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A building that was being constructed in the coastal city of George in South Africa collapsed on Monday, trapping approximately 48 workers in the debris, according to the city hall. At the time of the collapse, there were 70 people at the site. A city spokeswoman stated that 22 of them have been taken to the hospital. Details later AFP

South Africa’s former parliament speaker was arrested Thursday as part of a graft inquiry, the latest scandal to hit the governing African National Congress party ahead of elections in May. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who resigned her speaker post Wednesday, was formally detained after handing herself in to police near Pretoria, prosecutors said. The ANC veteran was […]

Ex-Bafana Bafana captain, Thulani Hlatshwayo, has urged SuperSport United wonderkid, Ime Okon, to choose South Africa, his country of birth over Nigeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Okon was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father, making him eligible to represent the Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana. Though the Johannesburg-born central defender is in […]