The first case of coronavirus in South Africa has been confirmed.

On Thursday, the country’s Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize disclosed in a statement that a 38-year-old man tested positive for the (COVID-19) virus in KwaZulu-Natal after visiting Italy with his wife.

He said the man returned home on 1 March and was isolated due to the symptoms he was showing when he went for check up.

His statement read: “This morning, Thursday 5 March, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that a suspected case of coronavirus has tested positive. The patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of 10 people and they arrived back in South Africa on 1 March 2020.

“The patient consulted a private general practitioner on 3 March, with symptoms of fever, headache, malaise, a sore throat and a cough. The practice nurse took swabs and delivered it to the lab. The patient has been self-isolating since 3 March. The couple also has two children.

“The Emergency Operating Centre (EOC) has identified the contacts by interviewing the patient and doctor. The tracer team has been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal with epidemiologists and clinicians from NICD. The doctor has been self-isolated as well, as she may have picked up coronavirus too.”

The Police in Ogun State has uncovered a baby factory at Imedu Olori area of Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

A statement released by the state police command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, says the baby factory was discovered following a piece of information provided by one of the inmates, who escaped from the illegal home. The victim was said to have reported at the Mowe Police Station, that she was lured into the home and was held captive for a while.

The victim, identified the owner of the home as one Florence Ogbonna, explaining that Ogbonna used to contract the service of able-bodied men to sleep with the inmates and got them impregnated. She added that their babies after delivery were taken away by the woman and never to be seen again.

Acting on the complain, the DPO of Mowe Division, SP Marvis Jayeola, swung into action and deployed his men to the scene of the incident. Twelve ladies between the ages of 20 to 25 years were rescued with six amongst them heavily pregnant.

Those arrested were in connection to the crime were Florence Ogbonna (f), Chibuke Akabueze (m) and Chibuzor Okafor (m) were arrested in connection to the case.

The State Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, had directed that the suspects be transferred to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

A 44-year-old tailor, Rebecca Adeniyi, has asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, to dissolve her 15 year old marriage on grounds that she caught her Islamic cleric hubby, Yusuf Adeniyi, having sex with a married woman.

At the hearing of her petition on Wednesday March 4th, Rebecca said her hubby with whom she had four children, built a mosque and started sleeping with his female members both single and married.

“I caught him having sexual intercourse with one of our members’ wives. I grabbed the woman and tore her clothes. I raised alarm; he started begging me not to expose the woman because her husband may divorce her.

“Members stopped coming to our mosque because of his atrocities and he is now accusing me of chasing members away. My husband’s behaviour towards me changed after the incident. He no longer gives me money nor care for me.”

The aggrieved wife told the court that she believes she was under a spell throughout their marriage.

“I was under the influence of charm throughout my marriage with Yusuf but the wool was later lifted off my eyes five years ago. I decided to remain in the marriage because of my children,” the petitioner said.

When the charges were read to him, the 47-year-old cleric admitted sleeping with his mosque member but blamed it on the devil. He denied being fetish.

“Yes, I made love with my member but it was the devil that pushed me. I begged my wife to forgive me and that it would never repeat itself but she refused and raised the alarm.

It is my wife that is fetish. She frequently visited herbalists and came home with different substances,” he said.

He accused his wife of having an affair with the husband of the married woman he had sex with.

“My wife is now living with the husband of the woman I had sexual intercourse with,” he said.

The Court President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the case until March 20 for judgement.