LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The High Commissioner of Nigeria to South Africa, Ambassador Muhammad Haruna Manta has disclosed that over 500,000 Nigerians are living in South Africa as illegal immigrants. According to him, some of the illegal immigrants came into South Africa through the border of Mozambique where there is no visa requirement into the country….
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-two more people have died in an unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death toll from days of violence to 32. The toll in KwaZulu-Natal province now stands at 26, premier Sihle Zikalala told a news conference on Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified as Zuma challenged his 15-month prison term in the country’s top court. The judgment in the case has…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub. The unrest had mainly been concentrated in Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN),…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership. South African police said they had rescued men, women and children from a “hostage situation” on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Saturday morning. They have also arrested at least 40 people, and seized…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by gunshots. Instructed by her panicked father, the 19-year old Zimbabwean grabbed a few belongings and fled with him to a police station for safety. “We left our bags,” Nyamakwenje said. “We…
LAGOS SEPEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Mission in South Africa says no Nigerian died but over 50 vehicles and other property worth millions of dollars owned by Nigerians were vandalised, burnt or stolen, in fresh attacks. The Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone conversation from…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this November, business leaders and government heard at a roadshow event held in the capital Abuja. Following the hugely successful inaugural edition held last year, the African Development Bank’s innovative investment marketplace set…