Sunday World News Updates

A funeral is supposed to be about saying goodbye, but in South Africa, the final farewell can quickly become a financial, social and cultural burden, with grieving families feeling under pressure to, or expected to produce a funeral that proves just how much the deceased was loved or valued. There… Read more »

Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery on Monday signed offering documents with advisers and other parties involved in its initial public offering, a key milestone on its path to Africa’s biggest-ever share sale. The offering will run from September 14 to October 13, according to a presentation shown at a ceremony in… Read more »

Nepal held a national day of mourning Monday to mourn the victims of the deadly mudslide, with President Ram Chandra Paudel calling for continued search and rescue efforts and national unity in the face of the disaster. Flags flew at half-mast across the country on Monday as Nepal designated September… Read more »

Piracy remains a challenge for MultiChoice as they introduce new DStv Expect+ packages that are more relative to consumer demand. DStv is currently undergoing a massive structural change and brand transition under the leadership of French giant media Canal+, as they aim to salvage the streaming service from the subscriber… Read more »

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is facing a potentially explosive internal revolt, with its military veterans accusing the organisation of being captured by corruption, factionalism, intimidation and financial misconduct — and demanding that the Hawks investigate those allegedly responsible. On Wednesday, the veterans, who say they are custodians of the… Read more »

The Labour Court in Cape Town has found that a CCMA commissioner misdirected himself when he ruled that the dismissal of a National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) employee was substantively unfair after she repeatedly forwarded confidential work emails to her personal Gmail account. In the matter of National Student… Read more »

A Johannesburg businessman has been granted what may prove to be a reprieve after the Johannesburg High Court postponed an application by financial services firm Business Partners to seize his home following a default on business loan repayments. Business Partners Limited had advanced a R1.2-million loan to Nqobile Themba Ngwenya’s… Read more »

Media personality Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye appeared before the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where a warrant of arrest previously issued against him was cancelled. This after Maarohanye failed to appear in court two weeks ago, prompting the issuing of the warrant. The singer’s lawyer, Ntsako Baloyi, told the court… Read more »

For the first time since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his envoys have sat across the table from both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the same weekend, carrying what the US president calls a “proposal” to end the conflict. Whether it amounts to a genuine breakthrough or… Read more »

At least five people were killed after an Amazon Air cargo plane operated by 21 Air overran a runway and struck several vehicles at Miami International Airport. Five others were hospitalised with injuries. The plane struck multiple vehicles on a perimeter road and caught fire. The incident happened at around… Read more »