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The first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, has been detected on the popular Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. The mutation of the coronavirus was detected in a 20-year-old Swiss woman who had travelled from South Africa via Frankfurt to the island, the German-language Mallorca-Zeitung newspaper reported on Thursday. …

Authorities in South Africa have announced the seizure of drugs worth more than 240 million rands (equivalent to US$15 million) at the Durban habour. The Hawks, the country’s intelligence agency said in a statement on Tuesday, that its Serious Organised Crime Investigation team found cocaine weighing more than 600kg last …

South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was “deeply disappointed” by the action, which he described as unjustified, and called for the bans to be urgently lifted. The UK, EU and US are …

Disbelief and confusion washed over South Africa as the announcement of the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant grounded flights and raised fears of a hard lockdown in Africa’s most developed economy. Flights from the country to the United States, United Kingdom, and nations in Europe were swiftly banned after …

TWI NEWS Popular Ghanaian DJ cum radio presenter, Andy Dosty, has recounted a recent embarrassing moment at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 held in South Africa for playing KiDi’s ‘Touch It’. Speaking in an interview with his colleague KMJ on Joy Entertainment’s Daybreak Hitz, Andy Dosty disclosed that he had …

Controversy about Ghana’s penalty against SA continues unabated SAFA suspects match-fixing in game against Ghana FIFA yet to announce Ghana-South Africa verdict Some South Africans on social media, specifically Twitter, have heaped praises on former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, for what they describe as ‘honest’ opinion on the most talked-about penalty incident …

Black Stars place in the play-offs of 2022 World Cup qualifiers is unsecured because FIFA is yet to rule on the complaint by South Africa. Ghana qualified for the Africa playoffs with a 1-0 win over Bafana Bafana on the last matchday of the second qualifying round but South Africa …

South Africa has said it is being “punished” for detecting a new coronavirus strain known as the Omicron variant. The variant has prompted several countries to impose restrictions such as travel bans on several southern African countries, while others have renewed lockdowns over the new strain. The ban on flights …

Referee N’Diaye awarded a penalty against South Africa South Africa says the referee was wrong The game ended 1-0 in favor of Ghana Former Black Stars defender Sam Johnson has described as ‘soft but correct’ the penalty call by Senegalese referee Maguette N’Diaye in the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Ghana and South Africa. …

The Ghana FA has written to FIFA after SAFA lodged a complaint South Africa is demanding FIFA to investigate the referee who officiated the game But the GFA says South Africa has no case and should be punished  The Ghana Football Association has finally written to FIFA to respond to allegations of …