LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH(NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 24 vehicles have been set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major cities, police say. Unrest broke out on Thursday in Soweto, a sprawling township outside Johannesburg, the country’s largest city, and Durban, a major port on the east coast….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-One hundred Nigerians repatriated from South Africa through the humanitarian intervention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday night. The returnees were the first batch of 500 Nigerians whose air transportation from Johannesburg to Lagos is being funded by the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 11 people were killed and three were injured in a mass shooting. Authorities believe the incident took place during a house party in the Ziko area of the KwaMakhutha township, near the city of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal province, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zolani Tete, a boxing world champion in multiple weight classes, was shot dead in his hometown, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa, according to reports. He was 38 years old. According to journalist Velile Mnyandu of SABC Sport in South Africa, Tete was shot Friday evening local time in front of his house at…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Super Falcons of Nigeria won’t be at the 2027 World Cup! That’s because the defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions fell to South Africa in the continent’s play-off for the tournament. Nigeria lost to Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 2026 WAFCON and got a lifeline via the play-off….
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The South African Consul-General to Nigeria, Prof. Bobby Moroe, has disclosed that visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa have almost doubled, despite concerns over attacks on foreigners and safety in the country. Moroe made the disclosure during an interview on Nigerian Info FM, monitored by SaharaReporters, while assuring Nigerians that South…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 178,000 African immigrants have left South Africa in recent months, spurred by a crackdown on undocumented migration by authorities and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests that have led many to leave citing fears of attacks. It’s one of the most significant migrant exoduses from Africa’s most advanced economy in years. The…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Government on Wednesday concluded its evacuation of Nigerians affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with the arrival of the final repatriation flight carrying 308 returnees. The aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 11:30 a.m. It also conveyed three government officials who participated in coordinating…
