Saturday, June 27, 2026

South African

June 23, 2026

South African court allows family of Zambia’s ex-leader choose his burial site

Mr Lungu drove Zambia deeply into debt during ⁠his roughly six years in power.

Edgar Lungu
June 17, 2026

Tongues wag as South African woman arrested at Thailand airport with 16kg heroin hidden in pet food bags

“It’s their best job. That’s the end of her journey in life.
They blame immigrants, while they are the main source of the illicit drugs,” @sinzumee said.

South African woman arrested at Thailand airport Photo credit: The Phuket News
June 16, 2026

Pension exclusion, ignorance hindering insurance growth in Nigeria: NCRIB

She stated that insurance penetration in other countries, including South Africa and Kenya, was far higher than in Nigeria.

Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers
May 28, 2026

“Nigerians, Ghanaians, others not your enemies but leaders who keep Africans poor,” Malema tells South Africans

According to Mr Malema, the true enemy is the system that keeps African people poor while a tiny elite accumulates wealth.

Julius Malema
February 23, 2026

Ex-President Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa

Mr Mugabe and his ally were arrested after his gardener was shot last week at his residence in Hyde Park in Johannesburg.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe
January 19, 2026

11 schoolchildren killed in South Africa’s minibus crash

Eleven schoolchildren were killed on Monday morning when a minibus collided with a truck in a city south of Johannesburg, South African media reported.

Schoolchildren
August 20, 2025

BRICS: Putin discusses deeper cooperation with South African, Brazilian presidents

During the talks with Mr Lula da Silva, interest in developing Russian-Brazilian dialogue and close cooperation within the BRICS bloc was confirmed.

Putin, Ramaphosa, Lula
May 7, 2025
Chickens in South Africa
April 30, 2025

South Africa, Ethiopia to boost tourism under broader BRICS framework

Ms Losi said that with Ethiopia joining BRICS, new opportunities for cooperation in the tourism sector were opening.

South Africa/Ethiopia flags
March 30, 2025

Forbes List 2025: Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola named among Africa’s richest persons

Other countries represented on the list include Morocco with three, while Algeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe each have one. 

Dangote, Otedola,Adenuga and Rabiu Samad