Sunday World News Updates

Two more suspects have appeared in court in connection with an alleged R1.1-million Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) fraud scheme in which false employment records were allegedly used to secure benefits from the state. Siphokazi Sithole, 42, and Singapore Mtimka, 33, were arrested on October 26 and appeared before the Specialised… Read more »

Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams, who died just after coming back from the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada, was honoured and bestowed with a special commemorative tribute at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London on Monday night. Adams tragically passed away… Read more »

Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule has laid bare the political agony of serving under a Democratic Alliance (DA) minister, warning that the African National Congress (ANC)’s gradual loss of political might has left its leaders increasingly powerless in a government shared with their traditional adversaries. In a candid… Read more »

Israeli forces have pressed ahead with a military operation and a lockdown in the Hebron area of the occupied West Bank since Friday, demolishing and destroying a number of Palestinian civilian and commercial facilities and causing heavy property losses, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. Hundreds of Palestinian families have been… Read more »

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10 000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the epidemic could spread to more African countries. The latest situation report from Congo’s public health institute put the number of cases… Read more »

South Africa is shifting its attention away from the dispute over its exclusion from the G20, with ambassador to the United States Roelf Meyer saying the government is focusing on other avenues of engagement. This is despite public support from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the initial calls made by… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the deployment of 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal to support police efforts to control anti-migrant protests, Ramaphosa’s office said on Tuesday. The deployment runs from October 9 until November 30 and is expected to cost R34.1 million. It comes before November 4 local government elections and… Read more »

The Labour Court has struck from the roll an urgent application by former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Free State regional secretary Tshepo Molibeli, ruling that he failed to demonstrate urgency in his challenge against a disciplinary sanction that removed him from his leadership position for 10 years. In a… Read more »

A tax practitioner in the Eastern Cape is accused of filing zero returns while allegedly hiding millions in business income for several years. The 45-year-old tax practitioner is currently out on R50 000 bail after the Hawks accused him of being at the centre of an alleged R9.6-million tax fraud… Read more »

Former Bafana Bafana defender Ricardo Katza has heaped praise on what he has witnessed so far at the inaugural Fifa U15 World Cup & Festival, where the young South Africans have already made a statement at the tournament. The SA U15s pulled off a great upset when they beat France… Read more »