minubus crashed and burned on Friday killing at least 20 children in a horrific traffic accident outside the South African capital Pretoria. Paramedics treated the injured at the scene after the van carrying students collided with a transport truck northeast of the capital, about 70km from Pretoria. “It is confirmed 20 children have been […]

MTN’s Nigeria Office Vandalised in Anti-Xenophobia Protest

MTN’s Nigeria Office Vandalised in Anti-Xenophobia Protest

Police in Nigeria are reportedly guarding offices of the mobile phone giant MTN in the capital Abuja after protesters against xenophobic attacks in South Africa tried to storm it on Thursday. According to BBC, the offices were sealed off and no-one was “being allowed to enter the building”. An unnamed senior manager at the Abuja […]

South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided

South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided

The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police said Monday the xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africans in Rosettenville and Pretoria West could be avoided if the police responded timely to complaints by the community. At least 15 Nigerian residents’ houses were burnt last weeek in Rosettenville community and Pretoria West. The South Africans […]

Commuter train head-on collision in Pretoria injures more than 100 people

Commuter train head-on collision in Pretoria injures more than 100 people

Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided head-on at the Rosslyn station during peak hour on Monday evening, injuring over 100 people, Metrorail and paramedics said. “About 90% of the patients are slightly injured and 10% are in a serious condition,” spokesperson for Best Care Ambulance Services, Xander Loubser, said. ER24 spokesperson Annine Dormehl […]

Foreign Nationals Targeted in Pretoria Xenophobic Attacks

Foreign Nationals Targeted in Pretoria Xenophobic Attacks

South Africa’s Pretoria West residents went on a rampage on Saturday and petrol bombed two houses belonging to foreign nationals. They claim the immigrants were using the houses as brothels, recruiting young girls as prostitutes and introducing them to drugs. In the past two weekends, at least 22 houses either belonging or being rented by […]

“Spy Tapes” Saga, Dropping Jacob Zuma’s Charges: What is Going On in South Africa?

“Spy Tapes” Saga, Dropping Jacob Zuma’s Charges: What is Going On in South Africa?

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams on Monday said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has applied for leave to appeal the judgment that overturned the dropping of the charges against President Jacob Zuma. Speaking to a full auditorium on Monday at the NPA’s Pretoria headquarters, Abrahams said the recent judgment from the North Gauteng […]

Nigeria’s Boko Haram gives South Africa 24 hours to end xenophobic attacks or face bombing

Nigeria’s Boko Haram gives South Africa 24 hours to end xenophobic attacks or face bombing

SOUTH Africa’s ongoing xenophobic attacks against African migrants could take an ugly turn for the worse after Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram gave Pretoria 24 hours to halt the pogroms of face the consequences.In a brief YouTube video message, the murderous terrorist sect responsible for about 13,000 deaths in Nigeria since 2009, threatened to export […]

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp .Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp – but he could serve just 10 months in jail before being held under house arrest. Pistorius killed his girlfriend in the early hours of […]

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