Sunday World News Updates

The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced former nurse, Happiness Sithembile Xulu (49) and her former gardener, Simon Isaac Mogale (40), to life imprisonment for the murder of Xulu’s stepdaughter, Busisiwe Nxumalo. Xulu was also handed four seven-year sentences for fraud, after admitting to taking out life and funeral insurance policies… Read more »

RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has defended the election of party member of parliament Makashule Gana as chairperson of Parliament’s impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying the position requires experience, political maturity and the ability to command trust across party lines. He also took a veiled swipe at Build… Read more »

Gauteng Hawks official Lt-Col Nkoana Sebola returned to the witness stand at the Madlanga commission on Monday, where he continued to defend his role in the controversial 2021 Aeroton drug bust. Sebola presented evidence from a forensic analysis of devices seized during the investigation. Proceedings were briefly delayed after the… Read more »

Sumitomo Corp provided financing to the buyers of its 54% stake in Madagascar’s Ambatovy nickel operation, smoothing its exit from the loss-making project, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Japanese trading house, which has invested $3 billion in Ambatovy over two decades and booked $2.5 billion in… Read more »

Bafana Bafana legend Steven Pienaar does not doubt that Orlando Pirates star player Relebohile Mofokeng has the attributes to become one of the best players South Africa has ever produced. Pienaar is in Mexico as part of the Bafana Bafana 2010 legends who played against Mexico 2010 legends in an… Read more »

Currently, relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stand at a new historical starting point, facing new development opportunities and shouldering new missions of the times, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday. Xi… Read more »

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has issued a notice directing controversial crime intelligence boss Major-General Feroz Khan to appear before the inquiry on July 1, with a number of days set aside for his testimony. According to the commission, Khan will remain before the inquiry for as long as necessary… Read more »

Oil prices rose more than 4% on Monday, as renewed Israeli strikes on Iran and fresh attacks on Lebanon soured hopes of an imminent end to the wider war. Brent crude futures were up $4.02 (R65,97), or 4.3% to $97.11 a barrel as of 0914 GMT, while U.S. West Texas… Read more »

Acclaimed producer and creator Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube is preparing to usher audiences into a new world with eGagasini: Waves of Change, the drama set to replace House of Zwide in one of television’s most competitive timeslots. But for Zuma-Ncube, the launch of eGagasini is about more than introducing a new show.… Read more »

Fertiliser and explosives maker Omnia Holdings has shifted its ammonia supplies from the Middle East to secure stocks of the key raw material, its chief executive officer said on Monday, as the company reported a 21% jump in annual profit. Omnia’s headline earnings per share for the year ended March… Read more »