The South African government briefly held, then released, two US government employees on assignment in South Africa as part of the Trump administration’s bid to admit Afrikaners to the United States,

A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country's largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon.

South African annual inflation unexpectedly softened in November, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% target and boosting hopes for an interest-rate cut next month. Bonds rallied.

The South African rand gained on Tuesday after domestic data showed a pickup in the leading business cycle indicator in October from September, and slightly softer than expected inflation in November.

Aiden Markram helped South Africa avoid another unwanted batting record but couldn’t prevent India winning a lopsided third Twenty20 match by seven wickets.

BCCI has been slammed after the fourth T20I got called off due to intense fog, which affected visibility in Lucknow. | Cricket