Kaizer Chiefs coach Fernando Da Cruz says his side have used the long FIFA break to prepare well for their league encounter against Stellenbosch FC at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday night.However, the Chiefs coach will hope that the injury crisis he is facing will not affect his team in their mission to collect maximum points against a determined and tricky Stellenbosch side.Da Cruz will be without Lebohang Maboe, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Adolf Mtasingwa, Langelihle Phili and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen, who are all unavailable due to injury.Speaking to the media at the Chiefs Village in Naturena on...

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Astronomers have identified the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever detected, using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) said.In a statement issued Thursday, SARAO said the discovery, published in the journal Science, involved FRB 20240304B, which was detected on March 4, 2024, by the MeerTRAP team, an international collaboration that uses MeerKAT to search for FRBs and other transient radio signals.READ: A group of galaxies discovered with SA’s MeerKAT...

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An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Anthropic submitted a false homicide tip through a Philadelphia police website, the AI company recently disclosed.This was among a series of incidents the AI company said involved Claude models’ unauthorised manipulation of some government websites.It is the first known instance of a rogue AI apparently attempting to submit a bogus tip to authorities. The model had been instructed not to create accounts or submit anything destructive but had not been explicitly prohibited from submitting forms.On Friday, Philadelphia police said Anthropic...

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The ANC in Ekurhuleni has expelled three members over disloyalty to the party and instructed a sitting councillor to step aside as it cracks down on members accused of working against its electoral interests.Thato Mashiane, Thembinkosi Lubisi and Sibusiso Dlamini have had their party membership terminated with immediate effect, according to a statement released by the ANC’s Ekurhuleni regional leadership on Monday.“The ANC regards adherence to its constitution, organisational discipline and respect for duly adopted resolutions as fundamental obligations of membership,” according to a...

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The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has admitted to a staggering R219-million blunder in its provincial audit presentation, which sparked political outrage and accusations that the Mpumalanga Department of Health was squandering taxpayers’ money on employees sitting at home under suspension.The incorrect figure, contained in an audit presentation submitted to the Mpumalanga provincial legislature last week, prompted DA MPL Trudie Grovè-Morgan to publicly condemn the provincial government for allegedly paying nearly R224-million to suspended officials.The health department was singled...

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A 65-year-old Mpumalanga pensioner has landed in a jail cell after learning that South Africa’s elite corruption-busting unit had obtained a warrant for his arrest over an alleged R1.5-million municipal fraud dating back almost four years.Henry Swart, a former Govan Mbeki Local Municipality employee who is now retired, handed himself over to the Hawks on Wednesday rather than wait for investigators to come knocking.His surrender completed a three-man arrest operation over money allegedly paid to a supplier for goods and services that never reached the municipality.Mpumalanga Hawks...

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The financial cost of Cosatu’s factional power play for leadership posts has come back to bite the trade union federation, sending it cap in hand to its affiliates to raise at least R5 million for a re-run of the national elective congress tomorrow or face a constitutional crisis.Cosatu national office bearers revealed in a letter to the affiliates on Wednesday that the federation was facing “serious financial difficulties”, appealing for nearly R500,000 in contributions for the Emperor’s Palace conference centre in Ekurhuleni from all 11 affiliates.Earlier efforts to secure Nasrec in...

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Trade union investment company NIC Investments, a subsidiary of the Numsa Investment Company (NIC), is facing a liquidation application over an alleged R32.5-million debt owed to Altrex Investments and its executive chairperson, Khandani Msibi.Msibi, who is also the suspended chief executive of NIC, has approached the court seeking the winding-up of NIC Investments, arguing that its failure to settle the debt is evidence of commercial insolvency.Altrex Investments is a shareholder entity linked to the Numsa Investment Company, the investment arm of the National Union of Metalworkers of South...

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Suspended national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola wanted the R360-million Medicare24 health contract stopped after being warned of possible corruption, yet the deal survived and was awarded weeks later, despite repeated pleas for an investigation.A tranche of affidavits that Sunday World has seen reveals that Masemola initially took the warning seriously enough to recommend stopping the award.But after being told everything appeared proper “on paper”, the process continued.The trail began with suspended senior Idac investigator Suneel Bellochun, who approached Maj-Gen Fred Kekana...

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Two Free State uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leaders are locked in an ugly leadership feud that has allegedly split the party in the province as it prepares for the November 4 local government elections.Sunday World can reveal that provincial chairperson Mafa Msimang and provincial secretary Sandile Mabiza are at loggerheads. Their deteriorating relationship is threatening unity in the party’s structures.The tension is said to have started earlier this year after Msimang was allegedly sidelined from key decisions about the direction the party should take in preparing to contest the...

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The simmering feud between ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and national executive committee (NEC) member Andile Lungisa has escalated, with both men trading verbal blows over Lungisa’s removal from the party’s candidate list.After attempts to resolve the dispute politically failed and the matter reached oral argument in court, Lungisa went on the offensive in interviews, accusing Mbalula of unilaterally removing his name from the list.Mbalula hit back on Friday, releasing a “fact sheet” setting out the ANC’s version before following it up with a statement yesterday.He said...

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Before the Medicare24 police health contract became a major controversy, one investigator was already pleading with police generals to stop the deal long enough for him to investigate.Suneel Bellochun, now suspended as a senior criminal investigator at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), says he first raised the alarm in April 2024 after receiving information from a confidential source that the SAPS health-risk tender was allegedly being manipulated in favour of Medicare24 Tshwane District, linked to businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.His WhatsApp exchanges with Maj-Gen...

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ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe staged a walkout at the Cosatu reconvened 15th National Congress after refusing to address the congress before the SACP.ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe abandons Cosatu 15th National Congress without delivering message of support after refusing to speak before SACP.🎥 Boitumelo Kgobotlo https://t.co/QypgJEFkhN— Sunday World News (@SundayWorldZA) October 12, 2026Mantashe said the order in which alliance partners addressed the congress was not a matter of convenience but one of tradition and status, emphasising that the ANC remains the leader of the alliance and...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba is set to play a leading role at the upcoming DRC Invitational 2026, where business leaders, investors and policymakers will gather to explore investment opportunities in one of Africa’s most resource-rich economies.The fourth edition of the DRC Invitational will be in Cape Town from October 13 to 15 and is expected to bring together influential figures from mining, logistics, infrastructure, aviation, energy and finance.Kabamba is among a high-profile list of keynote speakers who will address delegates during the...

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In a move set to reshape South Africa’s insurance landscape, Sanlam has launched a bid to acquire all the shares in Santam that it does not already own, paving the way for the country’s largest short-term insurer to be delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) after more than six decades as a listed company.The proposed transaction will see Sanlam, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sanlam Life, offer Santam minority shareholders R505 per share in cash to acquire the 37.3% stake it does not currently own. Sanlam already holds an effective 62.7% shareholding in Santam.If...

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Police are investigating whether suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu crossed the line from political contradiction into a criminal offence when he spoke to Parliament about his relationship with Brown Mogotsi, with a High Court search warrant showing investigators are testing a possible offence linked to parliamentary oversight.The September 21 warrant used to seize Mchunu’s cellphone lists fraud, corruption, defeating the ends of justice and, “potentially”, a contravention of section 27 read with sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and...

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Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko has jumped onto the Madlanga commission bandwagon against disgraced ex-Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) boss Adv Andrea Johnson, demanding a similar break to that given to national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola over the circumstances of his controversial 2022 arrest.After charges against Masemola were dropped and questions around his arrest referred to the Idac judge for investigation, Koko now wants National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi to extend the same scrutiny to his case.Koko insists the two cases carry a...

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Naamsa, the Automotive Business Council, has appointed Dr Mncane Mthunzi as its new chief executive officer, handing the seasoned business leader the task of steering the organisation as South Africa’s automotive industry confronts the transition to new-energy vehicles and intensifying global competition for investment.Mthunzi took office on Monday, September 7, succeeding Mikel Mabasa, who stepped down in April after seven years at the helm of the automotive industry body. Naamsa chief operations officer Shinny Gobiyeza had served as interim CEO since Mabasa’s departure, providing...

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The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan have condemned remarks by two Israeli ministers concerning the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.In a joint statement on Sunday, the ministers condemned recent remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz, including proposals for plans and mechanisms aimed at “forcibly removing Palestinians from their land”.“Such inflammatory statements and proposals flagrantly violate principles of...

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Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his five co-accused remain behind bars after a lengthy bail hearing in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.Mkhwanazi, Cobus Janse van Rensburg, Adrian MacKenzie, Keisha-Leigh Stols, Bhekokwakhe Sibande and Juan-Maré Eksteen face charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice in connection with the April 2022 killing of businessman Emmanuel Mbense.READ: Witness K ‘was in romantic relationship with Julius Mkhwanazi’The...

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How does a police colonel earning less than R26 000 a month account for millions in cash flowing through his and his wife’s finances, including payments towards a R2.35-million property?That question was thrust into the spotlight at the Madlanga commission on Wednesday as Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) deputy director in KwaZulu-Natal, Len John, laid out a financial trail linked to Hawks officer Col Deena Govender.At the time under scrutiny, Govender’s monthly take-home remuneration from SAPS was less than R26 000.Suspicious financial trailYet, according to...

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Standard Bank has posted record headline earnings of R26.1 billion for the first six months of 2026, as strong client activity, higher non-interest revenue, and lower credit losses helped the banking giant lift its return on equity to 19.8%.In the results for the six months which ended in June 30, this represents a 10% increase in headline earnings compared with the same period last year. It put the group comfortably within its 2028 target range of between 18% and 22% return on equity.Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO said the bank continues to offer an access gateway to diversified...

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GWM South Africa marked Women’s Month with the second edition of its Women in Motion event, bringing together customers, dealers, media, content creators and industry partners to celebrate women’s leadership and contribution to society.Held at Summer Place in Sandhurst, Johannesburg, the event was hosted under the theme “Women Who Move Us” and focused on leadership, resilience, personal growth and financial empowerment.The gathering forms part of a growing trend within the automotive industry, where manufacturers are expanding Women’s Month celebrations beyond traditional vehicle...

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Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has urged black-owned companies to focus on growing the economy, rather than seeking empowerment stakes in established businesses.Motlanthe made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the Black Business Council (BBC)’s Annual Black Business Summit in Kempton Park on Wednesday.His speech focused on growing the South African economy through economic empowerment, re-industrialisation and localisation in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).Motlanthe argued that the discourse on AI is ultimately about ownership of the means of production and...

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BARCELONA/CEUTA/RABAT – Police and forensic scientists have drafted in extra staff to try to identify the bodies of 80 migrants found after last week’s mass rush into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, as desperate families wait for news of missing loved ones.Most will be buried in Ceuta in the coming days, officials said.For the vast majority who won’t be named before then, staff have taken fingerprints and DNA samples and will keep working to connect the bodies with names and then with relatives.‘We have heard nothing more’The influx and associated fatalities...

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South Africa’s 2-1 quarterfinal defeat to hosts Morocco at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) was more than a disappointing result. It signalled what many supporters have quietly feared for some time: Banyana Banyana’s golden era may have reached its natural conclusion.For a team that brought immense pride to the nation by winning the 2022 Wafcon title and reaching the knockout stages of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the expectations were understandably high. Yet their early exit in Morocco has reignited questions about the team’s direction...

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The MEC for Education in Gauteng, Lebogang Maile, says schools must be sacred spaces for learning and teaching, where criminality or violence has no place.This follows two recent incidents involving gunfire at Iphutheng Primary School in Alexandra, and outside Waverley Girls’ High School.Iphutheng Primary School, Waverley Girls HighLast week, at Iphutheng Primary School, armed suspects allegedly entered the school premises during a robbery. They reportedly fired several warning shots, sending learners and educators to flee for safety. One learner was taken to hospital. The department said...

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Betway Premiership defending champions Orlando Pirates started their new season on a high after a hard-fought 2-0 over newcomers Milford FC at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The win was a strong message from the Buccaneers to the other teams in the league, indirectly saying that “catch us if you can”. Bafana Bafana star Oswin Appollis opened the scoring for the Buccaneers in the first half after his free-kick was deflected into the net, wrong-footing the Milford goalkeeper. Tshepang Moremi grabbed the winner and gave Bucs all three points on offer on the stroke of full...

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Fire crews are battling a vegetation blaze above Kloofnek Corner on Tafelberg Road in Cape Town, with emergency teams working to contain the flames and protect visitors in the area.The Table Mountain National Park Fire Management Team, supported by the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service and three Volunteer Wildfire Services crews, has deployed ground firefighting units to suppress the fire.As a precaution, evacuations are under way at the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Lower Station, with SANParks rangers and traffic officials assisting visitors and managing traffic flow.Authorities have...

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Relebohile Mofokeng could not have asked for a better way to introduce himself in Belgium when he scored the all-important penalty to help Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lift the Belgian Super Cup on Friday night.The former Orlando Pirates starlet scored the final spot kick during a dramatic penalty shootout against league champions Club Brugge to reign victorious with a 5-4 win following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.Mofokeng came off the bench in the 61st minute, with his side trailing, but it took 16 minutes for Union to find an equaliser through Kevin Mac Allister to force the game to go to...

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