South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, had been competing in South African competition, but withdrew after a xenophobic backlash A former Miss South Africa contestant...
Category : South Africa
Minister seeks legal settlement in case of South Africa’s imperilled penguins
Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will help South Africa’s...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
Miss South Africa contestant withdraws after mother is accused of identity theft
National government is investigating Chidimma Adetshina, who had faced a public furore over her citizenship A South African beauty pageant contestant has withdrawn from the...
Miss South Africa contest in turmoil as finalist’s mother accused of fraud
South African government joins row over Chidimma Adetshina’s heritage with suggestion mother may have committed identity theft South Africa’s national beauty pageant has been thrown...
Miss South Africa contestant faces backlash over Nigerian father
Chidimma Adetshina subjected to online abuse and questions about whether she is South African amid anti-African immigrant sentiment A South African beauty pageant contestant with...
South Africa’s ANC expels ex-president Zuma for leading rival party in election
Jacob Zuma backed MK party, which African National Congress said cost it its parliamentary majority South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been expelled by...
‘She is one of our heroines’: reviled, now revered, Winnie Mandela wins over young South Africa
The legacy of the activist, ANC politician and wife of Nelson Mandela has growing appeal, despite her refusal to apologise for crimes As votes from...
Doctor behind trial of HIV prevention drug recounts breakthrough moment
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavir When the doctor behind the trial of a new...
Support for democracy in Africa falls amid military coups and corruption
Africans still have stronger preference for democratic governance than many other parts of the world Support for democracy is falling in Africa amid a string...
