Sunday World News Updates

Mamelodi Sundowns are winners of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League after they defeated Morocco’s AS FAR 2-1 on aggregate in one of the most heated finals in Africa’s continental club competitions. Masandawana have now won their second CAF star and will now have bragging rights in the Premier Soccer League… Read more »

As South Africa approaches the local government elections in November, tensions between cultural commentator Ngizwe Mchunu and Julius Malema could have greater political consequences for the EFF than many realise. Although the dispute appears personal or legal on the surface, it reflects deeper issues involving cultural identity, political perception, and… Read more »

South Africa is caught in a precarious economic paradox. The country’s food economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable while, at the same time, millions of hectares of arable land transferred through land reform remain underutilised. We are experiencing global shocks at the moment when the country can least afford it. Rising… Read more »

The Ugandan government has temporarily suspended public transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo and restricted mass gatherings in border areas to limit the spread of Ebola. Passenger buses, ferries, and direct flights will be suspended for four weeks, while cargo trucks and food shipments will continue operating. The Ministry… Read more »

Set to feature prominently in the public discourse this year is the so-called National Dialogue, a superfluous event if ever there was one. The dialogue is bound to be no more than an opportunity for a fed-up citizenry to vent. It is a giant PR exercise from which nothing concrete… Read more »

US-Iran negotiations have intensified as both sides seek to end the war, but it’s reported that US President Donald Trump is seriously considering fresh strikes against Iran if no agreement is reached. According to two US officials, Trump called a meeting with his national security team on Friday morning to… Read more »

Personally, one of the proudest things about being a resident of Khayelitsha, in Cape Town, is having the community of Mitchell’s Plain as neighbours. The histories and present-day realities of these two communities are intertwined. The joys and sorrows of Khayelitsha are the joys and sorrows of Mitchell’s Plain. Like… Read more »

I would like to express my concern about the growing problem of youth unemployment. Many young people are educated, skilled and willing to work, yet they continue to struggle to find work. This situation is causing frustration, poverty and hopelessness among the youth. The government, businesses and communities need to… Read more »

When Sifiso Mahlangu’s transition to MK Party spokesperson became public, the reaction in media circles was swift. It was framed as proof that journalism has become a cynical springboard; that editors were merely building political careers behind the thin veil of editorial independence and that the fourth estate had been… Read more »

South Africa’s immigration crisis is a governance crisis. Communities are frustrated because the government has failed to secure our borders and enforce the rule of law. As Build One South Africa, (Bosa) our position is clear: we do not support undocumented or illegal immigration. However, state failure cannot be replaced… Read more »