Sunday World News Updates

A paper trail emerging from inside the North West government has complicated claims that a R16.27-million school renovation amounted largely to painting cracked walls and reroofing classrooms with old materials. Photographs, engineering reports, and the project’s scope of work show that contractors stripped several classroom blocks to their walls, removed… Read more »

One of South Africa’s most highly qualified coaches, Morena Ramoreboli, was finally unveiled as Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane’s assistant on Tuesday. Ramoreboli, who was the head coach of the Botswana national team, will start his new role alongside Mosimane when they prepare Bafana for their first assignment in… Read more »

Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s testimony was cut short on Wednesday after she needed medical attention. Mapisa-Nqakula spent the third day on the witness stand as the Pretoria High Court examines financial records linked to payments she allegedly received from a defence contractor. The court focused on discrepancies in… Read more »

Some of the equipment found in the drug lab busted by the Hawks. Pictures: Supplied Some of the materials found in the drug lab busted by the Hawks. Police arrested two foreign nationals on Wednesday following the discovery of a multimillion-rand clandestine Mandrax drug laboratory in Erasmia, west of Pretoria.… Read more »

The clock is ticking on the much-anticipated SA Football Association (Safa) elective congress, as the fight between Sandile Zungu and incumbent Danny Jordaan for the hot seat intensifies. Zungu is contesting Jordaan for the Safa presidency and believes he has done enough work across the 52 regions, including the 11… Read more »

In less than 10 games played in the Betway Premiership, three coaches have already been shown the door by their clubs, with Phuti Mohafe being the latest at Marumo Gallants. Mohafe joins Cedric Kaze (Sekhukhune United) and Lehlohonolo Seema (Siwelele FC) on the list of coaches who have already lost… Read more »

For generations, menstruation has often been treated as a subject to whisper about, leaving many young people to navigate their first period surrounded by confusion, embarrassment and misinformation. Lil-Lets is hoping to hel[ change that narrative with the launch of Masana the Brave: A Story About Growing Up – an illustrated… Read more »

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has moved to intervene in the Electoral Court battle between the ANC and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), arguing that it has a substantial interest in the matter as a registered political party. In a letter dated September 8, ATM’s attorneys, Ashersons Attorneys,… Read more »

Former Afrika Mayibuye Movement first deputy president Nolubabalo Mcinga has defended the party’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Themba “Skeem GP” Lukhele-Nzimande following his bruising television interview, but warned him against building his future around Floyd Shivambu’s political promises. Mcinga entered the debate after Lukhele-Nzimande faced public criticism over an interview with… Read more »

As South Africa edges toward the local government elections this November, standard political commentary remains trapped in the superficial theatre of manifesto launches, party floor-crossing, and national polling averages. Yet, beneath these volatile electoral swings lies a deeper, unyielding reality: the physical spatial architecture of our cities. Through the developmental… Read more »