LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A lot can happen in 24 hours. And such is life. For South African defender Gabriela Salgado, the semifinal between the reigning African champions Banyana Banyana and nine-time continental winners at the ongoing TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 was an exciting opportunity for her to showcase her expertise. On Monday, July 21, Salgado had…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when “four armed and masked male suspects…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, said it intercepted a total of $578 000 falsely declared from an inbound passenger coming into Nigeria from South Africa. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison announced this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday. He explained…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African woman went on trial Monday charged with kidnapping and selling her young daughter in a case that gained national attention. Kelly Smith is charged alongside her partner and another man over the disappearance of her daughter Joshlin more than a year ago. Joshlin, who was 6 when she disappeared,…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tourist was killed by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa’s famous Kruger Park, the South African national parks agency SAN Parks announced overnight. “A tragic accident occurred when a tourist was charged and trampled by an elephant near Crocodile River at Malelane Gate. This, regrettably, resulted in loss of life,”…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has sacked its staff member for harassing and extorting N100, 000 from South Africa-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, recently. The company took the action after it confirmed the allegation to be true in an investigative panel set up to scrutinize his activities….
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manufacturing Company, Gilead Sciences, has announced that cheaper versions of the “gamechanger” HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, will be made available in 120 low and middle-income countries. Currently, the drug is priced at $42,250 annually in the US under the brand name Sunlenca, but researchers believe it could be produced for as low…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African pay TV consumers are fast dumping DStv as access to affordable, uncapped Broadband improves, just as online streaming services gain popularity in the Southern African economy. ConsumerConnect gathered DStv parent company MultiChoice’s annual report for the year ended March 31, 2024, indicated that active DStv subscribers in South Africa (SA)…