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Trump attacks Norway after Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump has sharply criticised Norway after the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize went to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge. The dispute comes as Washington intensifies sanctions against the court, placing the Nobel Committee's recognition of international law at the centre of a wider diplomatic confrontation.
South Africa twin mass shootings kill 27 as illegal mining and business rivalry emerge as leads
South African police are hunting gunmen after two separate shootings killed 27 people near Johannesburg and Cape Town within hours of each other.
South Africa house party shooting leaves 11 dead as police investigate possible gang feud
Eleven people were killed in a South Africa house party shooting near Durban. Find out what police know and why gang violence is under scrutiny.
US imposes South Africa visa restrictions over land and race policy dispute
Marco Rubio has announced visa restrictions for people the United States says enable uncompensated land seizures, racial discrimination or imminent racial violence in South Africa.
South Africa probes deaths of seven women near Johannesburg as public alarm grows
South African police are investigating seven deaths near Johannesburg while cautioning that they have not established whether one offender, several suspects or unrelated crimes are involved.
Motus (JSE: MTH) lifts profit 19% as finance costs fall R369m and dividend rises 29%
Revenue increased only 1%, but lower financing costs and improved operating returns lifted attributable profit 19% and allowed Motus to increase its annual dividend by 29%.
Harmony Gold (JSE: HAR) falls 4.9% as record profit meets lower FY27 output
Harmony Gold profit surged 87%, but FY27 gold output is set to fall as costs rise. Can copper growth sustain HAR's record cash generation?
MTN Group (JSE: MTN) launches R6bn buyback as adjusted H1 earnings rise 21%
MTN generated R115.3 billion of service revenue and R56 billion of EBITDA before once-offs, but a R3.9 billion Irancell impairment pulled reported HEPS lower even as the group launched a R6 billion buyback.
Trellidor (JSE: TRL) swings to headline loss as UK project boost disappears
The security-products group expects headline loss per share of 13.9-20.2 cents after a one-off UK project that contributed R28.5 million of gross profit in FY25 was not repeated.
Harmony Gold (JSE: HAR) sees FY26 HEPS rise 73%-90% on stronger gold prices
A 35.3% rise in Harmony Gold’s realised gold price and the addition of CSA copper are driving a sharp FY26 earnings expansion ahead of full results on August 27.