Tag: #Johannesburg
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S.African students stage anti-police protests after demo killing
Johannesburg, March 11 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of people demonstrated peacefully on Thursday in front of a police station in downtown Johannesburg following the death of an unarmed passerby during a South African student protest against fees a day earlier. A 35-year-old government worker was caught in crossfire while walking out of a doctor’s office and shot dead…
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‘Bringing us together’: South Africa’s sneaker craze
In an upmarket Johannesburg clothing store, young fashion lovers hope to lay their hands on the latest sneakers to come out of the United States
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Man tracking game mauled to death by two male lions
Johannesburg, March 8 (AFP/APP): A man tracking game has been mauled to death by two young male lions that were immediately put down at a wildlife reserve in South Africa, police said Monday. The 27-year-old game tracking specialist, Malibongwe Mfila, was tracking wildlife on Saturday including elephants and lions in order to advise guides on planning game drives.…
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Thousands of Madagascar Infants Treated for Malnutrition: Charity
According to a charity, thousands of Madagascar infants have been treated for malnutrition.
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South African Airways hit by crippling strike
Johannesburg, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): South African Airways workers on Friday embarked on an indefinite strike for higher wages and against the national carrier’s retrenchment plan, forcing the cash-trapped airline to ground hundreds of flights. The strike has forced South Africa’s largest carrier to cancel more than 200 domestic, regional and international flights between Friday and…
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342 kilos of lion bones seized at Johannesburg airport
Johannesburg, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):South African officials have seized 342 kilos of lion bones — prized in Asia for their supposed medicinal values and to make jewellery — at Johannesburg airport and arrested three people, the environment ministry said Thursday. The contents of the crates, destined for Malaysia, were misdeclared, a statement said. “When the shipment…
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The toxic cocktail that fuels South Africa’s xenophobia
Johannesburg, Oct 2 (AFP/APP):A witch’s brew of unemployment, inequality and poverty, mixed with South Africa’s violent past, are to blame for attacks on foreigners that so tarnished the country’s image last month, experts say. The deadly assaults rocked South Africa’s relations with its neighbours but especially with Nigeria, whose president, Muhammadu Buhari, begins a state…