As hated as El-rufai is, one just can't help wondering the extend this administration will go to throw charges at political opponents and then the courts will ask for "evidence" to grant bail for a charge as low as fraud and abuse of office.
Now that they have been sent parking forn the works cup can their national team return to Soweto and take the jobs they are crying foreigners are taking from them?
DeepSight: I see no good in such, don't assume. In fact, the only thing I like about Trumps politics is his stance on LGBTQ issues. Particularly the Trans movement.
God1000: A welcome gifts to white refugees from south Africa while people from Africa, south and central America and some parts of middle east are constantly dehumanized and degraded by Donald trump and his government
what an embarrassment Nigeria is as a country and as a people, as judiciary and as executive.
Never been a fan of PDP or LP or adv or any political party but APC is the most shameless and will be the most shamelessly desperate party in Africa for all time to come.
Liberalism, feminism and socialism have killed the West. Pandering to gender equality and DEI has finally killed the West with only Paris and London producing billionaires. America is next as females destroy the last known civilization.
everyone alive knows South African economy is run by black migrants. The locals take papa and daga and blame their misfortunes on African migrants and apartheid whem they are very unemployable
andrewza: He was complaining about Trump's claim about white genocide.
The lost aid money has all ready been replaced.
And again not sure why you talk about the foreign aid when Nigeria gets more money in aid from the USA still even with Trump's cuts than South Africa ever got.
Do you know about the saying he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.
when Trump cancelled sub-saharab aid, only South Africa's aid was flowing from the White house until Trump told the Zulu to fall in line or lose the aid and grant and your president went to America to get dressed down like a school boy
andrewza: USA Aid to south Africa was very small only 0.4 percent of the budget. It was mostly funding clinics and research concerning HIV. The lost USA Aid money has all ready been replaced.
This is a stark contrast to Nigeria where the budget is heavily reliant on foreign Aid and Loans
and your president was wailing and weeping to the oval office as the announcement to cut it was made.
Great100000: South Africa says it will begin billing foreign governments for the cost of deporting their citizens who violate immigration laws, as authorities intensify crackdowns on undocumented migrants amid rising anti-immigration tensions.
South Africa has announced plans to start charging foreign governments for the cost of deporting their nationals who violate the country’s immigration laws.
The move comes amid a renewed crackdown on undocumented migrants and growing anti-immigration sentiment that has prompted the repatriation of hundreds of African nationals, including Nigerians and Ghanaians, from the country.
The policy was disclosed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, which said the government would seek to recover expenses incurred in detaining and deporting foreign nationals, a South-Africa-based radio service, Channel Africa, reported on 9 June, but did not state when the announcement was made.
According to South African authorities, more than 100,000 undocumented migrants have been deported over the past two years, placing a significant financial burden on the state.
Countries to bear deportation costs
Explaining the new approach, South African authorities said governments whose citizens violate South Africa’s immigration laws would be expected to shoulder the costs of their repatriation.
“Moving forward, we will also be billing countries for their foreign nationals who have to be deported or who are in our criminal detention facilities and have to be deported back into their countries,” the department said.
“At least now we can see that there’s capacity for countries to extract the foreign nationals who have fallen foul of the law. That’s something that, through the Department of Home Affairs, we will pursue as a government,” it added.
The announcement follows recent evacuation and repatriation exercises undertaken by several African governments in response to growing fears among their citizens living in South Africa.
The first batch of 258 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Wednesday, marking the beginning of a federal government-coordinated repatriation exercise, while Ghana recently evacuated about 1,000 of its citizens. Reports indicate that other African countries have also facilitated the return of their nationals.
Immigration crackdown
The proposed cost-recovery measure forms part of broader efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration to tighten immigration enforcement.
In a national address on migration, Mr Ramaphosa said government agencies would intensify efforts to identify and deport undocumented foreign nationals residing illegally in the country, the BBC reported.
“I must make it clear that only the authorised government officials may act against violations of the law, including violations of our immigration laws,” the president said.
South African authorities maintain that enforcing immigration laws is a matter of national sovereignty and have repeatedly defended deportations as lawful and necessary.
The new policy is expected to trigger discussions among African governments over migration management, diplomatic relations, and the financial implications of deportation.
Bobloco: South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has expressed disappointment at what he described as a lack of support from fellow African nations following Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 defeat to co-hosts Mexico in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup match on Thursday night, Saturday PUNCH reports.
The result leaves South Africa with work to do in Group A as they pursue a place in the knockout rounds.
Speaking after the match, Williams admitted he was surprised by the volume of African football fans who appeared to back Mexico rather than an African representative on the global stage, and called for greater unity among Africans during major tournaments.
“Africans have always supported other African countries in every World Cup tournament, but I can’t figure out why our own case is different,” Williams said. “Many Africans supported Mexico, not us, the South Africans. We almost shed tears, but it’s truly sad.”
"As Africans, let’s stand for each other, let’s stand together.”
While some supporters sympathised with the goalkeeper’s sentiments and agreed that African nations should rally behind one another at international competitions, others offered a contrasting view.
A number of social media users from countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe argued that recurring reports of xenophobic attacks on African migrants in South Africa have weakened the sense of continental solidarity, with several referencing past incidents involving foreign nationals living in the country as having shaped how other Africans view South Africa.
Some openly stated that they had supported Mexico in the match, citing those tensions as a factor in their decision.
IronGalaxy: Yes, we lost.. but what has changed for you? Has your electricity start working 24/7 Has the insurgency stopped?
Im the one who will go to bed with a heater on
load shedding is real in South Africa and she's the crime capital and rape capital of the world. That's a figure not even obtainable in war torn syria and Afghanistan.
Say hello to Mexico, your boys are coming home to partake in looting of immigrants' food and household items.
Host78: If you've ever known what it means to teach a group of students, you'll know never to single yourself out as an example.
Children learn at different paces. Some pick up reading in primary 3, some in primary 4 and some will never master it even after secondary school.
Secondly, yes some teachers are not qualified. In fact I started teaching right after my waec while waiting for admission to the university.
While I don't have the official qualification, there was nothing above me to teach the primary students.
Maybe I could have been a better teacher if I had gotten the qualifications but at the time, I was the best option they had and so was employed.
One of the teachers in the secondary school (we had jss 1-3) once called me to explain atoms to the students because in her words she didn't do science but is supposed to teach science.
Same as another time a boy once argue with the female teacher and he was right but she kept insisting. I could have interfered but I never did.
So yes, issues of qualifications are there. But they've always been there. My uncle who was a government primary school teacher back in the day and taught us, was retired from the army where he picked up reading from his colleagues.
That was his only qualifications back then and he did the job well until his retirement.
Teaching primary school is not some rocket science.
Go to any primary school today, Most of their teachers are secondary school graduates trying to find their feet or waiting for admission.
People are not as eager to teach your kids as much as you think. Because the pay is peanuts.
I was earning 6k then a month plus teaching primary 5 (all subjects) and jss 1-3 their maths, basic science and intro tech (I was the only science student in the school).
You think a graduate will be queuing up to accept such pay? Schools are scared of increasing school fees not to scare parents away. And so cannot pay these teachers well.
The school owner later offered to bump my pay but then I became too tired and also had gotten my admission.
Thirdly, most primary school especially in private schools today have extra lessons which starts immediately after school time (2-4pm).
They are often mandatory nowadays and added to school fees. It's never because the teachers are terrible, it's more of an adopted practice.
Even then, other schools do send their kids to our school then for the extra lesson especially those in public schools. They will go home, eat sharp and then come and join my class. I had about 4 of them.
My younger sister after her normal school hour have her own lesson teacher who comes to our house as a private teacher.
I really don't think you have a point, I'm just rather chanced today which is why I'm replying any and everyone.
I was expecting you to turn your response into another class room moment and you didn't disappoint.
My wedding was scheduled for March this year, but everything changed after my fiancé's father passed away unexpectedly in November.
His funeral was held just three weeks later, in December. I genuinely wanted to attend, but there was one major problem: my employer had a strict policy against granting leave during the December holiday period. When I accepted the job, this condition was clearly stated. Despite explaining my situation and pleading for an exception, my request was denied.
I informed my fiancé immediately. At first, he appeared understanding. I even contributed financially to support the funeral arrangements.
Then his mother called.
She told me that if I truly wanted to become part of their family, I had to be physically present at her husband's funeral. I tried explaining my circumstances, but she ended the call before I could finish.
When I called my fiancé afterward, I expected him to stand by me. Instead, he asked:
"If it were your own father, wouldn't you find a way to attend?"
I explained that the situations were different because my employer might make an exception if it were my immediate family member.
That was when he dropped the bombshell:
"No presence. No wedding."
I thought grief was speaking. I thought time would calm him down.
I was wrong.
The wedding was officially cancelled.
My family tried everything to reconcile the situation, but his family refused every attempt. Eventually, my father advised me to accept the loss and move forward with my life.
It broke me, but I did.
Months passed.
Then, on May 20th, my ex-fiancé called me.
What he said left me speechless.
According to him, I had failed the test of being a good wife because I stopped trying to convince his family after the wedding was cancelled. He said a "real wife" would have kept begging until she was accepted.
Then he announced that he had "forgiven" me.
Not only that, he had already chosen a new wedding date in August and expected me to start preparing immediately.
As if the breakup had never happened.
As if my feelings didn't matter.
As if he alone had the authority to decide when a relationship ends—and when it resumes.
Without hesitation, I told him I was no longer interested.
His response shocked me even more.
He said:
"I'm not done. You don't have the right to be done."
I blocked his number immediately.
But that wasn't the end.
A few days later, he appeared at my father's house carrying the bride price and all the marriage items he had previously rejected.
My father told him clearly:
"My daughter has moved on. As far as this family is concerned, she is no longer available."
Still, he refused to accept it.
Since then, he and his mother have continued calling, visiting, and pressuring both me and my family despite my repeated refusal.
Now I'm beginning to wonder:
Is this really about love, or is there something deeper behind their sudden determination?
What troubles me most is the mindset that someone can cancel a wedding, disappear for months, return when it suits them, and expect another person to simply obey.
I am now considering legal action because the constant calls, visits, and refusal to respect my decision are becoming disturbing.
My question is:
If someone ends a relationship, then later decides to "forgive" you and resume the wedding without your consent, would you see that as love... or as a dangerous sense of entitlement?
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
fake story from my account.
But you deserve to be dumped. Career women are useless to strong men. Only lazy men want them.
The only mistake the story has is they wrote it that he came back asking for you again.
No you didn't deserve any real man. Even as a fiancee, the uselessness and unreliability of a career woman have already began showing in you.
Host78: Parents can be dramatic at times as we have seen in this recent video of the woman confronting her kids teacher.
Most of these kids can come home and narrate issues not as they were but as they feel it is.
I used feelings. Kids can easily feel things differently and exaggerate unnecessarily.
I used to teacher a primary school class with 11 kids in total.
Primary 5 then.
When I started, I was preparing them for common entrance exam immediately but I had a problem: most of the kids could not read properly.
Like 5 of them could not read a whole line in their textbooks without looking up to me for help.
Now these are kids going to jss 1 the next year. We all know in jss 1, you're expected to know how to read at least from my secondary school experience.
But there was one in particular that could not read at all.
I had to confront their previous teacher from primary 4 because I found it very sad that they will keep promoting these kids like that.
But she explained that the kids won't do their homework, she can't discipline them because they don't want to loose their kids to other schools (the proprietors instructions).
But I was determined to make sure these kids can read before they leave the school.
It's not small work o. I introduced them to Ugo c. Ugo.
Everyday, they are solving 50 maths questions as assignments. I remember the very first one, none got up to 5.
I punished them myself. Not harsh but since they were not used to any punishment, it was for them.
I made sure they crammed multiplication table from 2x1 up to 15x15.
For the reading, I reduced their break time to less than 15 minutes.
Most of them became better readers but this girl continued struggling. Not improving.
Then I started forcing her to attend my extra lessons. All the others attend after school but she's the only one not attending.
She said her parents don't have money (in the real sense she never informed them about it).
Anyways, I said OK. But she must attend the lesson. So even without pay, I still made her stay for the lesson.
I focused on her reading and maths (you always have to get this foundation right. Aside maths and English.. Reading, everything else from primary school is almost useless).
So we spent extra 2 hours drilling maths and English together.
Into their second term, I saw dramatic changes in their work.
But something happened one day. I gave them their usual 50 questions assignment and she looked at me straight in the eyes and said she would not do it.
I told her if you don't do it, don't even bother coming to school because I'll flog nonsense from your body.
She then said she'll report me to her mother. I told her to try it first.
The next day she came to school and truly she didn't do it.
After marking everything, I flogged shege from her body that day.
The next day, the mother was already shouting from the road leading to school dragging her daughter along shouting and speaking yoruba angrily.
I didn't get a word because I don't understand yoruba.
So I ask her to speak with the cleaner and interpret to me.
She spoke that so I want to kill her daughter. So you single my child out because you don't like her and all manner of stuff.
I could have gotten angry but I didn't. I explained everything to her.
Then I asked the girl to bring her books same as her classmates. They all brought their books.
And proudly I showed her everything. The weekly increases in their scoring from each assignment.
They all read a full passage from their textbook in front of her. You need to see her happy that day.
She apologized and asked me to calculate my lesson fee she's owing but I never did.
I later gained admission into the university. At that time, one of the mother of the boys in my class came and was saying when she took her son to one Ansarudeen lesson, the teachers were really happy because he could solve questions faster and in different methods than all the other kids (he was average in my class then).
But I never stayed to see all of them get into secondary school though.
I remember back then because of the dramatic change in their performance, the proprietor for the first time had to enroll them in an all primary quiz.
This was the first ever time she had tried it because according to her she didn't want to go and disgrace her school in such competition.
Although we didn't qualify but I strongly believe if the foundations had been right and they had been more strict, we would have done better.
Little discipline goes a long way in shaping kids. Kids don't know their left from their right, yet they can be very stubborn in their ways.
As you are entrusting them to teachers, learn to trust their judgments. But more importantly, if there's an issue, don't go fighting.
Teachers can easily neglect your child and watch her self destruct in that school, not only physically but academically.
Instead, go to them to reason with them. Find out the issue. Communicate your feelings and make them understand you and you too try to understand them.
No teacher, well, maybe some and very few at that will ever single your child with the aim of maltreating them.
Even some, will have their best interests at heart while punishing them severely but don't know that they are crossing your personal line.
Communicate this to them peacefully. Don't even let your child to be in the same room while this is going on.
My one piece
you forgot to add most teachers these days are grossly unqualified. NCE remains the minimum standard for a teacher which you didn't have.
Private schools are business not learning places.
In my primary school there was no lesson then. No need for it. Teachers were sound. I was reading very well in primary three.
Today you and your fake schools are imposing lesson from primary school. Does it mean your students are dull or there's something wrong in the process?
newnigeriannew: When South East were in power and Niger Delta wanted the Niger Delta republic as they were being marginalised by the south east, the South East were the ones that stopped them.
"before Ojuku a south east man declared the republic of biafra in may 1967 Isaac adaka boro an Ijaw man had already declared the Niger delta republic in february 1966. boro had formed the niger delta volunteer force an armed militia with members consisting mainly of his fellow ethnic group declared the niger delta republic on february 23 1966 and fought nigeria's federal forces for 12 days but they were eventually defeated and then jailed by the Ironsi a south east man in the federal military government [and Ojuku a south eastern governor] for treason"
But it was Gowon from Kanke Local Government Area in Plateau State that later set boro free and boro later became a major in the Nigeria army and helped to tame the Biafra army.
The South East started the civil war because they wanted to take the lands and oil of the Niger Delta and their sea ports from the people that own the Niger Delta, because the Europeans came and created Nigeria and put some parts of the Niger Delta in the SE then and the south east coup of 1967 made Ojukwu the military governor of the SE region.
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