Bhargav Acharya

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely.

South Africa's rand slipped on Thursday ahead of an interest rate decision by the central bank.

South Africa's rand weakened early on Monday, ahead of a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey for the domestic manufacturing sector.

South African private sector activity increased for a fourth consecutive month in November as firms took on more workers and grew more confident about the economic outlook, a survey showed on Wednesday.

South Africa's rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Tuesday, as investors turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.

South Africa's rand weakened on Monday in thin year-end trading.

South Africa's rand started the new year on a positive note on Thursday after a volatile end to 2024.

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living.

South African private sector activity contracted sharply in January as output fell due to lower sales, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer met up with Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi on a visit this week to South Africa, where Federer's charitable foundation funds projects to try to get more children into schools and stop them dropping out.