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A thought-provoking selection of bold productions is on the programme of the second annual Cape Town Fringe. The 11-day festival is a showcase of the best of South African theatre, with productions from across the country in an" engaged, original, and socially aware programme".

With every puppet in the award-winning stage production War Horse designed and handcrafted in Cape Town by the Handspring Puppet Company, it is only fitting that the production returns to the country to be enjoyed by South African audiences, says producer Chris Harper.

Camac Energy, a US-based oil and gas exploration and production company focused on energy resources in Africa, on Monday became the first new company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2014.

South African actor, director and playwright John Kani's new play Missing..., a political thriller about a South African exile whose life is changed forever by the release of Nelson Mandela, will have its world premiere at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre on Thursday.

South Africa's PPC is set to enter the Algerian cement market through a 49% acquisition of local company Hodna Cement. PPC, which is already building cement plants in three other African countries, is aiming to earn 40% of its revenues outside of South Africa by 2017, says CEO Ketso Gordhan.

Joan Brickhill, grande dame of South African theatre, has taken her final bow. After a lifetime in the spotlight, the all-singing, all-dancing, all-razzmatazz actress has gone on to the great stage in the sky. She shall be missed; they just don't make 'em like that anymore.

South African Giniel de Villiers and German co-pilot Dirk von Zitzewitz, driving a Toyota Hilux, claimed victory on the 14th and final stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally on Saturday to end the gruelling 13-stage race in fourth place overall.

South African Giniel de Villiers and German co-pilot Dirk von Zitzewitz, driving a Toyota Hilux, claimed victory on the 14th and final stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally on Saturday to end the gruelling 13-stage race in fourth place overall.

From sipping whiskies at the "extraordinary" Bascule Bar at the Cape Grace in Cape Town to spotting the elusive leopard at Kwandwe private game reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa is the most featured destination in a "best of the best" list complied by international travel editors.

South Africa's energy regulator this week approved six biogas production operations in rural KwaZulu-Natal, to add to the 21 operations already registered in Limpopo province this year, as the country moves to improve access to energy in its most rural areas.