Sunday World News Updates

Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the East African nation’s health ministry said. Uganda has confirmed a total of 20 cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since mid-May. Fifteen of those… Read more »

US President Donald Trump said once again he believes Russia is ready to reach an agreement to end the conflict with Ukraine, according to media reports on Wednesday, while fighting continued across the front line with both sides reporting large-scale drone operations and Europe moved to further strengthen military support… Read more »

Johannesburg residents are being encouraged to store enough water ahead of Rand Water’s second phase of planned maintenance, which is scheduled to begin on Friday. The 12-hour maintenance operation is expected to result in low water pressure or complete water outages in several parts of the city as the system… Read more »

Amazon’s low-earth orbit satellite internet venture Amazon Leo has signed an agreement with South Africa’s Herotel to launch a new broadband service aimed at connecting underserved rural communities, it said on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Herotel, South Africa’s largest fixed internet service provider, will use Amazon Leo’s satellite technology to… Read more »

For most people, marrying a complete stranger sounds unthinkable. But for 24-year-old entrepreneur Nompumelelo Sobopha, taking that leap of faith felt like a better option than navigating South Africa’s exhausting dating scene. The Married at First Sight Mzansi Season 3 bride says she reached a point where conventional dating was no… Read more »

Brian Padayachee, a senior investigator at the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption, told the Madlanga commission on Thursday that Maj-Gen Philani Lushaba escaped disciplinary action over the theft of classified state property despite investigators concluding that his explanation for the incident was false. Testifying before the commission, Padayachee said investigators found… Read more »

Emerging black farmers and the Izwi Labantu Forum (ILF) have given President Cyril Ramaphosa 14 days to respond to demands contained in a memorandum submitted to government in January, warning that years of neglect and inaction have left many black farmers struggling to survive. The memorandum, which was addressed to… Read more »

Legal eagle Bantu Mazingi has jumped ship as company secretary at NSFAS in what insiders have cited as triggered by governance concerns at the state-owned student funding entity. Mazingi’s resignation comes amid much drama at NSFAS since the disputed appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as administrator after higher education minister… Read more »

The beleaguered higher education and training minister, Buti Manamela, has been taken to the high court once again, this time over his controversial directive for the re-advertisement of the chief executive post at the National Skills Fund. Dr Innocent Sirovha, who had been recommended for the post, has approached the… Read more »

TotalEnergies has led the launch of the R7.6-billion hydra storage site in De Aar, Northern Cape, in contribution to the Just Energy Transition. The project was officially launched on Thursday in partnership with Hydra Storage Holdings and Reatile Renewables, following the award in March under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power… Read more »