Zimbabwean football star survives gun attack in South Africa
Zimbabwean footballer Divine Lunga has survived a gun attack in Johannesburg, South African police have said. The football star, 31, was driving in the inner city suburb of Hillbrow on…
Egyptian head coach says ‘cup is directed towards Argentina’
Egypt’s head coach has said the referee was “unfair” and the World Cup is “directed towards Argentina” after his team suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat to the South American nation…
SA Home Affairs confirms Malawian national dies on repatriation bus
The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that a migrant died while travelling to the Beitbridge Border Post on Sunday night after departing from the Musina Repatriation Centre. The department said the…
Nigeria says two nationals killed in South Africa amid rise of anti-migrant attacks
Nigeria says two of its citizens have been killed in South Africa “at a time when foreigners are being unduly targeted” there. A statement from the foreign ministry said Emeka…
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…