South African billionaire and chairman of luxury goods conglomerate Richemont, Johan Rupert, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as the richest man in Africa. This development comes after Dangote experienced a decline in his net worth exceeding $1 billion. According to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Rupert’s net worth now stands at $14.3 billion,…
Twelve South African school children were killed early Wednesday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle. The Gauteng provincial government disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The driver of the minibus was also killed while seven other children were rushed to hospital….
A 27-year-old woman, Khanyisile Mndayi, is currently battling for her life after being stabbed over 20 times by her boyfriend in front of their children on Sunday. The attack reportedly occurred at their residence in Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa. According to a Facebook post by one Gillian Mogale, Mndayi arrived home late from her shift…
Six men have been arrested in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs. The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was shot dead in a car-jacking at a petrol station in Johannesburg last week. In a statement, police said that the six suspects were arrested in Soweto on Wednesday morning. The police say they…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria moved a step closer to securing the ticket to the football event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after a slim 1-0 win over South Africa in a first-leg match in the final round of qualifiers. Rasheedat Ajibade converted a 43rd-minute penalty to hand the Nigerians victory in the encounter…
Former President Jacob Zuma has been excluded from contesting in the presidential election scheduled for May this year in South Africa South Africa’s electoral commission said it had excluded the former president from standing in the May 29 general election. Commission president Mosotho Moepya told reporters that “In the case of former president Zuma, yes,…
Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero again as South Africa beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place match on Saturday. The game went straight into penalties after both teams failed to score in regulation time Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba and Meschack…
Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu’s on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said that Nigeria is still one of the safest places to live in the world. He stated this in an opinion piece he released saying that going by figures and data available, Nigeria is safer than South Africa and the United States…
South African goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams has been speaking about the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, semifinal pairing with Nigeria. William saved as much as four penalties as South Africa beat Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties in the quarterfinal at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro on Saturday. The Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana…
South Africa have qualified for the semifinal of the African cup of Nations after defeating Cape Verde Island in the quarter final on Saturday The game ended goaless after full and extra time and in the ensuing penalty shoot out South Africa won 2-1 to progress to the last four Bafana Bafana will take on…
