Sunday World News Updates

Despite weeks of hype surrounding the March and March’s June 30 deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, only a small crowd turned up at the Western Cape Legislature on Tuesday. The Cape Town CBD remained largely quiet as dozens of picketers marched along Adderley Street, singing anti-migrant… Read more »

The legacy of beloved rapper, fashion visionary and cultural trailblazer Riky Rick is set to grow in a way few memorials ever do, through a living forest dedicated to healing, remembrance and hope. This July, the Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism, together with the Naledi Village Communal… Read more »

Government has pledged to provide South Africans with quarterly progress reports on efforts to manage legal and illegal migration after nationwide anti-illegal immigration marches that unfolded largely peacefully on Tuesday. Deputy government spokesperson William Baloyi told the national broadcaster, SABC, that the demonstrations across the country had remained “relatively calm”,… Read more »

Malvern de Bruyn, the Western Cape provincial secretary of trade union federation Cosatu, defended migrants and refugees during an Operation Ubuntu counter-demonstration on Tuesday, arguing that employers, rather than migrant workers, were responsible for labour market abuses. Standing with a banner reading “Immigrants and Refugees Welcome — #OperationUbuntu”, De Bruyn… Read more »

Former Orlando Pirates coach Augusto Palacios has sent a message of comfort to the family of former Buccaneers coach Roy Barreto, who passed away on Monday at the age of 72 years. Barreto joined the Buccaneers in the 2002/03 season after a stint at Free State Stars, and it was… Read more »

Group Five has completed one of the largest business rescue processes, which took six years to complete. The exit for both Group Five Construction and Group Five was confirmed by joint business rescue practitioners (BRPs) Dave Lake and Peter van den Steen of Metis Strategic Advisors. They confirmed that all… Read more »

What is usually one of Pretoria’s busiest neighbourhoods, bustling with foreign nationals running salons, spaza shops and small businesses, fell eerily silent on Monday as anti-illegal immigration protesters descended on Sunnyside. Many businesses commonly operated by foreign nationals had already shut down their shutters hours before the marchers arrived. The… Read more »

African Transformation Movement (ATM) parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula says South Africans are simply exercising their democratically guaranteed right to protest peacefully. Zungula spoke to Sunday World in Johannesburg, where he was part of the crowd that was taking part in the March and March-organised march against undocumented foreign migrants. “There… Read more »

Actor Tumisho Masha has pushed back against claims that South Africans calling for tighter border controls are xenophobic, saying the country’s concerns about illegal immigration are being misunderstood. In a video shared on social media, Masha said South Africans had been unfairly labelled as people who hate foreigners. “We’re being… Read more »

The EFF has intensified its bid to remove National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, insisting that its motion of no confidence be placed before Parliament after submitting additional evidence aimed at satisfying procedural concerns raised by Deputy Speaker Annelie Lotriet. In a letter on Tuesday, EFF parliamentary chief whip Nontando Nolutshungu… Read more »