The UK may extend a $1 billion debt guarantee to help South Africa with its transition to a greener economy as it nears expiry without having been used.

Namibia's central bank left its main lending rate unchanged at 6.50% on Wednesday, saying neighbouring South Africa's decision to lower its inflation target meant it had to be extra careful about controlling price pressures.

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murder in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka

South African police said three men were detained while trying to board a flight to Russia via the United Arab Emirates.

South Africa's private sector activity contracted for the second consecutive month in November driven by sustained falls in output and new business volumes, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose slightly to 49.

President Donald Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year near Miami.

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South Africa's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of 2025 as expected, but analysts heralded a pickup in fixed investment for the first time in a year as a bright spot that could lift the future growth rate if sustained.

A gauge of expected volatility for the rand versus the dollar is at its lowest level since the turn of the century, suggesting traders expect little upheaval for the South African currency as the year draws to a close.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya, out since September with injury, has returned to the India squad for this month's Twenty20 series against South Africa, while Shubman Gill will have to pass a fitness test to play,