Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina has withdrawn from Miss South Africa 2024 following controversy surrounding her mother’s citizenship.She had made it to the Top 9 of contestants before South Africans began to demand for her disqualification on grounds that she is not a South African national.She writes:I would like to start off by thanking everyone who has stood beside me right from the start of my Miss South Africa journey. I'm really grateful for all the love...

South Africa Minister of sport, arts and culture Gayton McKenzie has entered the debate surrounding Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina's eligibility to compete for the title.Adetshina has been subjected to scrutiny on social media due to her bloodline. She is a South African, born at Soweto's Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to a Nigerian father and a mother of Mozambican descent.Many people have questioned her eligibility to contest Mis...

Unknown assailants carried out a robbery on South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her security detail while they were traveling along one of the nation's primary highways.According to a statement from Collen Msibi, a spokesperson for the Transport Ministry, the minister's vehicle had its tires punctured by spikes, forcing it to come to a halt and allowing the criminals to rob the occupants of their valuables. This incident occurred in the early hou...