Sunday World News Updates

Cocoa farmers in Ghana say payment delays of up to six months are preventing them from harvesting a rain-boosted mid-crop, despite strong yields in the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. Farmers told Reuters this week that the delays have drained their operating funds, leaving them unable to hire labour or cover… Read more »

When Artists United (AU) was formed by a collective of artists, its mission was to hold the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) accountable when it comes to governance and issues faced by its members. The organisation gained traction on its quest to question the Samro top brass on transparency… Read more »

Honesty and unfiltered emotion are what viewers have come to expect whenever Mbali “MaNgwabe” Mseleku appears on reality TV show Uthando Nes’thembu. As Musa Mseleku’s fourth wife, MaNgwabe has never shied away from speaking her truth, even when it places her at the centre of controversy. Choice to stick it… Read more »

South Africa’s government said on Wednesday that it had received two million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from Turkey, as authorities intensify efforts to contain the country’s worst outbreak in years. The vaccine, supplied by Turkey’s Dollvet, will be distributed to provinces in the coming days based on animal population… Read more »

Suspended Sedibeng district commissioner Brigadier Abraham Nkwashu told the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Wednesday that his request for the murder docket in the Armand Swart case was not driven by personal interest but formed part of a broader instruction from senior leadership. Nkhwashu testified that Gauteng provincial commissioner Tommy… Read more »

EFF leader Julius Malema’s legal representatives had their hands full on Wednesday dealing with two separate legal issues, both of which coincidentally involving incidents that happened in Eastern Cape. In one event, the England Slabbert Attorneys representing Malema wrote to Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane telling him to go fly… Read more »

The cold war between the ANC and its alliance partner the SACP has reached boiling point, with the two more-than-a-century-old organisations billed to host two separate media conferences at the same time on Thursday. It will be a bruising battle of the titans between ANC secretary-general Fikile “Vutha” Mbalula and… Read more »

The DA in Mpumalanga has called on Premier Mandla Ndlovu to urgently intervene in the worsening financial crisis at eMalahleni Local Municipality, saying the municipality now owes Eskom more than R12-billion. In a statement issued this week, DA lawmaker James Masango said the party had written to Ndlovu demanding a… Read more »

In the wake of Sunday’s eventful 2-1 win against leaders Arsenal, second-placed Manchester City are now just three points behind the Gunners with a game in hand. Tonight (Wednesday), City will get a chance to go to the top of the league table when they face Burnley at Turf Moor… Read more »

Pope Leo used the last full day of his four-nation Africa tour on Wednesday to speak out against wealth inequality, urging believers to work to bridge the gap between rich and poor as he traversed oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. The pope, who has attracted the ire of US President Donald Trump… Read more »