Sunday World News Updates

Mamelodi Sundowns returned to winning ways with an impressive 5-2 win over AmaZulu at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday night to move level on 10 points with log leaders Orlando Pirates. AmaZulu striker Thando Ngwenya also got himself on the scoresheet twice, but his brace was not enough, as… Read more »

Lotto results for Wednesday, August 26 2026 Lotto:              03 | 08 | 17 | 19 |26 |46     Bonus Ball: 12 Lotto Plus 1:      13 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 33 |45     Bonus Ball: 05 Lotto MAX 5:   … Read more »

South African consumers are paying significantly more for oxtail as ongoing restrictions on beef imports from Argentina continue to limit supplies and drive up prices. According to the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE), oxtail prices have nearly doubled in recent months. The product, which sold for between R79… Read more »

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says South African boxing is entering a new era, with improved earnings for fighters and renewed investment in the sport, as the country mourns former world champion Zolani Tete. McKenzie made the pledge during Tete’s memorial service at the historic Orient Theatre in… Read more »

Escalating incidents of femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) at South African universities should serve as a “war cry” for institutions and communities to take decisive action against perpetrators, AmaZulu royal chancellor Inkosi Malusi Zondi has said. Speaking at the launch of the Men-to-Men Dialogue at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Zondi… Read more »

Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has told the Madlanga commission of inquiry that a suspended police sergeant acted as a conduit in the collection of money allegedly intended for suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya. The disclosure came during intense questioning by evidence leader Adv Adila Hassim, who repeatedly… Read more »

ANC veteran and NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has apologised to her colleague, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, for linking him to a controversial voice recording suggesting foul play at the infamous ANC 2017 national congress. But contrary to expectations, Dlamini-Zuma did not extend the same apology to… Read more »

Put the African National Congress (ANC)’s and Democratic Alliance (DA)’s 2026 local government manifestos side by side, and the resemblance can be unsettling. The parties still come from very different political traditions. The ANC describes itself as a movement of transformation. The DA presents itself as the party of markets,… Read more »

Malian music legend Salif Keita has cancelled his scheduled headline performance at Macufe in Bloemfontein, Free State, citing concerns over xenophobic violence against African migrants. The internationally acclaimed singer, who has enjoyed a long relationship with South Africa and has previously performed in the country numerous times, explained in a… Read more »

Former president Thabo Mbeki has challenged African leaders to match their calls for continental unity with investment in the infrastructure needed to make that unity practical, questioning what must be done to ensure the African Union (AU) leads member states towards projects that can connect the continent. Mbeki, speaking recently… Read more »