Sunday World News Updates

A bitter public feud between businesswoman Happy Simelane and reality star  Melany “Mel” Viljoen has escalated dramatically, with Simelane threatening to drag Viljoen to the High Court unless she retracts what are described as “false, malicious and defamatory” allegations. Through her attorneys, Simelane has sent Viljoen a formal letter of… Read more »

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Award-winning theatre-maker Napo Masheane is bringing the spotlight back to QwaQwa as the HerStory International Theatre Festival returns this August with a powerful celebration marking 70 years since South African women marched against apartheid. Running from August 7 to 10, the festival promises four days of theatre, music, poetry, dance,… Read more »

MPs have demanded that Parliament name President Cyril Ramaphosa directly over the apparent failure to act on a top police general’s protected disclosure, accusing the committee’s draft report of hiding presidential accountability behind the vague phrase “the state”. Ramaphosa faces fresh questions over what happened to an explosive police dossier… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed one piece on the board: a court application. His opponents have placed another: an impeachment committee. Tomorrow, a judge decides which move comes first. Ramaphosa’s fight to stop an impeachment inquiry has become a battle over time, power and constitutional control. The President wants the… Read more »

A prominent Mpumalanga tourism executive has challenged African governments to publicly confront the causes of illegal immigration, arguing that the continent cannot continue expecting South Africa to shoulder the consequences of governance failures beyond its borders. Writing in his personal capacity, Oupa Pilane, co-founder, director and developer of the internationally… Read more »

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has appointed a multidisciplinary team of detectives and crime intelligence officers to investigate the murder of March and March Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa. According to SAPS, Somgaxa was shot in the driveway of his home in Greenfield, Johannesburg, on July 3 2026. He… Read more »

Young South Africans are making more disciplined financial decisions despite ongoing economic pressure, with many borrowing less than they qualify for, buying affordable vehicles and investing in property. According to the Standard Bank Youth Barometer Report released on Tuesday, younger consumers are generally taking a cautious approach to credit. Instead… Read more »

Controversial former chairperson of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC)-owned chicken producer Daybreak Foods, Bojane Segooa, has resurfaced at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) as a member of the entity’s audit and risk committee (ARC). Segooa was appointed by beleaguered NSFAS administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula, whose own appointment is… Read more »

Polokwane businessman and rehabilitation centre owner Tsebe Phillimon Moloto has been granted R50 000 bail after appearing in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on charges of malicious damage to property linked to the alleged torching of his former girlfriend and business partner’s vehicle and business sign. The 51-year-old faces two counts… Read more »