Tag Archives: SOUTH

Five years ago, a South African student embarked on a spending spree and treated herself to the good things of life after a bank error credited her account with about $1 million. On June 1, 2017, Sibongile Mani, who was then a student at South Africa’s Walter Sisulu University (WSU), …

Former Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor has landed a new coaching job in the South Africa Premier Soccer League. Charles Akonnor is reported to have signed a two-year contract with Amazulu FC who are ninth in the 2021/2022 South Africa Premier Soccer League. The news was confirmed by Assaase Radio’s Benedict Owusu in a social …

In the immediate aftermath of Ghana’s dramatic qualification to the 2022 World Cup, a social media user tweeted “Ghana has beaten Nigeria but the pain is being felt in South Africa’. That tweet was not untrue except that in this case the pain is also going to be felt in …

The leader of an anti-migrant group in South Africa was detained overnight at a police station in the commercial capital of Johannesburg. The reason for the arrest of Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini, 33, remains unclear. His group, Operation Dudula, has been campaigning against undocumented foreign nationals in the country. “We are …

About 120 roofs of houses have been ripped off, displacing several people at Obogu in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti region following a torrential rainfall on Sunday, March 20. The incident occurred around 5:00 pm during the heavy downpour which was accompanied by strong winds. The affected …

South Africa is in frantic search of foreign investors to boost its economy – exposed to turbulences caused by two years of struggle to contain the global pandemic that triggered almost complete shutdown of businesses, and production under lockdowns. The shutdown of businesses and production threaten the economic efforts made …

Some aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party in the Nkwanta South Constituency of the Oti region have locked up the party office over an alleged underhand dealing in the sale of area coordinators’ election forms. The group is demanding a fresh nomination, claiming that people whose names were found …

The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced 21-year-old Priscilla Appiah to two (2) and half years in prison with hard labour for conspiring with her mother to steal a newborn baby at the Kumasi South Hospital in June 2019. The court last year sentenced her mother, 45-year-old Theresah Asamoah, to six …

Police in South Africa are on alert in case of renewed clashes between residents of Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and foreign street vendors. Alexandra is one of the poorest areas of the country but from its shacks, residents can easily see the towering skyscrapers of Sandton, one of the richest commercial …

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has finally conceded defeat to Ghana, claiming the Bafana Bafana were not ready for the crucial World Cup qualifying match. Broos’ side lost 1-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium, a result that ended their World Cup journey as Black Stars progressed to the playoff and …