Sunday World News Updates

Former ANC treasurer-general and legal expert Dr Mathews Phosa has leapt to the defence of National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s decision to file a notice to abide by legal proceedings instituted by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Phosa described recent public criticism linked to Didiza’s decision as based on a misunderstanding of… Read more »

South Africa’s High Court has granted Novo Nordisk an interim interdict barring a local pharmacy group from manufacturing and selling compounded weight-loss medicines containing semaglutide, in a ruling that shows tightening scrutiny of unregistered drugs. The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria ruled on Monday that iDexis and… Read more »

Exxaro has reported that geopolitical tensions have reshaped global energy markets, surging the price of coal in the first half of 2026. The diversified miner said this was pushed by Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal, to restrict output. The country introduced export quotas in the first quarter… Read more »

A legal opinion prepared for National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza advised that Parliament should actively oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt to halt impeachment proceedings linked to the Phala Phala scandal. However, Didiza has instead decided to file a notice to abide by the Western Cape High Court. The advice,… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to slam the brakes on Parliament’s looming impeachment inquiry has run into stiff resistance, with the chairperson of the parliamentary committee tasked with investigating him arguing that the process cannot simply be switched off because the president is unhappy with the Constitutional Court’s ruling. Makashule Gana,… Read more »

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has recorded 2.9-million registration transactions during the voter registration weekend. This reflects a marked increase in civic participation ahead of the upcoming local government elections. Young people aged between 16 and 29 accounted for 785 078 registrations. Women made up the majority at… Read more »

The MK Party’s internal clean-up has triggered a new controversy after records seen by Sunday World suggest that two senior figures central to the party’s disciplinary and leadership decisions might not be active members. Sunday World can reveal that, according to data retrieved from the party’s online membership records, MK… Read more »

When Samsung unveiled its flagship Galaxy S26 Series earlier this year, much of the attention centred on artificial intelligence, camera technology and productivity features. Having spent a month living with the range-topping Galaxy S26 Ultra, I can understand why Samsung continues to position this device as the hero product in… Read more »

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced that he would resign as leader of the governing Labour Party. “Every decision I’ve taken is about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party,” Starmer revealed outside No.10 Downing Street. “I… Read more »

Businessman Bheki James Themba Shongwe is set to resign as a non-executive director at the JSE-listed Sabvest Capital, bringing an end to more than two decades on the board. The investment holding company, with a portfolio of listed and unlisted assets valued at R5.4 billion, said Shongwe will step down at… Read more »