Politics

Jacob Zuma Foundation cries foul over recent High Court judgment

The Jacob G Zuma Foundation expressed its deep disappointment and firm protest against the recent High Court judgment that has once again demonstrated what...

MultiChoice’s new French owner ‘pickpockets’ local suppliers

French media giant Canal+ Group, the new owner of MultiChoice, is being accused of strong-arming its suppliers by demanding they retrospectively cut their invoices...

Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, subordinates sued for R10m for assault

A Mozambican businessman who was among the three kidnapping victims allegedly tortured by cops under the command of KwaZulu-Natal police chief Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is demanding...

Cuban doctor arrested for alleged theft of medicine at Thabazimbi Hospital

A 54-year-old Cuban medical doctor, Dr. Yamilet Castaneda, is set to appear at the Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court on November 28, facing a charge of...

Names of SA drug lords revealed

A confidential police report submitted to parliament by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed the identities of drug mafiosi in South Africa, with...

DA condemns Polokwane Municipality’s plan to buy R700k wheels for Chief...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Polokwane Municipality, Limpopo, has strongly condemned the intention by the city fathers to procure a luxury vehicle for...

Banana peel brilliance lands twin sisters full Eskom bursaries

Twin sisters Melokuhle and Sime­sihle Khuzwayo of Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, have proven that innovation can sprout even from something as mundane as a...

King Misuzulu’s feud with siblings over late queen’s estate rages on

The months-long feud between Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini and his seven siblings over the multi-million-rand estate of their late mother, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, is...

National Freedom Party president confirms talks to oust IFP, DA KZN...

The President of the National Freedom Party (NFP) has officially confirmed that there are ongoing talks among political parties in KwaZulu-Natal to oust the...

Supabets prohibited from offering roulette bets in Gauteng, rules SCA

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled that bookmakers, including Supabets, Supaworld Gauteng and Intelligent Gaming, are prohibited from offering fixed-odds bets on...

Mpumalanga gets NHI head start

The Mpumalanga government is convinced that enough groundwork has been laid to champion the full rollout of the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI), with...

In the Sunday World today

A confidential police report submitted to parliament by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed the identities of drug mafiosi in South Africa, with...

New owners want Mandela grandsons out of the house

New owners of former president Nelson Mandela’s Joburg house have applied for an order to evict the late statesman’s grandchildren from the multimillion-rand mansion. Iterele...

Francesca Albanese delivers the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

The 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was delivered by human rights lawyer and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese,...

Zulu King at loggerheads with KZN government over his no-frills UAE...

The King of the Zulu nation has lashed out at the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity for nearly “sabotaging” his recent royal trip to...

How cops ‘protected’ Katiso Molefe: 3 envelopes, helicopter, food and clothing...

The Madlanga Commission was this week told of how law enforcement agencies and senior police officers "protected" alleged drug cartel member Katiso "KT" Molefe...

Minister Thembi Simelane urges Community Ombud to focus on good governance

On the 3rd annual Indaba of the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS), which was held at The Canvas Riversands Conferencing Centre in Fourways, Joburg,...

Durban ICC, EThekwini municipality sued for ‘sidelining’ firm in lucrative tender

The Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) and the eThekwini municipality have been dragged to the Durban High Court to stop them from proceeding...

‘Cat Matlala said he gave Shadrack Sibiya money from his SAPS...

Alleged drug cartel member Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala told police that he gave suspended deputy national commissioner of police Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya funds from the...

‘White sheet seen in Jerry Boshoga ransom videos found in Vusimuzi...

Police found a torn white sheet, seen in the ransom videos of kidnapped businessman Jerry Boshoga, at the house of alleged drug cartel member...

Gauteng acting judge president refuses to take special leave amid bribery...

Gauteng Acting Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba says he will not take special leave amid allegations that he was paid R2.5-million to grant alleged drug...

Man United must show beating Liverpool was no fluke

Manchester United have an opportunity to consolidate last week’s unexpected gains when they bullied Liverpool into a 2-1 English Premier League submission in front...

SASCOC concludes forensic probe into Athletics SA credit card misuse

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has concluded its forensic investigation into the alleged misuse of Athletics South Africa’s (ASA) credit...

Premier wants Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to stay on as KZN police boss

With the contract of KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, set to expire in March, the premier of the province would like...

Pig farm double murder | Witness accuses cops of assault

The trial at the Polokwane High Court for the double murder at the Onverwacht pig farm was postponed on Wednesday until November 3, when...

The decline of journalism in Africa: Talent in a failing system

The journalism industry across Africa is in sharp decline, threatening the continent’s ability to tell its own stories. Across countries such as Nigeria, Ghana...

Senzo Meyiwa case | ‘Cops lied about finding gun at my...

The late Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa's murder trial resumed at the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday, where state prosecutor Advocate George Baloyi continued...

MK Party dangles cabinet posts to ANC, extends olive branch to...

The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) in KwaZulu-Natal is forging ahead with its plans for a motion of no confidence against Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli. And...

Hope on the horizon for Limpopo’s Zebediela as investor hunt intensifies

The escalating unemployment rate in and around Zebediela, within the Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality, could soon become a thing of the past — if plans by...

Global EV giant powers South Africa’s electric future

Global new energy vehicle powerhouse BYD (Build Your Dreams) is plugging into South Africa’s transport future with major investments designed to speed up the...