Tag: South Africa

  • FG Urges Nigerians To Shutdown Businesses in South Africa as Xenophobic Attacks Worsens

    FG Urges Nigerians To Shutdown Businesses in South Africa as Xenophobic Attacks Worsens

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    By Paul Joseph Nigeria’s diaspora agency, has issued a fresh advisory urging Nigerians residing in to temporarily shut down their businesses amid a renewed wave of anti-foreigner protests spreading across parts of the country. The warning follows reports from the Nigerian Consulate indicating that demonstrations have escalated into violence, with incidents of looting, property destruction,…

  • Xenophobia Fears Emerge After Viral Claims of Hospital Incidents in South Africa

    Xenophobia Fears Emerge After Viral Claims of Hospital Incidents in South Africa

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    By George Omagbemi Sylvester A viral video circulating online has sparked concern over alleged xenophobic actions in South Africa, with claims that groups stormed a hospital and attempted to force foreign patients to leave during treatment. On 25 April 2026, the footage shared on social media platforms was linked to reports of rising tensions involving…

  • Ghana Is Not Nigeria – Afia Warns South Africa Amid Xenophobic Attacks

    Ghana Is Not Nigeria – Afia Warns South Africa Amid Xenophobic Attacks

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    By Paul Joseph A Ghanaian media personality, Afia Schwarzenegger, has sparked fresh debate across social media following a strong warning directed at South Africans over renewed xenophobic tensions. In a widely circulated video, Schwarzenegger reacted to reports of attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, expressing outrage and cautioning that Ghana would not tolerate similar…

  • Fake ‘Astronaut’ Arrested in South Africa

    Fake ‘Astronaut’ Arrested in South Africa

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    By Paul Joseph Authorities in South Africa have arrested a man accused of posing as an astronaut and defrauding unsuspecting victims by selling what he claimed were “rocks from the Moon.” According to investigators, the suspect allegedly convinced several individuals that he had access to rare lunar materials, promising them valuable “Moon rocks” in exchange…

  • When Lights Go Out on a Nation’s Mission

    When Lights Go Out on a Nation’s Mission

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    By George Omagbemi Sylvester It began as a brief outage and a sudden darkness casting its shadow not over ordinary homes or businesses, but over the diplomatic mission of one of Africa’s most populous nations in the heart of South Africa’s administrative capital. Electricity at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria was disconnected by the…

  • S’Africa restores power to Nigerian High Commission after debt settlement

    S’Africa restores power to Nigerian High Commission after debt settlement

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    Electricity has been restored to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, following the payment of outstanding municipal utility bills owed to the City of Tshwane. The power supply to the diplomatic mission was disconnected on Monday as part of enforcement measures over unpaid service charges, a move that sparked public attention. Confirming the…