The South African rand gained on Wednesday as investors braced for a day headlined by the Federal Reserve's decision and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions. At 1414 GMT, the rand traded at 17.11 against the dollar,

South African local-currency government bonds are becoming a top pick for investors seeking an alternative to US Treasuries amid worries about a weaker dollar and rising government debt, according BlackRock Inc.

South Africa has an untapped export potential of an estimated R1.3 billion, and two towns are primed to benefit if reforms to the logistics sector are taken seriously.

US President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for ambassador to South Africa offered support for disputed claims that thousands of white Afrikaner farmers are under attack in Africa’s most industrialized nation, a row that has come to dominate fraying ties between the two countries.

South Africa’s government is in talks with at least six companies to secure funding needed to entice Formula 1 Grand Prix racing back to the country, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday handed over to South Africa three artefacts that had spent more than a century in one of its museums."Neuchatel today handed over to South Africa three objects of symbolic and religious significance that had been housed in the collections of the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchatel for over a century,

The 42-year-old from Johannesburg enters the competition for a second time and hopes to inspire with her story while passionately fighting for social justice.

The NGB said that the ruling affirms South Africa’s gambling policy approach to the regulation of casinos, betting, limited payout machines, and bingo as separate modes of gambling. Licensees are required to operate strictly within the parameters of their licensed gambling mode.

The South African rand gained in early trade on Wednesday, as investors braced for a day headlined by the Federal Reserve's decision and an easing of U.S.-China trade tensions. At 0638 GMT, the rand traded at 17.