Sunday World News Updates

ANC administration chief Fikile “Vutha” Mbalula has added the ANC voice into the ongoing chaos at the Public Investment Corporation that has culminated with the collapse of the board following several resignations. With a fallout between finance minister Enoch Godongwana and his deputy David Masondo, who was also chairpersin of… Read more »

The story behind the sound that transformed South African music and conquered the global stage is finally set to be told as SABC1 premieres its new 13-part documentary series, For The Culture: I Am. The series debuts on Sunday,  August 2, at 5.30pm and promises to take viewers beyond the… Read more »

Social media and Zulu nationalism populist Ngizwe Mchunu has completely broken ranks with the anti-illegal immigration movement organised under the March and March organisation. This incident has brought the divisions of the movement that came into the public glare on the eve of the June 30 deadline for undocumented illegal… Read more »

Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee has voted by the narrowest of margins to appeal the Western Cape High Court’s interim interdict that temporarily halts key aspects of its inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged misconduct in the burglary of foreign currency at his Phala Phala farm. The decision was taken… Read more »

An Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) investigator accused of attempting to question jailed police sergeant Fannie Nkosi without his lawyers present to persuade him to implicate National Police Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has received notice of an intention to suspend him. The revelation emerged before the Madlanga commission of inquiry… Read more »

Final Voter Registration Weekend: 1 to 2 August, ahead of the 4 November Local Government Elections South Africans have one last chance to register in person, update their voting station, or confirm their details are correct before the voters’ roll closes for the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections. The… Read more »

Despite a decade of progress in broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) implementation, South Africa’s agriculture, financial services and property sectors continue to lag on key transformation indicators, according to a new report released by the B-BBEE Commission. The sectors recorded some of the highest levels of non-compliance in 2023, and… Read more »

The Western Cape has a new provincial police commissioner in Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi. Dyantyi is taking over at a time when the province grapples with gang violence, organised crime and extortion. Acting national police commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane announced Dyantyi’s appointment on Wednesday. Dimpane said Dyantyi assumes office… Read more »

Consumers are turning to gambling in the hope of escaping the debt pressures, but many are instead sinking deeper into financial distress as the odds work against them. The 2026 Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor found that gambling has become common, particularly among lower-income earners. Some see it as… Read more »

The US military said Tuesday it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched from Iran in what it described as an attempted “surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East. “At 5:45pm ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on… Read more »