Three die in Mexico City World Cup celebrations
A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday. A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died…
Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence
Thousands of people are marching in South Africa’s main cities to demand that all undocumented migrants leave the country. Police officers – backed by private security guards – have been…
Mafikizolo Victoria Falls Performance faces Xenophobia Backlash
By Netshakhuma Muleya SOUTH AFRICA’s Mafikizolo has becomes the first victim of their country’s xenophobic backlash after their planned show at Zimbabwe’s Buddie Beatz Concert in Victoria Falls on July…
Convicted foreign nationals offer to fund own deportation flights.
MBABANE – To fast-track the deportation process to their home countries, a second group of convicted foreign nationals has offered to facilitate the purchase of their own plane tickets. The…
March and March defies eThekwini ban, vows to proceed with June 30 protest
Following engagements with March and March and various stakeholders, eThekwini resolved to block the June 30 anti-illegal immigration protest. The March and March Movement has vowed to proceed with its…
Zambia ex-president’s family wins latest legal battle over what should happen to his body
More than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to have his body buried in South Africa where he died…
Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers – Taiwo…
Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside his home
A man in northern Nigeria has been sentenced to two weeks in prison after neighbours complained that he was storing bags of human faeces outside his home, which they said…
Malawi seeks urgent donations to bring home 10,000 citizens stranded in Durban
The Malawi government has appealed for financial donations and humanitarian assistance to help bring home thousands of its citizens stranded in South Africa, saying the scale of the repatriation effort has…
SA companies face backlash over anti-immigrant protests
MTN, Standard Bank and Gold Fields are navigating growing political pressure as tensions spread across Africa South African companies with operations across Africa are facing mounting pressure as anti-immigrant protests…