South Africa's rand and government bonds fell steeply in early trade on Friday, after Israeli military strikes on Iran drove investors toward safe havens.

At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said.

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The South African rand slipped on Thursday, after the release of weaker-than-expected local mining output figures. At 1544 GMT the rand traded at 17.7850 against the dollar, down about 0.2% on Wednesday's close.

South Africa's players have the "belief" they can pull off a sensational victory in the World Test Championship final, according to batter David Bedingham.

David Goldblatt photographed the societal warping that apartheid inflicted, drawn to “the quiet and commonplace where nothing ‘happened’ and yet all was contained.”

(Reuters) -South African state ports and freight rail company Transnet said on Thursday that it had reached a wage agreement with its recognised labour unions. The deal is for a 18% salary increase over three years and averts the risk of a strike,

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