The world football governing body, FIFA has slammed sanctions on South Africa for fielding an ineligible player in their recent 2–0 victory over Lesotho. The player at the centre of the controversy is Teboho Mokoena, who featured in the encounter despite not being eligible for selection. Following a review, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee ruled against the…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Church A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has absconded with $8,000 belonging to the church. The RCCG pastor also abandoned his wife in South Africa to marry another woman in the United States. The wife of the RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Folu Adeboye, disclosed this…
Jailed militant leader, Henry Okah South Africa’s Constitutional Court, on February 18, 2025, issued two significant orders allowing Henry Okah, the imprisoned leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), to submit fresh applications challenging his incarceration. These applications are expected to be treated with urgency. On January 21, 2013, a…
South African authorities have explained the reasons behind the arrest and detention of Anabela Rungo, the mother of the reigning Ms Universe Africa and Oceania, Chidimma Adetshina, by Home Affairs. According to a Homes Affairs, she was arrested for continuing to reside in South Africa after her documentation was revoked in September last year, over…
The Nigerian Union South Africa has raised the alarm over alleged systematic property damage and seizures during a by-law enforcement operation at the Navy House, Fatima Building in Pretoria Central. The alarm was raised in a statement signed by the union’s National Publicity Secretary, Akindele Olunloyo, on Tuesday. On January 17, 2025, NUSA President, Smart…
