A South African court on Tuesday postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma to Sept. 9, following his hospitalisation. High Court Judge Piet Koen granted the postponement and also ordered Zumas team to produce a medical report by Aug. 20, and for the state to appoint a medical doctor to assess whether Zuma was fit to stand trial. Zumas sentence in July on a separate contempt of court matter led to a wave of looting and unrest. He was expected to appear at the Pietermaritzburg High Court…
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Covid-19: FG bans travellers from South Africa
The Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC) on the Covid-19 pandemic has added South Africa to the list of countries from where travellers are banned because of the rampant rising cases in the country. The Chairman of PSC and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this during yesterday’s media briefing of the committee in Abuja. Recall that the government had in May slammed a similar ban on travellers from India, Brazil and Turkey over similar concerns. He said: The PSC has been reviewing these restrictions and is of…
Read MoreSouth African woman gives birth to ten babies, breaking Guinness Record
A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies, otherwise called nonuplets, breaking the World Record held by Malian woman, Halima Cisse, who gave birth to nine children in Morocco in May. According to South African local media, Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, underwent a caesarian operation to give birth to seven boys and three girls making her the Guinness Record-holder for the most children birthed by one woman at once. Reports further indicate that the Sithole and her husband Teboho Tsotetsi were expecting eight babies but two babies had…
Read MoreAgain, South Africa begins deportation of African migrants after protests
South African authorities say they have begun deporting 20 refugees and asylum seekers who were part of a months-long sit-in protest against xenophobia. According to reports, the asylum seekers were mostly from African countries and were demanding to be resettled outside South Africa. Their sit-in began outside the offices of the UNs refugee agency (UNHCR) in Cape Town in October 2019. Canada was some of the migrants preferred choice, said South Africas Home Affairs department in a statement. Hundreds of people took part in the protest campaign which lasted five…
Read MoreNIGERIANS IN S/AFRICA WANT NIGERIA TO ADOPT U.S. VOTING SYSTEM
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), has underscored the need for Nigeria and other African countries to adopt the U.S. voting system in elections, to promote democratic growth. The President of NICASA, Ben Okoli made this known in a telephone interview today. Okoli commended the use of technology in the U.S. voting system, noting that it had contributed to electoral efficiency in that country. According to him, the Federal Government can equally learn from such experience to achieve the much desired goals for its seemingly nascent democracy. He…
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