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The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg
Diaspora

Nigeria condemns killing of two citizens in South Africa

The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg has condemned the killing of two Nigerian nationals by South African National Defence Force personnel in Port Elizabeth...

President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Freedom Day commemoration in Mangaung, Free State, on 27 April 2026. Picture: GCIS
NewsSouth Africa

Ramaphosa speaks out against xenophobia on Freedom Day

Mangaung, Free State - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used his Freedom Day address in Mangaung, Free State, on Monday to speak out...

Diaspora

Nigerians in South Africa call on Abuja to act over xenophobia

Johannesburg - Nigerian citizens living in South Africa have urged the federal government to take concrete steps to protect their lives and businesses...

A screengrab from a ransom video shows kidnapped Pretoria businessman Jerry Boshoga, 45, who has not been seen since the footage was circulated
Crime and CourtsSouth Africa

WhatsApp messages reveal Boshoga kidnapping plot

Johannesburg - According to a report by the Sunday Times, WhatsApp messages exchanged between two alleged members of a feared South African gang...

Ambassador Shimizu Fumio, Japan's Vice-Minister for International Affairs Watanabe Yoichi and South Africa's Department of Agriculture Director General Mooketsa Ramasodi pictured with delegates from both countries' public and private sectors at the Japanese Embassy in Pretoria during the inaugural Joint Agriculture Working Committee meeting on 20 April 2025.
AgricultureDiplomacy

Japan, SA launch agriculture working committee

Pretoria - Japan and South Africa have taken a significant step in strengthening bilateral agricultural ties, launching their first Joint Agriculture Working Committee...

Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa meets with Acting South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Thando Dalamba, in Accra on Thursday, where the minister conveyed Ghana's strong condemnation of the continuous xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians and other Africans living in South Africa.
Diplomacy

Ghana minister speaks out after summoning SA envoy

Accra - Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has taken to social media to confirm that he summoned the Acting South African...

The Acting South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Thando Dalamba
Diplomacy

Ghana summons South African envoy over xenophobic attacks

Accra- Ghana has summoned the Acting High Commissioner of the South African High Commission in Accra, Mr. Thando Dalamba, over recent xenophobic incidents...

: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, announcing the precautionary suspension of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and the appointment of Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as acting National Police Commissioner. Photo by GCIS
NewsSouth Africa

Ramaphosa suspends Masemola, appoints Dimpane as acting police commissioner

Pretoria - President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South African Police Service National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension and appointed Lieutenant General...