Sunday World (South Africa)

Sunday World, a tabloid newspaper produced by Fundudzi Media in Johannesburg, caters to the interests of young, ambitious black readers. Its content features a mix of entertaining news, celebrity updates, sports highlights, and gossip (known as Shwashwi). Additionally, the paper includes sections dedicated to lifestyle topics such as fashion, beauty, health, cars, and finance.

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Chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli gives breakdown of ANC's GNU 'reset'

18 hours ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

The ANC’s imminent “reset” of the government of national unity (GNU), as previously announced by the party’s Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, aims to update the coalition’s founding “statement of intent” and possibly add new protocols to manage disagreements and ensure more effective collaboration across party lines. According to party Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli, in an interview with Sunday World, the reset involves several things.
KZN public works boss in firing line for hiring unqualified staff

1 day ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal has suspended another senior official and levelled several accusations against him. It has suspended Sikhumbuzo Shabangu, a director in the office of the Head of Department (HoD). The suspension was communicated to him in a letter dated May 13, which was signed off by the acting HoD, Dr Vish Govender. Suspended with full payHis suspension is with full pay pending an investigation against him.
KZN’s municipalities' unauthorised expenditure worsens to R3.79bn

1 day ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

Despite the fact that the number of municipalities that have obtained clean audits in KwaZulu-Natal has slightly increased from three to seven, unauthorised expenditure remains a concern. This is as the province’s 54 local and district municipalities combined have raked in an unauthorised expenditure of R3.79-billion in the 2023-2024 financial year. The previous unauthorised expenditure was R3.09-billion.
Office of KZN municipality's legal affairs COO broken into, files stolen

2 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has suffered another worrying break-in where a critical office was invaded and unspecified files stolen. Malusi Mhlongo, the chief operating officer (COO) for legal affairs, had his office broken into during the night of Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
KZN government to ban firms that delivered shoddy work

2 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

KwaZulu-Natal’s public works and infrastructure department is cracking the whip and has since declared that it is currently blacklisting seven businesses. The soon-to-be blacklisted companies are accused of allegedly failing to deliver projects as stipulated during the bidding process. They were not named pending the legal processes pertaining to the blacklisting, which may last up to 10 years.
Varsities, colleges asked to update data on foreign staff

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training has requested that all 26 institutions of higher learning submit updated statistics on employment of foreign national academics. This follows outrage over the Central University of Technology (CUT) revealing that it employs more foreign academics than South Africans during their meeting with the committee in April.
Gabadinho Mhango and Gallants in legal battle over his image rights

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Malawian international footballer Gabadinho Mhango and his club, Marumo Gallants, are embroiled in a bitter legal battle over his image rights, with the club issuing what is believed to be threats to expel him from the team over the matter. Mhango is demanding more than R800 000 plus interest from the club for exploiting his image rights to promote, market and advertise the fixtures of the team on social media platforms ahead of its matches.
Court dismisses Thobela FM’s Lenny T’s urgent application to get his job back

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

The Polokwane High Court has dismissed an urgent application by former co-host of Thobela FM’s Ditlalemeso morning drive show, Taemane “Lenny T” Phahlane (Legodi), to bar the SABC from employing his replacement in the prime time slot and reinstate him instead. In the hearing, which was heard on Wednesday, the court found that Phahlane’s application was not urgent and dismissed it with costs.
Australian firm seeks court order to liquidate Kelvin Momo’s stable

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Multi-award-winning amapiano superstar Kelvin Momo is fighting to prevent the liquidation of his entity, which is unable to refund and pay damages to a music promoter who booked him to perform in Australia but failed to show up.
Luthuli House ambushes ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli

4 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Setumo Stone |Queenin Masuabi |Mawande AmaShabalala

ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli is being blamed for the chaotic meeting at Luthuli House, which allegedly saw ANC MPs revolting against party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, and chairperson Gwede Mantashe walking out of the powwow in a huff. Two senior ANC members alleged that Ntuli “dropped the ball” and allowed himself to be pawned by Luthuli House, saying he should not have taken charge of the meeting.