Oliver Ngwenya


Oliver Ngwenya

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By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 12th, 2015

National Heritage Council Calls for the Fast Tracking of Policies on National Statues

The National Heritage Council has called for the fast tracking of the proposals to deal with the issue of statues of former leaders in the apartheid era in order to help protect them from the vandalism that see... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, April 10th, 2015

Zuma and Gigaba Condemn KZN Xenophobic Attacks

Following unrests in which foreign nationals were attacked and assaulted by local people in the current spate of xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, some government officials have condemned these attacks and c... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Mugabe in South Africa for First Official Visit in 20 Years

The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe is in South Africa on a state visit that is expected to last a number of days, the South African foreign affairs department reported. This is Mr Mugabe’s first offi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

South African Girl Nabbed Before She Joins the Islamic State

The South African government has announced that it had to stop a fifteen year old girl from travelling in a plane to join the militant Islamist group, The Islamic State. This was reported on Tuesday by the spok... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 6th, 2015

EFF Members May be Prosecuted for Defacing Paul Kruger Statue

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters have admitted responsibility for defacing the statue of Paul Kruger in Church Square, Pretoria on Monday. The statue was reportedly doused with lime green paint and this... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 6th, 2015

Trevor Noah to Replace Jon Stewart, Has to Contend with Tweeter Fiasco Meantime

When the news broke out that South Africa’s own Trevor Noah had been selected to take over from Jon Stewart in hosting the Comedy Central daily show, The Daily Show, everybody including Noah himself, was besi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, April 4th, 2015

Still More Accidents This Easter

As the Easter holidays progress, more and more accidents are being reported and the death toll on South African roads keeps increasing despite the warnings and measures that have been put in place by the police... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, April 3rd, 2015

147 People Killed by Al-Shabaab in Kenya

In the early hours of Thursday, the 2nd of April, at least four gunmen who had themselves strapped with explosives and other forms of ammunition stormed the gates of Garissa University in the northern part of K... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

Zuma’s Swazi Son Calls on Foreigners to Go

In a seeming authentication of the statements made by the Zulu king over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma’s eldest son has reiterated the calls for foreigners to leave South Africa. Edward Zuma was speaking ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Zwelinzima Vavi Fired From COSATU

It has been learnt that the long standing Secretary General of the biggest workers’ federation in South Africa and, arguably, the whole of Africa, Mr Zwelinzima Vavi has been expelled from the federation afte... Read more »