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Petition Gains Momentum to Disqualify Chidimma Adetshina from Miss SA Pageant Due to Nigerian Heritage

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, NewsEntertainment, Metro, South Africa

A growing number of South Africans, over 1,400, have signed a petition calling for the removal of 23-year-old Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina from the Miss South Africa 2024 beauty pageant. The controversy surrounds Adetshina's Nigerian heritage, as she was born in Soweto to a Nigerian father and a South African mother of Mozambican descent. Adetshina, a law student based in Cape Town, is one of the top 13 contestants vying for the Miss SA crown. However, her participation has sparked debate after she removed the Nigerian and Mozambican flags from her TikTok profile earlier this week. Additionally, Adetshina's status as…

One 8-year-old survives South African bus disaster that killed 46 pilgrims.

Metro, NewsAccident, Metro, RIP, South Africa

About 45 passengers in South Africa lost their lives in a bus tragedy on Thursday. About 300 kilometres north of Johannesburg in the province of Northeastern Limpopo bus slid off a bridge and caught fire after it slammed through a barrier of a bridge. According to the BBC, only an eight-year-old child with numerous injuries survived the disaster. From Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, the passengers were reported kilometers on their way to the town of Moria for an Easter service. Around 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of Johannesburg, on the Mmamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, the car…

South Africa: Nigeria High Commission warns citizens of planned attack

Metro, NewsCrime, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Security, South Africa

The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, has alerted Nigerians living in South Africa about a planned attack on foreign nationals. In a memo dated August 24, the embassy’s consular section wrote: “This is to advise Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and careful in their activities due to recent statements by proponents of Operation Dudula. and his threats to attack foreign nationals in this country.” According to the memo, the group (Operation Dudula) through public notices and video clips on social media announced a March Against Foreign Immigrants in South Africa starting on September 2. The…