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Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
PARIS - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-South Africa's Smith wins 100m breaststroke gold
PARIS - Tatjana Smith took South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Rugby Sevens-Last-gasp South Africa take dramatic bronze
PARIS - South Africa beat Australia 26-19 with the last play of a pulsating rugby sevens third-place playoff on Saturday to win their...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


US, Brazil to work together on climate partnership, says Yellen
RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. and Brazilian governments announced a climate partnership agenda on Friday, seeking to deepen ties on an...
Jul 27, 20241 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Le Clos reveals minor tear ahead of Paris Games
PARIS - South African swimmer Chad Le Clos revealed on Thursday he had suffered a training injury ahead of a Paris Games the former...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Factbox-What disruptions have been reported after the global tech outage?
A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft affected operations at...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


New South African government inspires hope and fear
South Africa's new unity government inspired cautious optimism on Monday from industry and financial markets but many citizens and...
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Cricket-T20 triumph may herald India's dominance, say former players
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The era of #India's dominance in #cricket may have kicked in with their spectacular triumph in the #T20 World Cup...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


South Africa's Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


S.Africa's DA committed to cabinet negotiations, ANC says talks 'almost done'
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) is committed to working out a deal over posts in President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet,...
Jun 28, 20242 min read


S.Africa says cases against EU citrus measures progressing at WTO
South Africa expects the World Trade Organisation to set up adjudication panels in July to examine its two cases against the European...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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