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Authorities in South Africa have started the formal process of extraditing the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after serving a formal extradition request to prosecutors in Dubai. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested last month after Interpol issued a red notice for them. They are wanted in …

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked the President of the Student Representative President (SRC), Michael A. Abuah, to refund the over GH¢ 9,000 given him for an educational trip to South Africa. In a letter addressed to Abuah, the university asked that …

The mass funeral for 21 teenagers who died in mysterious circumstances at a South African nightclub more than a week ago is due to take place on Wednesday. The funeral ceremony for the teenagers aged between 13-17 will be held in a giant tent at Scenery Park, in East London. …

A former head of South African intelligence agency has sued President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes that include “kidnapping” and bribing robbers who stole millions of dollars from one of his properties. Arthur Fraser accuses the president of concealing a theft incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr Ramaphosa’s property …

Petrol and diesel prices in SA reached record highs today, and have hit consumers hard. The department of mineral resources and energy announced price increases of R2.33 (95 ULP) and R2.43/l (93 ULP), with the wholesale price of diesel rising by R1.07 (50ppm) and R1.10/l (500ppm). The price hikes would have been …

The US Treasury department has identified and sanctioned a group of people it alleges are Isis organisers and financiers based in SA. On Tuesday, the US department of the Treasury said its office of foreign assets control (Ofac) had designated four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) and Isis-Mozambique …

The South African government on Friday granted annual hunting and export permits for dozens of big game, including 10 critically endangered black rhino and a similar number of leopards. It also gave permission for dozens of elephants to be killed, in keeping with international laws on the trade of endangered …

Ten leopards, 10 black rhino and 150 elephants have been earmarked for trophy hunters in 2022, forestry, fisheries and environment minister Barbara Creecy announced on Friday. A statement from Creecy’s department said trophy hunting creates economic incentives that promote conservation. “It also provides a useful wildlife management tool and is …

Tributes are being sent in for popular South African rapper Riky Rick, who died on Wednesday. His family in a statement confirmed his death “with profound sadness” and asked for privacy and prayers. The death of the rapper, who real name is Rikhado Makhado, came after he had posted a …

Rapper Riky Rick, real name Rikhado Makhado, has died. He was 34 years old. Several sources confirmed to TshisaLIVE that the loved rapper died early on Wednesday. The cause of death has not been made public. Riky Rick burst into mainstream fame with his platinum certified Family Values in 2015 after making …