President Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. He disclosed this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. He proposed leveraging Nigeria’s vast lithium reserves as a cornerstone for …

Nigeria is seeking the support of South Africa to secure full membership in the G20 and BRICS. In a statement on Monday, the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said that Nigeria is also eyeing membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Onanuga said the expanded BRICS boasts of being the engine of global economic growth in recent years, accounting for …

Beauty pageants at local or global level hold no interest for me. Many commentators have described it as “a debasement of womanhood”! Come to think of it, no woman is not beautiful or without a male admirer. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A woman needs not strip herself or indulge in cosmetic surgery to prove …

The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical is set to begin fuel exports to South Africa, Angola, and Namibia, according to Saturday PUNCH. A highly credible source, who confirmed this exclusively to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, said the management of the 650,000-barrel per-day capacity refinery was at advanced stages of talks with the countries to start lifting fuel. It was gathered that …

Africa-focused e-commerce retailer, Jumia Technologies will shut down its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by the end of the year. Chief Executive Officer, Francis Dufay revealed that the move is part of a strategic refocus on more profitable markets such as Nigeria. To achieve profitability, Jumia is implementing aggressive cost-cutting measures, which include reducing its …

A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in which Nomcebo Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls dancing for the monarch. Zuma, 21, appeared on Monday night at the annual reed dance as the liphovela – the royal fiancee or concubine – and will …

Players of the Nigeria U-18 boys’ basketball team have been denied visas to the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket by the South African Consulate at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This decision has jeopardised Nigeria’s trip to the biennial tournament starting in South Africa on Tuesday (today), with Nigeria billed to face Egypt in Pretoria later in the day. The players, …

Ride-hailing service, Bolt has lamented that its “financial losses” following the order-a-ride prank between Nigerians and South Africans. The prank, which emerged amid ongoing rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa, forced Bolt to restrict inter-country ride requests between the two countries. The ride-hailing company also blocked an undisclosed number of riders leading to huge financial losses and disruption of service …

Nigerian singer Tekno has firmly denied rumors circulating online that he collapsed while performing on stage in South Africa. The speculations began after a video surfaced showing a man having a seizure and collapsing, which many mistakenly identified as Tekno. The singer quickly took to social media to address the situation, reassuring his fans that he is in good health. …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced opposition leader John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance would serve as the Minister of Agriculture as he unveiled his new government. Ramaphosa, 71, re-elected for a second full term, will lead what his humbled African National Congress calls a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in the May election. …