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WHY AIR NAMIBIA SUSPENDED FLIGHTS TO NIGERIA
Air Namibia has announced the suspension of its flight on Windhoek – Lagos – Accra routes effective from May 24 over alleged diplomatic rows between Nigeria and Namibia. Mr Wimpie
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS CLAMPS DOWN ON PEOPLE WORKING IN SOUTH AFRICA ON THE WRONG VISA
The Department of Home Affairs has published its first directive for 2019, aiming to clamp down on foreigners working in the country on ‘business trip’ visas. According to Marisa Jacobs,
FOREIGN TRUCK DRIVERS ISSUED WITH A SHOCKING WARNING
Durban – EXPERTS have called for the establishment of a specialised investigating team to prevent a repeat of xenophobic violence in the country after the putting up of posters aimed
HOW MUCH MONEY YOU NEED TO BE CONSIDERED RICH IN SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa is one of the unequal countries in the world which means that what it takes to be ‘rich’ can be highly subjective. A March 2019 report from Bloomberg
REAL OWNERS OF MTN NIGERIA REVEALED
Last Saturday’s listing of MTN Nigeria shares on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has made it possible to identify the shareholders of the telecoms firm. Many
TIME TO END THE ‘NIGERIA IS RICH’ MYTH
Nigeria has a smaller national budget than Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and South Africa. All these countries have fewer citizens, yet significantly more money to spend on them. While
WHY IS ‘MTN’ AFRICA’S BIGGEST TELECOMS COMPANY IS LISTING ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Africa’s leading telecoms group MTN has listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in a move that could pave the way for the sale of shares to investors in its
NIGERIAN FARMER SHINES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Edward Wisdom (48) is a Nigerian farmer based in South Africa. He has lived in the Rainbow Nation for about 25 years. He produces and sells products that other African
SOUTH SUDAN TO SIGN OIL EXPLORATION DEAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA
South Sudan and South Africa will sign a production sharing agreement for an untapped exploration block in the East African country, whose production has been hampered by civil war, South
SOUTH AFRICA’S FOUR COUSINS WINE LAUNCHES IN NIGERIA
‘Four Cousins’ wines was recently launched in Nigeria by the newly formed Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited. They have added to their growing portfolio which includes Bannerman’s Finest Scotch Whisky, Grace
