Tag Archives: South Africa

A Ghanaian man based in South Africa has reportedly been found dead, shot and killed by criminal elements. A Facebook user known as David Epps revealed the sad news. According to his post, the Ghanaian is a Muslim who worked as vulcanizer. He did not specify which part of South …

The mortal remains of former Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Enoch Teye Mensah, has arrived in Ghana today from South Africa where he died. His death in the southern African country was confirmed on October 2, 2023 by family members. He was in South Africa for health reasons when he …

The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying weapons to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the war in Ukraine. Reuben Brigety claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said it was disappointed …

The family of Newton Kwaku Boateng, a 48-year-old Ghanaian businessman based in South Africa (SA), has requested that the South African Police Service (SAPS) to provide the family with genuine autopsy on the remains of the deceased.   Newton Kwaku Boateng according to the family was killed in his home …

Newton Kwaku Boateng, 48 years old Ghanaian business man living in South Africa has been poisoned to death. After losing their brother suddenly, the surviving family members of Newton Kwaku Boateng had a lot of questions about how he died. Suspecting foul play Boateng’s family have expressed anger and despair …

Armed men opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police say.   “The owner of the house was celebrating his birthday when two unknown gunmen entered the yard” on Sunday evening in the southern port …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn controversial perks for cabinet ministers and their deputies that saw their homes supplied with free electricity and water.   The benefits caused a public outcry as they were considered insensitive at a time South Africans are struggling with daily power cuts and rising …

Xenophobic attacks are said to have resurfaced again in South Africa. Non-citizens are living in fear currently, including Ghanaians. A Ghanaian citizen living in South Africa, Owura Kofi has alleged that government officials in South Africa stoke the flames of xenophobia anytime they go on political campaigns and rallies, blaming …

The Ghanaian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa has advised Ghanaian residents in the country to be vigilant ahead of a series of protests by the South Africans against the presence of foreigners on their lands. The Commission in a statement on Tuesday, September 6 noted that last month, some …

Two former top officials from South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight rail company Transnet have been arrested by elite police unit The Hawks, for alleged corruption during former President Jacob Zuma’s time in office.   The high-profile arrests of Brian Molefe, who was the CEO, and Anoj Singh, who was …