De Beer’s diamond sales pick up strongly

The improvement in sales marks the first upturn in sales since the peak reached in April, since then there had been a steady decline in revenue from sales

Master Drilling expects momentum to pick up after slow start to the year

The company says improvements in the second quarter should persist for the rest of the year and beyond as the mining industry improves

Ana Konjuh triumphs over Agnieszka Radwanska at US Open

Serena Williams reaches a fresh milestone as her 308th Grand Slam win takes her past Roger Federer’s record for the most in major tournaments

Barack Obama cancels meeting with Rodrigo Duterte

You must be respectful, the Philippines’ foul-mouthed leader tells the US president, before calling him a ‘son of a whore’

SA’s universities slide down global rankings

Researcher says local universities face funding shortfalls at a time when levels of investment determine which universities progress and which regress

Offshore disclosure programme may raise billions

Judge Dennis Davis predicts the programme could add R10bn-R15bn to government revenue

Tina Joemat-Pettersson refuses to provide papers on nuclear plans

The energy minister withholds documents of nuclear build process challengers say is ‘flawed, illegal and nontransparent’

Telkom blames strike for spike in acts of sabotage

Utility says damage is not the result of random acts of vandalism or incidents of cable theft, but the work of people who know how to wreak havoc

WATCH: Important new changes to National Credit Act

Changes to the National Credit Act require that anyone who lends money with interest payable has to register as a credit provider

Watch Pravin Gordhan vs RW Johnson in tough debate on economy

BDlive is live-streaming a heavyweight debate between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and RW Johnson, the political scientist and historian

Legal costs bite into Sun International’s profit

The group incurred a loss due to a R675m settlement with Peermont, the rival group has agreed to lift its objection for Morula’s licence to be transferred to a new casino

Schurter leaves nothing to chance to win gold in Rio

Switzerland’s Nino Schurter says he may have needed to win silver in London to return stronger for the Rio Games

The six meetings that changed South African politics

The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the DA’s James Selfe give insiders’ perspectives on the talks that shaped a new era of local government in SA