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Leader Of Main South African Opposition Party Steps Down

Leader Of Main South African Opposition Party Steps Down

October 24, 2019 12:04 pm

Mmusi Maimane has stepped down as the head of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) opposition party. Maimane wanted to build a party that represents all South Africans, particularly black citizens of the country, he said in a statement on Wednesday.

Over the last months, it became clear that some members of his party were not in line with his vision. Consequently, he stepped down as head of the party after four years, the 39-year-old said. Many still see the DA as the party of the white minority in spite of the leadership of Maimane, who is black.

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FG Is Aware Of Xenophobic Attack In South Africa – Dabiri

FG Is Aware Of Xenophobic Attack In South Africa – Dabiri

October 23, 2019 3:20 pm

The Chairperson/CEO,  Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government through its representatives in South Africa is atop the latest attacks on Nigerians in that country.

Nigerians and other foreign nationals residing in South Africa again suffered another round of xenophobic attacks on Tuesday.

Three Nigerians, alongside other foreigners, were reportedly injured in the attacks which took place in different locations in Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province.

Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by Head of Media Unit, NIDCOM, Abdul-Rahman Balogun, stated that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and South Africa will ensure implementation of the …

South Africa’s Inflation Slows To 4.1% In September

South Africa’s Inflation Slows To 4.1% In September

October 23, 2019 7:52 am

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.1 percent year-on-year in September, from 4.3 percent in August, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday.

On a month-on-month basis, price-growth was flat, at 0.3 percent, the same rate of increase as in the previous month.

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Core inflation – which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy – slowed to 4 percent year-on-year in September versus 4.3 percent in August, while on a month-on-month basis prices rose 0.2 percent, compared with a 0.1 percent increase in the …

Five Injured As South Africans Resume Attack On Nigerians

Five Injured As South Africans Resume Attack On Nigerians

October 23, 2019 4:22 am

For the umpteenth time, Nigerians living in South Africa bore the brunt of a fresh wave of xenophobia that broke out yesterday, which left five persons injured.

According to reports, the latest attack occurred at Mpumalamga Province and in some parts of Witbank where the residents attacked their Nigerian neighbours.

This is coming barely weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari visited South Africa to dialogue with his South African counterpart to address the incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants.

It was gathered from Nigerians living in South Africa that the attack started with the indigenes attacking shops and …

North Korea’s Kim Orders Demolition Of South-Built Resort

North Korea’s Kim Orders Demolition Of South-Built Resort

October 23, 2019 2:00 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned a flagship tourist development with the South as an eyesore and ordered its demolition, state media reported Wednesday, in a stark illustration of dire relations between Pyongyang and Seoul.

The Mount Kumgang tourist complex was built by Southern company Hyundai Asan in the North on one of the peninsula’s most scenic mountains, drawing hundreds of thousands of Southern visitors.

But tours came to an abrupt end in 2008 after a North Korean soldier shot dead a Southern tourist who strayed off the approved path and Seoul suspended travel.

Pyongyang had long wanted …

Again, South Africans Resume Fresh Attack On Nigerians

Again, South Africans Resume Fresh Attack On Nigerians

October 22, 2019 11:53 am
South Africans have once again pounced on Nigerians living in South Africa, subjecting them to a terrible anti-foreigner attack on Tuesday.

South Africans living in Mpumalamga province attacked Nigerians in fresh violence which the leadership of Nigerian Citizens In South Africa (NICASA) confirmed.

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Nigeria’s Consular General to South Africa is also on their way to Witbank in Mpumalanga province to address the issue.

In early September fresh outbursts of violence against foreigners erupted in parts of South Africa. Over a dozen people were killed when mobs torched and looted

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Why North Should Concede Power To South In 2023 –Abba Gana

Why North Should Concede Power To South In 2023 –Abba Gana

October 22, 2019 3:04 am

Mohammed Abba Gana, member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said the North should concede power to the South in 2023 as a sacrifice for justice, equity, and unity of the country. He spoke on various issues in this interview.

Nigeria recently celebrated her 59th independence from Colonial rule with many arguing whether it was worth it considering the challenges facing the nation today. For you, what were your reflections on October 1?

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South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

October 19, 2019 7:36 am

South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.

The foes, whose falling out in 2013 triggered a bloody civil war that has left almost 400,000 people dead and sparked a major humanitarian crisis, signed a peace deal in September last year that is meant to see them reunite once again in government.

The deadline for the formation of this government, in which Machar will serve as first vice president, has …

South East Youths Urge Buhari To Ban Vehicles Importation

South East Youths Urge Buhari To Ban Vehicles Importation

October 18, 2019 4:51 pm

A coalition of southeast Youth Leaders has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ban the importation of new vehicles and cars into the country and to support Innoson Motors the only indigenous vehicle manufacturer in the country.

The organization said that following the policy of the Federal Government, the only locally-produced goods should be patronised in order to strengthen the economy.

A statement issued on Friday  by the President-General of the organization, Goodluck Egwu Ibem said: “We urge the Federal Government to extend the ban to new cars and vehicles since we have Innoson Motors a dependable company that is manufacturing …

Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

October 16, 2019 8:46 am

Despite efforts being made by the Nigerian government and South African government to end xenophobia in South Africa, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Otugo.

Sylvester Okonkwo, Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the deceased was killed at Empangeni, in the province on Tuesday.

He said that Mr Otugo, 41, a native of Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra, was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants over a business disagreement.…

South Sudan To Host Peace Talks Between Sudan And Rebels

South Sudan To Host Peace Talks Between Sudan And Rebels

October 13, 2019 2:22 pm

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok will attend peace talks in the South Sudan capital Monday with rebel leaders from several Sudanese states, said official sources in Juba.

“Tomorrow’s meeting is to mark the launching of Sudan’s peace talks,” Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesman for South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, told AFP Sunday.

Hamdok, who was only appointed in August in a deal between the army and the opposition, will meet rebel leaders from the Sudanese states of Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile.

Kiir, who just a few weeks ago signed his own peace deal with rebel leader Riek Machar, …

South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

October 12, 2019 7:45 am

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens.

The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja, by the two special envoys the South African leader dispatched to Nigeria yesterday.

Addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with the Nigerian president, Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Jeff Radebe said: “Those incidents do not represent what we stand for as a constitutional democracy in South Africa and the president has apologised for these incidents.”

Radebe, who blamed the untoward incidents on the prevailing scourge of unemployment, poverty, …

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