Nelson Mandela again admitted to hospital

by Isi Esene Global symbol of freedom, Nelson Mandela, is back in the hospital on admission for undisclosed reasons. South African government officials today said there is no cause for alarm explaining that the former president had only gone for routine tests. According to a statement released by the office of the president, Jacob Zuma,... Read More

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December 8, 2012

Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

by Dele Moomodu Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your dearly beloved brother. I sincerely join other Nigerians in mourning what must have been a sad loss for you and your family in particular. As you travel back home to your tranquil village to pay... Read More

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December 6, 2012

Opinion: Yes, let’s castrate the rapist

by Abimbola Adelakun And this is why I think castrating the rapist is important, not in the act of mutilation this time but cutting off the rape act where it begins: the mind. Osun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Adetoun Adegboyega, recently denied advocating castration for rapists. She said she was... Read More

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November 25, 2012

South African president spends $28 million on his palace while receiving $30 million in aid from the UK

by Rachel Ogbu South African president Jacob Zuma has sparked outrage spending £17.5 million to upgrade his rural family home while about 13 million people survive on less than £1 a day, and two million have no access to a toilet. According to reports excessive works to Zuma home in the village of Nkandla – which include the construction... Read More

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October 8, 2012

TICKER: Roll out the red carpet: GEJ, Jacob Zuma, Obaigbena, Diezani to testify at Okah’s trial

President Goodluck Jonathan and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, are two of 144 persons expected to provide evidence in the on-going trial of Henry Okah, who is accused of masterminding the deadly Independence Day bomb blasts in Abuja, in 2010. Mr. Okah, whose trial began last Monday, 2 years after he was arrested from... Read More

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September 11, 2012

South African labour dispute spreads, as 36,000 platinum and gold miners stay home

by Isi Esene The labour dispute in South Africa doesn’t seem to be simmering down anytime soon. The strike in the Lonmin mines which resulted in the killing of several striking miners has spread to other mines with over 10,000 miners joining the strike from the west section of Gold Fields International’s KDC gold mine.... Read More

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August 23, 2012

TICKER: President Zuma says it’s a distortion for women to be single

South African President Jacob Zuma says it is not good for women to be single Zuma made the comments during an interview with Dali Tambo on his television show People of the South, which was aired by SABC3 on Sunday. The interview was conducted at Zuma’s house in Inkandla. Speaking about his daughter Duduzile’s marriage to Lonwabo Sambudla,... Read More

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July 27, 2012

“Habitual offender” rapes 95-year-old grandmother

by Isi Esene A serial offender in Johannesburg has been accused of raping a 94-year-old grandmother in her home in KwaSwayimane, Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the suspect was one of the prisoners who benefited from the special state pardon recently granted by President Jacob Zuma. There has been a... Read More

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July 16, 2012

Nepotism? Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana, emerges African Union head

by Isi Esene South African continues to dominate the leadership of the African continent with the election of Nkosazana Dlamin-Zuma, the South African Home Affairs minister and ex-wife of the South African president, Jacob Zuma. Dlamin-Zuma was elected on Sunday to head the African Union (AU) Commission, after a bruising leadership tussle which threatened to... Read More

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April 16, 2012

70 and going strong: South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is set to marry Wife Number 6

by Hauwa Gambo Jacob Zuma hasn’t been shy of doing what he wants, even if the world sees it as primitive – so he is now set to take another wife in addition to the four he has presently (making this the sixth woman he will marr)(, his spokesman confirmed today. The South African president,... Read More

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Nelson Mandela again admitted to hospital

Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

Opinion: Yes, let’s castrate the rapist

South African president spends $28 million on his palace while receiving $30 million in aid from the UK

TICKER: Roll out the red carpet: GEJ, Jacob Zuma, Obaigbena, Diezani to testify at Okah’s trial

South African labour dispute spreads, as 36,000 platinum and gold miners stay home

TICKER: President Zuma says it’s a distortion for women to be single

“Habitual offender” rapes 95-year-old grandmother

Nepotism? Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana, emerges African Union head

70 and going strong: South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is set to marry Wife Number 6

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