Sunday World News Updates

Former African National Congress (ANC) heavyweight Mandla Msibi’s Service Delivery Party (SDP) has moved ahead of the governing party in Victor Khanye Local Municipality, as vote counting continues following Wednesday’s local government elections. Provisional results published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Thursday morning showed the SDP… Read more »

In a rare piece of good news for the bean counters at the National Treasury, South Africa’s debt burden has slimmed down overnight, at least on paper. Revised GDP figures have made the economy look bigger, allowing Treasury to report healthier fiscal ratios without changing any of the underlying revenue,… Read more »

A 57-year-old man was shot dead outside a voting station in Boikhutso, Bushbuckridge, shortly after midnight on Thursday. The victim was among a group of people gathered outside the voting station, awaiting the conclusion of vote counting and the announcement of results following Wednesday’s local government elections. According to Mpumalanga… Read more »

The DA has taken early leads in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Nelson Mandela Bay and Cape Town, while ActionSA is setting the pace in Tshwane as the first municipal election results emerge. The ANC is leading in Buffalo City, while Mangaung has developed into a closely contested race between the ANC and… Read more »

The ANC has emerged as the first political party to secure control of municipalities in the 2026 local government elections, while the Patriotic Alliance (PA) is outperforming several bigger parties in the allocation of council seats. With 15% of votes counted on Thursday morning, the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) results dashboard… Read more »

Lotto results for Wednesday, November 4 2026 Lotto:              07| 19| 22| 29| 32| 46        Bonus Ball: 28 Lotto Plus 1:    10| 16| 28| 32| 36| 52    Bonus Ball: 13 Lotto MAX 5:    01| 10| 19| 23| 31| 38 … Read more »

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is preparing to begin counting ballots across the country as voting in the 2026 Local Government Elections enters its final hours. Preliminary figures showed that 12-million voters had cast their ballots by 5pm on Wednesday with Gauteng leading the pack with 3-million votes… Read more »

Nigeria’s Dangote has held talks with African stock exchanges about broadening access to its $1.6 billion (R26.32-billion) refinery IPO beyond its home market, the head of West Africa’s regional bourse said, but regulatory differences have complicated the effort. Edoh Kossi Amenounve, CEO of Abidjan-based BRVM, told Reuters the talks began… Read more »

North West Premier Lazzy Mokgosi has pledged to help newly elected municipal councils establish stable administrations, train councillors and strengthen municipalities struggling to deliver basic services. The undertaking comes as municipalities prepare to elect mayors, speakers and other office bearers following the local government elections. Mokgosi said the formation of… Read more »

Mamelodi Sundowns new acquisition Siyanda “Skhwishi” Ndlovu has explained that even though he was happy that Masandawana defeated Golden Arrows, he was also a little sad that he won the man of the match accolade against his former teammates. On Tuesday night, Sundowns booked their place in the semifinals of… Read more »