South Africa have been nicknamed 'chokers' since the 1999 Cricket World Cup but won their first trophy for 27 years in winning the 2025 World Test Championship.

Spanish rugby star Manuel Moreno has been named captain of Hyderabad Heroes for the GMR Rugby Premier League, with Prince Khatri and Max Roddick appointed co-vice captains for the season.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country.

South Africa's rand, stocks and government bonds traded lower on Friday, snapping weeks of gains as Israeli military strikes on Iran drove investors away from riskier assets and toward safe havens, analysts said.

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.

South Africa will lead the next refunding exercise for the Global Fund, raising money for the international partnership fighting AIDS after the US cut healthcare support to the continent.

South Africa created history and broke West Indies' 21-year-old record after defeating Australia in the 2023/25 World Test Championship final. The Temba Bavuma-led side chased down the target of 282 on day 4.

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead