Health Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife tested positive for COVID-19, his office said in a statement late on Sunday. “I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and I remain optimistic that we will fully recover from this virus,” Mkhize was quoted as … Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has agreed to the removal of statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past. He said, “any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism, that represents our ugly past, has no place in democratic South Africa”. “Monuments glorifying our divisive past should be re-positioned and relocated,” he said in a … Read more
Soldier shoots man for not wearing a face mask Ekohotblog, September 18, 2020 A soldier allegedly shot a 27-year-old man in South Africa for flouting face mask rule imposed on the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Our reporter gathered that the incident happened on Thursday, September17 after a soldier approached a group of young … Read more
Popular South African actress, Thandeka Mdeliswa is dead. Ekohotblog, September 7, 2020…The actress died after she was shot at her family home in Evander, Mpumalanga in South Africa. The actress was shot after she waded into a heated argument her older brother had with two men at their family home. Soon, the argument got violent as one of … Read more
One child was killed by a stray bullet in Cape Town on Monday and another wounded when illegal residents fired at police seeking to prevent them from moving into social housing units, the mayor said. Police in the coastal South African city have broken up several unlawful property grabs in recent weeks. These land invasion … Read more
Another batch of 186 Nigerians stranded in South Africa are expected to arrive Lagos. The media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda disclosed this on Thursday afternoon, August 20, stating that this will be the last evacuation flight from South Africa. According to her, the flight conveying the evacuees-Air Peace departs OR … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday announced that stringent coronavirus regulations would be eased on Sunday as the country’s infection rate falls. The government will remove “nearly all” restrictions on economic activity as of Aug. 17, lift restrictions on inter-provincial travel and the current ban on alcohol and tobacco sales, Ramaphosa said in a … Read more
Man narrates how he had a baby with a ‘ghost’ A South African man identified on Twitter as Pluto has surprisingly revealed how he had a baby with a female ghost he dated for 4 years. @Pluto_GP_ added that he later found out that his partner was dead after he visited her family to pay her Dowry. READ ALSO: Cold … Read more
.The world health organization announced on Wednesday that 43 experts will be sent to South Africa in support to curtain the spread of coronavirus outbreak. In statements released by the WHO, the first team of experts from WHO, who will assist South Africa in its fight against coronavirus, is set to arrive in the country … Read more
The South Africa government says it will be closing down public schools following to spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country. The country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa made this known on Thursday. The government had approved reopening of many schools in the country to allow students in their final years at primary and … Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of late South African president Nelson Mandela, who died a few days back at the age of 59, has been reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, public broadcaster SABC said. Her son, Zondwa Mandela, confirmed that … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new round of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday in response to the country’s rising rate of infections. “From Monday onwards, a night-time curfew will be enforced between 9 pm and 4 am, while face masks will be compulsory in public places and a ban on the sale of … Read more
A lady narrates how she was pregnant without being aware until the day she gave birth. The lady said she was feeling a strange kind of pain on the day she gave birth but thought it was menstrual pains until it intensified. She went further to tell her mom about the pain who, in turn, … Read more
South African rapper, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, professionally known as AKA, has tested positive for Coronavirus. The 32-year-old rapper, announced his result on the micro-blogging application, Twitter on Friday, July 10. AKA noted that he publicized the outcome of his result to awaken and caution people to be careful and know the virus is real “In … Read more
South Africa has begun human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as cases continue to rise and concerns grow over potential access to life-saving treatments. The trial, conducted by Oxford University with local partner University of the Witwatersrand, will consist of 2,000 volunteers from 18 to 65 years of age. The volunteers will also include … Read more
The trial of South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, on decade-old corruption charges, alongside French arms company Thales, is due to resume on Tuesday. Recall In February, a judge issued a stayed warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear, citing illness. The court, however, rejected his “sick note” saying he would have to … Read more
#NigeriansMustFall tops twitter trends in South Africa after a video of a South African lady stripping and twerking for Nigerian men went viral. Ekohotblog understands that #NigeriansMustFall started trending in South Africa as a protest against Nigerians living in South Africa. As seen in the video, a half-naked South African lady was twerking for some … Read more
A 2-day-old baby has died of coronavirus in South Africa. In a statement released by the health ministry, the baby was born preterm with lung difficulties and had to put on a ventilator. “The mother had tested positive for COVID-19, and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well. It is important to appreciate the complexities … Read more
Coronavirus infections in South Africa surged past 20,000 with close to 400 deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday. In a statement the ministry reported 20,125 coronavirus positive cases, and a total of 397 deaths countrywide. The continent’s most industrialised nation has the highest number of coronavirus infections, with the coastal province of the … Read more
Lesotho, the last African country to have been unaffected by coronavirus, on Wednesday announced it had detected its first case of COVID-19. The virus was detected on an individual among 81 people who were tested after arriving last week from Saudi Arabia and neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said in a statement. “The Ministry … Read more