South Africans with Omicron not seriously ill, says doctor EKO HOT BLOG reports that the people in South Africa who have caught the Omicron strain of Covid-19 have not become seriously ill, according to the country’s medical association (SAMA). According to Angelique Coetzee, chairperson of the South African Medical Association, the cases discovered in South … Read more
Omicron panic: Countries with a travel ban on South Africa EKO HOT BLOG reports that Omicron, South Africa’s recently found COVID-19 strain, has sparked concern throughout the world, prompting several nations to impose travel prohibitions. Here is a list of nations that have implemented travel restrictions, beginning with the United Kingdom, which was the first … Read more
The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has since been identified in other countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new COVID-19 variant spreading there. From Monday, … Read more
The UK has rushed strict travel restrictions on South Africa and five neighbouring countries to halt the spread of the new strain EKO HOT BLOG reports that the new COVID-19 variant is the most significant scientists have discovered so far, a top UK health official has said. Scientists fear the variant – known as B.1.1.529 … Read more
Only 59 confirmed cases of the new variant have been identified in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana so far EKO HOT BLOG reports that travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said from 12:00 GMT on … Read more
The event is scheduled to hold from November 15 to November 21 and is being convened by the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM)… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is expected on Saturday to leave Paris, France for Durban, South Africa. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the … Read more
A former president, FW de Klerk is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, is dead. This online media gathered he died on Thursday at aged 85. De Klerk and South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the “miracle” … Read more
48-Year-Old Man Arraigned For Allegedly Molesting His Friend’s Three Daughters In South Africa The defendant is accused of assaulting three sisters, ages 15, 11, and 6. Ekohotblog reports that on Thursday morning, October 21, a 48-year-old man named Nazeem Africa made his initial appearance in the Mitchells Plain Court in Cape Town, South Africa, accused … Read more
The series of murders ended after she approached someone to kill another sister and the sister’s five children in March 2018 South African former police officer, Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu has been found guilty of killing five relatives and her boyfriend at the end of a trial that has gripped the country. The six were murdered … Read more
FG has removed South Africa, Brazil, Turkey from Travel Restriction List. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has said that it has taken South Africa, Brazil and Turkey off the list of countries from which travellers are restricted from entering Nigeria. The latest development was made known by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) … Read more
Nigeria was sixth with a benefit of $2 billion, accounting for 3.12 percent… Nigeria has been ranked sixth among the top 10 countries with the highest exposure to funds and support from the World Bank. According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group’s annual report, “Meeting the Moment”, Nigeria … Read more
…the competition would be in four categories: Middleweight, Lightweight, Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight. The promoters of the ‘Slap Fight’ on Saturday say the combat sport will make its debut in Nigeria this October. Abdullrahman Orosanya, the Executive Director, TKK Sport, promoter of Slap Fight Nigeria, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, said the … Read more
The first nurse to be vaccinated at Karl Bremer Hospital, Western Cape, in South Africa has died of complications resulting from Covid-19. Iris Adams, 64, who received the vaccine at the hospital, died on Saturday, September 18, 2021. She had been an Assistant Nursing Manager since 1997 and was the first person to … Read more
South Africa’s head coach, Desiree Ellis has named her final 18-woman squad for the Aisha Buhari Cup (Invitational Women’s Tournament). The tournament is scheduled to hold from 15th – 21st September 2021, in Lagos, Nigeria. Coach Ellis who assembled her team at the SAFA Technical Centre (Fun Valley) on Sunday, 5th September 2021 believes the … Read more
The decision was motivated “by a medical report” the department received, it said. South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months in July for contempt of court after snubbing graft investigators, was on Sunday placed on medical parole just two months into his term, prison authorities announced. Zuma, 79, has been hospitalised since … Read more
A popular Nigerian General Overseer is dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the founder of Victorious Army Ministries (VAM), Reverend Joseph Agboli, has been pronounced dead. It was gathered that the cleric died on Wednesday after a battle with a heart-related ailment. EKOHOTBLOG learnt that the General Overseer had been under treatment in London hospital. Agboli, in … Read more
The prosecutors may appoint a doctor of their choice to assess whether Zuma is fit to stand trial. Jacob Zuma former President of South Africa who was jailed and was recently moved from prison to a health facility, has undergone surgery and will stay in hospital for further procedures, the government has said. “Mr. … Read more
Zuma last month began serving a 15-month jail sentence for snubbing a commission probing state corruption under his 2009-2018 presidency The long-running corruption trial of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma over an arms deal dating back more than two decades was postponed on Tuesday to next month after he was hospitalised last week. The … Read more
The 79-year-old appeared in person for the opening and pleaded not guilty The dragging corruption trial of South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment in an unrelated case. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft, and racketeering related to a 1999 purchase of … Read more
So far, 1,234 people have been arrested, according to police, but the chaos has continued. Looters were seen ransacking warehouses and supermarkets in the port city of Durban on Tuesday At least 72 people have been confirmed dead and a total of 1,234 people have been arrested in the ongoing riots sparked by the imprisonment of … Read more