The Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce, NSACC, has called for calm, dialogue and strengthened bilateral cooperation amid recent xenophobic unrest in South Africa. The Chairman of NSACC, Dr Ije Jidenma, made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The Federal Government has taken steps, including diplomatic engagements, investigations, legislative actions and voluntary evacuations to address…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs) has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene to ensure the safety of Nigerian students in South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Vice President for External Affairs of NANS, Aneke Kenechukwu, expressed concern over what he described as a growing…
By Michael Adeyemo The President of the Association of Yorubas in Diaspora, South Africa (AYIDSA), Dr. Olusola Agbeniyi, has called for improved cooperation and stronger ties between Nigeria and South Africa. He made this known while speaking with a Pensioners FM correspondent ahead of the association’s 8th Annual Heritage Day, scheduled for September 19, 2026,…
A 22-year-old Nigerian student from Plateau State, Isaac Satlat, has been reportedly shot dead in South Africa in what many Nigerians resident in the country believe is a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreigners, especially Nigerians. According to a Nigerian resident in the country, Charles Awuzie, who posted the sad news on his Facebook…
The Nigerian Air Force has received commendation for its professionalism and operational excellence from the Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Wiseman Simo Mbambo, who paid an official visit to the Headquarters Tactical Air Command in Makurdi on Monday, October 28, 2025. The visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, enhancing professional…
South African rescue teams on Thursday raced to reach survivors after heavy rains flooded parts of an eastern province, with no fewer than 49 people already confirmed dead.Torrential rains and freezing temperatures struck the largely rural and underdeveloped Eastern Cape on Monday, causing major flooding that submerged houses and swept away at least one minibus…
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second full term as president in Pretoria today, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo led Ramaphosa’s oath of office ceremony before lawmakers, foreign dignitaries, religious and traditional leaders and cheering supporters at the Union Buildings, the…
Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller in Bouake. The match finished 1-1 after extra time and the three-time champions will face hosts Ivory Coast or the Democratic Republic of Congo, who meet later, in the final…
South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and “is now at home”, authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that gripped the world. Having served more than half his sentence, the 37-year-old double-amputee was quietly whisked out from the Atteridgeville…
An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday. Impala Platinum said the “devastating accident” happened on Monday at its Rustenburg mine, northwest of Johannesburg, as more than 80 employees were leaving a shaft at the…