A group of South Africans have stormed the streets in their numbers to protest demanding that Nigerians and Zimbabweans leave their country.

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It was reported on local news channels that the group, calling themselves “Only One SA”, marched to Nigerian and Zimbabwean embassies in Pretoria on Wednesday September 23 to protest.

The group also staged a social media protest with the hashtags ‘Nigerians Must Go’ and ‘Zimbabwe Must Go’ and accusing foreign nationals of crimes in the country.

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Speaking to the press on the motive of the protest, organizers of the protest said they are pushing for South Africans to be prioritised on home soil and they debunked claims that they are being xenophobic.

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Zindziswa Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid legends Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has passed away after a brief illness at a hospital on Monday in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city.

The versatile lawyer and politician who was known popularly as Zindzi was aged 59. She had served as South Africa’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark from June 2015 till her demise.

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Zindziswa Mandela gained international attention in 1985, when at 24 she read her father Nelson Mandela’s refusal letter to the apartheid government’s conditional release after he had spent more than two decades in prison.

She is survived by her second husband, Molapo Motlhajwa and her four children, Zoleka, Zondwa, Bambatha and Zwelabo

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Five people have been killed in a botched hostage situation in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city as dozens of people were held up in a church.

Police confirmed that a splinter group of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church which did not agree to the new leadership of the church planned and executed the dastard attack.

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The prompt response and subsequent police rescue operation averted further loss of lives. They were able to arrest the men who committed the killings.

The church’s leadership has been in crisis after its former overseer died four years ago. This would not be the first time a shooting has taken place in the church. Two years ago, the police were called in to prevent a similar one.

The church boasts of more than three million congregants. A large collection of deadly fire arms were seized at the scene.

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Police have began investigations into the whole incident and would soon arraigned the perpetuators before a law court to face murder charges.

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South African rap heavyweight Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, famed as AKA has tested positive for Coronavirus.

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AKA shared the news on his social media platforms on Friday and the statement confirmed he was positive and advised his fans to stay cautious.

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“In an attempt to create awareness around the virus and to caution citizens to be more careful in their daily interactions with other, AKA has chosen to make his results public.” Part of his statement read.

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Many people in South Africa are in jubilation after a ban on the sale of alcohol was lifted as part of the reviews in the handling of the coronavirus disease in the country.

In a video that has since gone viral, many people thronged to liquor shops to buy alcohol, the first time since the ban came into effect two months ago.

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The country’s government led by the president, Cyril Ramaphosa placed a ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

He buttressed his decision on the fact that excessive drinking could break social distancing protocols while also adding that alcoholism causes a surge in violence.

South Africans have welcomed the lifting of the ban and were seen in long queues across the country to get the first bottles of their favourite alcoholic drinks.

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The country is the hardest-hit on the African continent with confirmed cases hitting almost 33,000. Half of that number have recovered with 683 people losing their lives.

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