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Ernst & Young has released its annual review of merger and acquisition activity in SA, which indicates that black economic empowerment deals remain a dominant feature of the country's economy.

For a man without lower limbs, Oscar Pistorius is fast. So fast, he could one day line up against able-bodied athletes at the Olympic Games - if the sport's ruling body allows him to. The man sometimes known as "Blade Runner" is doing more than rewrite the Paralympic record books - he's challenging the very notion of what it means to be "able-bodied".

Economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries over the past three years has been the best in more than three decades, and is set to rise to around 6.5% in 2007, according to the International Monetary Fund's economic outlook for the region.

Brand South Africa's official website -http://www.southafrica.info/- posted record figures last month, achieving 2.5 million page impressions in March. And in another record, the number of unique visitors going to the site, which is managed by BigMedia, increased to a record 247 000 in March. 

South Africa's Bethuel Netshifhefhe broke a three-year Zimbabwean stranglehold by winning the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday, with 1996 Olympic marathon champion Josiah Thugwane finishing in second. Russia's Madina Biktagirova won the women's event on her debut.

Texas-based fund manager John Mauldin pays another visit to South Africa - and is amazed at the difference 13 years can make.

A team of South African students have won an international award for developing an online, cellphone version of the traditional African board game Morabaraba.

South African magazine Compleat Golfer has followed SA Golf Digest in naming Trevor Immelman its Golfer of the Year. The award caps a fine 12 months for the world number 13.

South Africa is pulling out all the stops to ensure it succeeds in 2010 - both as hosts of the Football World Cup and as one of the participants. The country has turned to one of the world's most respected coaches, Carlos Alberto Parreira, to help revive an underperforming national team.

When Gary Player tees off at the US Masters at Augusta on Thursday, he will be playing in the major for a record-equalling 50th time.