Sunday World News Updates

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that there is a dispute of facts in the defamation lawsuit brought before court by ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula against her colleague – NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who accused him of vote-buying. Consequently, the court had further ordered that oral hearings where both… Read more »

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki departed for Egypt on Saturday for a working visit amid heightened regional diplomatic tension. During the visit, Afwerki will participate in a summit of heads of state on collective security, stability, and partnership, Eritrean Minister of Information Yemane Gebremeskel disclosed over the weekend. Gebremeskel said the… Read more »

Iran is ready to achieve a “just and honourable” solution through diplomacy but it will give a “more crushing” response if the “enemies” once again resort to military actions, Iranian country’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says. Speaking on Sunday, Araghchi also highlighted Iran’s seriousness and decisiveness in defending itself… Read more »

El Alamein, Egypt: African leaders have urged self-reliance and joint actions to address shared challenges and advance sustainable development across the continent at high-level gatherings hosted in Egypt’s New Alamein. A series of high-level African events is hosted in Egypt’s New Alamein from October 2 to 4, including the Alamein… Read more »

Seventeen people, including 16 pilgrims, were killed in a multi-vehicle crash along Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway in Salama, Makueni County, on Saturday. The victims, members of St Mathias Mulumba Catholic Church in Mikindani, Mombasa, were travelling to the National Shrine in Subukia, Nakuru County, for National Prayer Day. Police said the… Read more »

Spanish police have cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish government said on Sunday. More than 72 000 crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta in late July.… Read more »

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign has asked the country’s top electoral court to investigate whether the US decision to suspend consular services before Sunday’s presidential election was related to security concerns or constituted election interference, local media reported. The petition, filed by Lula’s Brasil Pronto Pra Mais… Read more »

Around 1 500 African business leaders have gathered in Egypt for the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, focused on investment, trade and economic cooperation across the continent. The forum, being held in the northern coastal city of El Alamein from October 2 to 4, seeks to deepen economic integration and business… Read more »

South Africa is intensifying efforts to tackle corruption and fraud at its borders, with officials found guilty of misconduct facing disciplinary action, dismissal or criminal charges, an official says. The Border Management Authority dealt with 57 labour and disciplinary cases in the past quarter involving breaches of internal controls, fraud,… Read more »

Investigations into an incident aboard FlyDubai flight FZ1073 have found that the co-pilot attempted to commit a terrorist act, Attorney-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said on Saturday. The co-pilot began carrying out the alleged plan during the flight, attacking the captain with a crash… Read more »