South Africa

A high court in Gauteng, South Africa, has handed three life sentences and an additional 106 years imprisonment to two Nigerians for human trafficking. The sentences were given at the weekend in Johannesburg. The pair Frank Amaku…

An eight-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a family friend in Johannesburg, South Africa. Vutlhari Sithole disappeared last Friday evening, August 17, at a playground in Lehae, south of Johannesburg. Her body was discovered on…

A man in Winterveldt, South Africa appeared in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s court on Tuesday, August 14, for allegedly raping his neighbour’s pregnant goat. The suspect who is 33-years-old would remain in custody until his next court…

In a recent outbreak of violence in South Africa, 11 minibus taxi drivers were shot dead and four injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in KwaZulu Natal province on Sunday. This has been confirmed by National…

At least one person is in a critical condition and 20 people have been injured after a plane crash in South Africa today. Crowds have been pictured gathering around the scene which shows the nose and tail of of the plane destroyed in…

A gunman has killed Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, a Nigerian resident in South Africa. David Abraham, spokesman of the consul-general of Nigeria in South Africa, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Abraham said the…

34-four-year-old Cacisile Gumede’s body was found at her home in Mhali - in the Msunduzi area, KZN, South Africa on Saturday night. She had been shot in the neck by a man said to be her builder and was declared dead at the scene. The…

A South African man found out his wife was cheating on him so he shot her, then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide. A photo of the couple lying dead in a pool of blood was shared online and has led to a…

A Nigerian father-of-one has committed suicide in South Africa allegedly because he became broke. Emeka Okafor, popularly called Oracle, ended his life by consuming battery acid yesterday in Johannesburg. A cup containing the lethal…

- A South African prophet has gone viral after he asked his congregants to remove their underwears in church - The pastor asked the congregants to remove so that he would be able to pray directly into their private parts - His…

South Africa’s 1st black president’s former wife, Late Winnie Mandela will enjoy a state funeral by the South African government. The anti-apartheid campaigner died on Monday at the age of 81. “Freedom fighter Winnie Nomzamo…

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, who resigned over corruption charges leveled against him, will be prosecuted on 16 charges of corruption according to the Director of South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority.…

According to reports, the brothel where 26 women and girls were rescued by South African security operatives on 16 December 2016 in South Africa, is going to be demolished following a successful forfeiture order granted by the North Gauteng…

Opening up on her decision not to have kids in an interview on Gwyneth Paltrow‘s first episode of “The Goop” podcast, 64-year-old billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey, disclosed that she took the decision because she doesn’t have motherly…

A 21-year-old new mum, Lebogang Setshotloe, has accused a doctor at Moses Kotane Hospital of breaking her baby’s arm during delivery. The South African mum said she wasn’t allowed to see her baby girl until a day after delivery. She then…