South Africa

Nigerian shoppers fuel Shoprite Holdings revenue growth

South Africa's Shoprite Holdings jumped 6 percent on Monday, heading towards its biggest daily gain…

$14,000 offered for info on killers of South Africa's goal-keeper

South African police said Sunday night they would reward anyone who could offer information leading…

South Africa Goalkeeper Killed

South Africa's captain and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot in…

Ex-world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies in auto crash

Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died Friday aged 34 in a car crash, South…

MTN shares hit by Nigeria's sluggish subscriber growth

MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile telecoms operator, slashed its full-year forecast for Nigerian subscriber growth…

South Africa's economy at 'turning point', finance minister warns

CAPE TOWN (AFP) - South Africa's economy is at a "turning point" and the government…

LASUTH completes DNA samples of victims of Synagogue building

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, on Wednesday said it had concluded the…

Pistorius: New Life begins in prison

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius is spending his first night in jail Tuesday as he starts…

Pistorius: the rise and fall of an Olympian

by Andrew BEATTY/AFP At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation…

Stolen phones in South Africa traced to Nigeria

South Africa's City Press said Nigeria has emerged as the destination for many of the…