Economists have slammed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s projection that the domestic economy would this year grow by 1.9% as baseless. Their criticism comes after the GDP grew by a mute 0.6% in 2024 and 0.7% in 2023. They said it would be difficult for the economic growth to leapfrog to 1.9% in such a short

More than 8,000 pupils in the North West still endure punishing daily long walks of up to 20km to school due to shambles in the scholar transport programme in the largely rural and impoverished province. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) held an investigative inquiry into the state of scholar transport in the province

American is walking back it’s 72-hour expulsion of South Africa ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool. It has now emerged that U.S. president Donald Trump has extended the grace period for Rasool to leave Washington DC where he is based. Sunday World reported yesterday that America earlier in the day had ordered the former Western

Despite the upcoming Netball World Cup still two years away, Netball South Africa president Cecilia Molokwane says the preparations for the Spar Proteas are in full swing.  The next showpiece will be staged in the home of the reigning World Cup champions Australia in Sydney in 2027.  South Africa hosted the previous World Cup in

The offices of Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu and that of National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi have been slapped with a R680 000 bill for wrongful arrest and prosecution. Thabo Lentoro, of Rustenburg in the North West, was awarded the settlement after the Mahikeng High Court ruled that police failed to follow proper

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to qualify his team for its first Fifa World Cup since 2002. Bafana played in the 2010 competition by virtue of being hosts and becoming the first African country to host Fifa World Cup.  Broos, whose team is on an upward trajectory

A fierce political battle is raging within former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party, centred around a R7-million legislature account in Mpumalanga. The conflict pits ousted provincial leader Mary Phadi against national party officials who seek to replace her with former public protector Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Phadi, known for her pivotal role in securing 16.97% of

Former Energy Minister Jeff Radebe is still irritated by claims that by authorising Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to supply the government, he was creating a market for his brother-in-law Patrice Motsepe. This was in 2018, just a year before leaving public office, and the accusation further goes that this was a “javelin”.  A javelin in

South Africa is unlikely to retaliate against South Africa as the diplomatic spat rages. America, which expelled South Africa ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool in the last 24 hours, has given the former Western Cape premier 72 hours to pack his bags and leave Washington DC. Department of International Affairs and Cooperation spokesperson Chrispin