Sunday World News Updates

Powerball results for Friday, August 7 2026 Powerball numbers: 08 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 40  Powerball: 05 Powerball Xtra numbers: 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 47  Powerball: 06 Read more »

Former Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa’s junior national teams player Michael “Rooi” Nkambule has died. He was 37-years-old. The Daveyton-born dribbling maestro passed away on Friday morning at the Far East Rand Hospital in Springs, and the news of his death was confirmed by his older brother Joe Nkambule later… Read more »

Eskom has welcomed the convictions of former contractor Michael Lomas and businessman Hudson Kgomoeswana in connection with historical procurement irregularities and corruption linked to the Kusile Power Station project. The power utility described the outcome as a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to ensuring accountability for those who sought… Read more »

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has opened applications for its 2027 Graduate Training Programme, offering recent graduates an opportunity to gain workplace experience and develop technical and leadership skills within one of South Africa’s largest automotive manufacturers. Applications for the two-year programme close on August 21 2026. The programme combines… Read more »

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Inquiry that government is accelerating efforts to provide long-awaited reparations and support to families affected by apartheid-era atrocities, saying the goal is to help victims and their relatives finally find closure. Appearing before the commission… Read more »

BMW South Africa has expanded its BMW M Driving Experience programme with the introduction of a dedicated off-road training course using the locally produced BMW X3. The new half-day programme, hosted at the BMW xDrive Park in Midrand, Johannesburg, is designed to help motorists develop practical off-road driving skills while… Read more »

The Sunday World has it on good authority that the Safa technical committee will tomorrow recommend Pitso Mosimane to take over as the new Bafana Bafana coach after Hugo Broos parted ways with the federation at the end of last month. A well-placed member of the technical committee has revealed… Read more »

The parents of 17-year-old Cameron Waldeck-Cooks, a Grade 11 pupil at St Stithians Girls’ College in Johannesburg, have spoken publicly for the first time since their daughter’s death. According to a statement released by the family on Friday, preliminary forensic findings indicate she was strangled and suffocated. Cameron was found… Read more »

South Africans who are not yet registered to vote in the 2026 local government elections have only until midnight on Friday to secure their place on the voters’ roll, with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) warning that anyone who misses the deadline will not be able to participate in the… Read more »

Government’s attempt to bring historically excluded small-scale fishers into South Africa’s lucrative squid industry has been thrown back into a legal battle after judges rejected attempts to have the challenge killed before its merits could be heard. A full bench of the Western Cape High Court has ruled that a… Read more »