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South African farmers grow world’s heaviest plum

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2024 0

A pair of South African farmers harvesting their crops made a startling discovery: a record-breaking plum weighing in at 16.3 ounces. Dean and Deon Barnard, owners of the Oppie Plaas Boerdery farm, said they never set out to break records with their plums. “It hasn’t been bred to

News

20-year-old son of popular South African polygamist set to marry his two girlfriends

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2021 0

Mpumelelo Mseleku, a 20-year-old South African has disclosed that he is saving up to tie the knot with his two girlfriends, Vuyokazi Nciweni and Nompumelelo Makhanya. Mpumelelo is the son of Musa Mseleku, a wealthy South African businessman, reality TV star and polygamist, who is married to four women and also have girlfriends. Mpumelelo’s baby […]

Business

Xenophobic attacks: MTN outlets across Nigeria shut till further notice

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun MTN Nigeria, South-African owned telecoms giant has ordered the closure of all MTN stores and service centres in the wake of violent attacks on its facilities in major cities across Nigeria. In a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah, the company confirmed attacks on its facilities in three major cities of […]

Africa News Top Stories

Anxiety as Powerful South African Politician Shields Son from Arrest over Physical Abuse and Threat to Kill a Nigerian Resident

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2018 0

A section of the Nigerian community in South Africa is currently agitated and plans to stage a massive protest in that country and Nigeria over alleged physical abuse and threat to kill of a 25-year old Nigerian resident in that country by the son of a powerful female politician who is said to have overwhelming […]

News Top Stories

Buhari mourns as Winnie Mandela passes on at 81

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa. The South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, died on Sunday at the age of 81. Buhari said that with her death, the continent had lost a courageous woman. […]

Brands and Marketing

Lexus RX 350 7-seater makes waves in SA

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2018 0

Apparently South African Lexus customers and dealers have been crying out for a seven seat version of the RX, and that’s exactly what they now have in the form of the new RX 350L, which has just been rolled. It’s not the only Lexus with seven seats, there’s also the huge, Land Cruiser 200 based […]

Africa

U.S. pop star Madonna prophesies Malawi’s future president

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2018 0

A prophecy on the South African country, Malawi’s future president which many have said may eventually come to past, was recently released by United States pop stare, Madonna. Madonna has recently declared during the recently celebrated president’s day in the United States that her adopted son from Malawi, Banda, would one day become Malawi’s president. […]

Africa

Corruption: South Africa steps up action against Zuma-linked family

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2018 0

South African authorities are escalating an anti-corruption drive against a business family linked to former president Jacob Zuma, saying they could seek Interpol’s help to track suspects believed to be out of the country. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said in an interview with state broadcaster SABC on Sunday that the search for several suspects, including […]

Africa News

Xenophobia: Four Nigerians Seriously wounded in Rustenburg

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2018 0

…as Shops and Guest Houses owned by Nigerians were burnt down There is commotion in Rustenburg area of South Africa after four Nigerians were attacked by South Africans in the country. Four Nigerians are in critical condition in a South African hospital while some shops and a guest house have been burnt in renewed attacks […]

Africa

South African Pistorius bruised in Jail fight over telephone use

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

Jailed for murdering his girlfriend, South African Oscar Pistorius, has been reported to be bruised during a disagreement with another inmate over telephone use. According to agency report, a South African prison spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Pistorius sustained a minor injury in the alleged assault at the Attridgevill Correctional Center last week, Pistorius is former

Africa

Zuma’s corruption trial: S African attorney defies ruling, extends deadline

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2017 0

Respite continues to come the way of South African president, Jacob Zuma as the country’s public prosecutor has granted extension to January 31 2018, deadline for submission of defense argument. Agency report, said that South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Monday, extended to the end of next month, the deadline for President Jacob Zuma […]

Africa World

South Africa money-eating’ traffic officers in sanctioned

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2017 0

Two South African traffic police officers seen in a viral video eating from the cash littered boot of a car and playing loud music have been suspended for three months. According to Agency report, South African police authorities said that the officers from Johannesburg’s Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) displayed “unprofessional conduct” which brought the […]

Africa World

Jail sentence of racists’ who buried black colleagues elicits mixed reactions

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

Against all odds, two white South Africans who dehumanized their black employees by ordering them to sleep in coffins, have been jailed by the country’s court. Two white South African farmers involved in the infamous coffin assault case were handed a total of 25 years in jail by a court. According to agency report, the […]

Top Stories

South African health minister ridicules Buhari, other African leaders over ‘health tourism’

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Monday scolded African leaders who seek medical attention outside the shore of the continent. The minister who said the culture has become a major drain on their countries health expenditures, asserted that it was shameful African leaders frequently seek medical care abroad while most of their citizens grapple […]

News

Xenophobia Violence: South Africa Records 7 Deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

  The annual ceremony , a holiday commemorating the first all-race elections in 1994The ceremony scheduled for April 27th has been postponed so South Africa can mourn the victims of xenphobia violence, which has claimed the lives of three South Africans and four foreigners. This report was made official by the office of President Jacob […]

News

Zulu King Moves to Curb South Africa Violence

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

  Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini is set to put a check to a wave of violence against migrants in South Africa, BBC reports. The king has been accused of fuelling the attacks which have killed at least seven people after saying foreigners should “go back to their countries”. More than 300 people have been arrested […]

Africa News

Xenophobia: South Africans Rally against Attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2015 0

Attacks on foreigners have spread across South Africa in recent weeks and up to 5,000 people are marching in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban in a major rally against xenophobia, following attacks on foreigners. President Jacob Zuma condemned the attacks, in which at least five people have died, as ‘shocking and unacceptable’. The Zulu […]

Entertainment

Girlfriend Who Murdered S.A Rapper, Flabba Released on Bail

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

The girlfriend of late South African rapper, Nkululeko Habedi AKA Flabba, Sindiswe Manqele who allegedly stabbed him to his death has been released on bail. The 26-year old lady was granted bail by the Alexandra Magistrates Court because the court ruled that she acted in self defense and not murder. At her first appeared in […]