Sunday World News Updates

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s disciplinary hearing has been put on hold following his urgent court application seeking to postpone the proceedings. Sibiya, who is currently being held at the Kgosi Mampuru C-Max correctional centre, was due to face a South African Police Service (SAPS) disciplinary hearing on… Read more »

Motorists and commuters across South Africa must brace themselves for record-high fuel prices, with petrol and diesel both expected to exceed R30 per litre. Increases were announced on Monday afternoon, and the increases are due to take effect on Wednesday morning. ALSO READ: R30 petrol: The shock our country cannot… Read more »

South Africa is approaching a local government election of unusual scale and complexity. The certified voters’ roll stands at about 29.2 million people. A record 136,790 candidates have been certified by the IEC to contest 10,526 council seats, up from 95,427 candidates in 2021. In addition, 546 political parties nominated… Read more »

In a move set to reshape South Africa’s insurance landscape, Sanlam has launched a bid to acquire all the shares in Santam that it does not already own, paving the way for the country’s largest short-term insurer to be delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) after more than six… Read more »

The days of manufacturers locking consumers into costly repair networks could be numbered after the Competition Commission unveiled sweeping new guidelines aimed at opening the multibillion rand repair, service and maintenance markets to greater competition. The move signals the regulator’s strongest intervention yet in support of “right to repair” principles,… Read more »

MTN Group president and chief executive Ralph Mupita will serve two more years at the GSMA board of directors. GSMA represents mobile operators and companies across the mobile ecosystem, with its board responsible for providing direction to the organisation and supporting initiatives aimed at expanding connectivity and the development of… Read more »

Passengers leaving through OR Tambo International Airport are facing growing frustration over long immigration queues, with some travellers forced to arrive hours earlier than planned to avoid the risk of missing their flights. The delays have raised concerns about the number of immigration officers available to process passengers, as well… Read more »

More than 26,000 arrests recorded over three years show a persistent concentration of suspected drunk-driving enforcement in the evening, raising questions about how road-safety efforts can be better targeted beyond Transport Month. Johannesburg’s roads are seeing a persistent evening pattern in drinking-and-driving enforcement, with about four in five recorded DUI… Read more »

Initial findings indicate that the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of an Israel-bound flight appears to have acted alone, rather than as part of an organised group or at the direction of a foreign government, according to multiple US officials familiar with the… Read more »

The United States has moved all of its bombers stationed at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom back to their home stations in the US, a Pentagon spokesperson said Sunday, following a security incident near the base that is being investigated by British counter-terrorism police. The Pentagon spokesperson said in… Read more »