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Signed steve Harvey’s jacket South African beauty queen Zozibini Tunzi has been crowned the 2019 Miss Universe on Sunday night. Ms Tunzi emerged top in the contest after impressing the judges and fans through the different rounds with different outfits. Miss Puerto Rico, Madison Anderson and Miss Mexico, Sofía Aragón emerged as runner-ups. During question
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South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a prominent anti-apartheid activist, and Nobel laureate, is back in the hospital due to a stubborn infection, his foundation said on Wednesday. “The Archbishop has been hospitalised several times over the past few years for the treatment of a similar condition,” it said in a statement quoting his wife,
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South Africa recorded about 12,000 cases of malaria with 63 deaths from January to October 2019, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday in a statement. The institute said that this year the country recorded a reduction in malaria infection and deaths. NICD added that the country recorded around 17,000 cases with
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Mr Hulisani Makhuvha, of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), has said that the bank would collaborate with the Government of Nigeria to build road infrastructure in the country. He said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja on the sideline of a conference of Nigeria-South Africa Intergraded Road Transport Infrastructure Initiative.
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Mr Hulisani Makhuvha, of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has said that the bank would collaborate with the Nigerian Government to build road infrastructure in the country. He said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja on the sideline of a conference of Nigeria-South Africa Intergraded Road Transport Infrastructure Initiative. News
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A South African court has just sentenced a South African police officer for the murder of a Nigerian, Mr Ebuka Okoli. The sentencing took place at Durban, Kwazulu Natal Province, Monday President of Nigerian Citizens in South Africa, NICASA, Mr Ben Okoli, told Vanguard that the police officer was sentenced to “25 years for the
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Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, on Thursday called on Nigerians to continue visiting the country as the rainbow nation remained open for visitors from across the globe.
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa on Thursday resolved to use cultural exchanges to cement relationships among their people and end xenophobia. The agreement was reached in Lagos at a meeting between Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the South Africa Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.
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A 26-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after a lorry landed on top of a car in the coastal town of Port Elizabeth. Independent ambulance company Netcare 911 was among the medical workers to respond to the scene of the accident on Tuesday afternoon. READ ALSO: Eight South African police officers charged with murder
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Friday said plans were underway for an MOU between Nigeria and South Africa on assets recovery and repatriation. Magu disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the two-week capacity-building and mentorship programme for 10 officials of the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC)
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