The South African rand gained in early trade on Thursday before the release of domestic manufacturing data, while investors also kept a close tab on trade negotiations after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats.

Chinese car giant Chery is exploring the possibility of establishing an assembly plant in South Africa, as the brand continues its rapid expansion in the local market. Chery South Africa confirmed that it is currently in the second phase of a feasibility study to determine the viability of local manufacturing.

The South African Reserve Bank could lower its inflation target as soon as its policy meeting at the end of this month, according to Citigroup Inc.

South Africa's manufacturing output rose 0.5% year on year in May, after falling by a revised 6.4% in April, statistics agency data showed on Thursday.

A South African court Thursday served a 15-year jail sentence on an ex-policeman for the 1987 murder of a young anti-apartheid activist in a rare conv

Wiaan Mulder has suitably taken the last catch for South Africa to hand Zimbabwe its heaviest innings defeat in 20 years and clean sweep their two-test series in Bulawayo.

A data analysis by The New York Times shows that a form of torture popular during apartheid endures in the country despite laws designed to eliminate it.