South African rapper Costa Titch died suddenly this weekend, his family said on Instagram, hours after performing at a music festival. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, was 28. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show Tsobanoglou fall over on stage before being lifted up by someone beside him. Tsobanoglou then gets […]
The South African government has urged mobile operator MTN Group and the Ghana Revenue Authority to work closely to resolve a GH¢8,209,603,842.14 (US$773 million) tax dispute. South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor last Friday encouraged MTN to work closely with the authorities in Ghana to devise a solution. A media statement issued by […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn controversial perks for cabinet ministers and their deputies that saw their homes supplied with free electricity and water. The benefits caused a public outcry as they were considered insensitive at a time South Africans are struggling with daily power cuts and rising cost of living. In a press […]
South African food and beverage manufacturer Pioneer Foods has recalled its Ceres apple juice brands that sells in Ghana and other common markets in African countries due to contamination of mould toxins. The recalled brands were detected to have elevated levels of patulin – a fruit-based mould which when consumed can cause nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances, […]
The First Satanic Church which was launched in February this year has now been officially registered in Pretoria, South Africa. The church’s mission reportedly is to educate the public on the Satanic Religious Board and to address common misconceptions about Satanic practises as well as ease what they term as ‘Satanic panic’ – a general […]
Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight COVID-19 were lifted. Social media posts showed people who had braved the morning chill cheering as buyers emerged with their bottles. The alcohol ban was to allow police and […]
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has approved essential travel for South Africans who want to return to countries where they are based. The decision, made after consultations with the department of international relations & co-operation and the national coronavirus command council, was announced on Saturday. Many South Africans who work or live overseas and were […]
Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was tried alongside Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 87. As a member of the ANC’s military wing, he was convicted of armed resistance to white-minority rule and sentenced to four life terms in 1964. He was imprisoned for 22 years. Confirming the news of […]
Police in South Africa have arrested a man who was smuggling his girlfriend out of one Province in his car boot to another Province amid a lockdown, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in that country, BestNewsGH.com can report. Twitter user, Faith Mazibuko who broke the story on social media said the suspect was transporting his […]
A very prominent South African politician and businessman chose a rather unorthodox and unconventional way to be buried and his last wish as to what he should be laid to rest in was granted by his family. According to News24, Tshekede Bufton Pitso, who was the United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader for Eastern Cape, was laid to rest […]
A 57-year-old nurse in South Africa, Gumede Thathakahle, has been hailed by many after photos of her surfaced on the internet dancing for her patients so they could recover on time. In a shared video on Facebook, she was seen dancing as she talked with the patients at the Philani Clinic in Scottburgh. In an […]
The police in Mecklenburg outside Burgersfort have launched a manhunt for a 52 year old suspect Senyatse Lucas Phasha, who allegedly killed his four children at ga-Pasha village, Polokwane. The bodies of the children were found at two different locations in the area. The suspect allegedly informed a neighbor on Tuesday morning, 18 February 2020, […]
