Sunday World News Updates

German prosecutors arrested a German-Rwandan national on suspicion of being an accomplice to genocide and 25 counts of murder during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, they said in a statement on Wednesday. The suspect, identified only as Innocent S under German privacy rules, is accused of ordering… Read more »

As South African companies race to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to improve productivity and cut costs, a leading workplace mental health expert has warned that the technology could be accelerating burnout rather than easing employees’ workloads. While AI has been widely celebrated for boosting efficiency and automating routine tasks, Prof… Read more »

Lotto results for Wednesday, July 02 2026 Lotto:                05 | 10 | 20| 23 | 43 | 52           Bonus Ball: 28 Lotto Plus 1:      03 |04 | 05| 06 | 19 | 33         … Read more »

Former Takealot group CEO and executive chairperson Mamogae Mahlare has been appointed independent non-executive director for Foschini Group. The seasoned board director and C-suite executive commenced her duties on Wednesday. She has served as Illovo Sugar South Africa managing director and continues to serve at various boards, including OUTsurance Group,… Read more »

Mining company South32 has agreed to sell its aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa in a deal worth up to $5.6-billion (approximately R91.7-billion). The agreement includes Hillside Aluminium in South Africa, allowing Alcoa to operate in the country. It also includes stakes in Worsley Alumina, the MRN bauxite mine in… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Google Cloud summit taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg, as a giant leap to position Africa in the defining technological revolution sweeping through the world. Ramaphosa officially opened the gathering, a first on the African continent, at the Sandton Convention Centre. The president said Google’s… Read more »

Law enforcement agencies nabbed more than 900 people for various offences, including public violence, looting, and immigration-related crimes during Tuesday’s nationwide demonstrations against illegal immigration. In a media briefing on Wednesday, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) provided an update on police operations during multiple marches across the… Read more »

Chairperson of the Madlanga commission, retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, sharply reprimanded Adv Zubair Khan on Wednesday over comments he made in a television interview following the attempted assassination of crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan. According to Madlanga, Khan’s remarks unfairly cast doubt on the integrity of the commission. The… Read more »

The OR Tambo International Airport is expected to come to a standstill when Bafana Bafana arrive back home from the 2026 World Cup in the early hours of Thursday morning. Bafana are expected to disembark to a heroes’ welcome after they rewrote history books when they reached the knockout stage… Read more »

There was no final decision on Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s sentence when he appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday. Magistrate Ignatius du Preez postponed the matter to allow the state and the defence more time to consider the court’s proposed sentence. “I have been informed by the… Read more »