South Africa's rand firmed on Thursday, after a deputy finance minister indicated that a lower inflation target could be introduced soon, analysts said.

The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work.

PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any new funding yet for HIV after the U.S. cut aid, and denied reports that its HIV programme was badly affected.

A state-owned South African bank that finances farmers is in talks with funders to raise as much as $1 billion as it recovers from a default five years ago.

Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks has died aged 37 after suffering a heart attack. Hendricks, who scored five tries in 12 appearances for the Springboks, died on Wednesday. The winger made his Test debut for the Springboks against Wales in 2014,

In Cannes, Spcine and Brazil’s Riofilme and Projeto Paradiso will reveal a development scheme in partnership with Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund to launch to launch HBF+Brazil: Co-development Support. Put together, the two initiatives take Spcine’s international outreach to a trailblazing new level.

South African paceman Lungi Ngidi has returned for the Indian Premier League's final phase and several of his compatriots are likely to follow even though it may limit their preparations for next month's World Test Championship final against Australia.