Olympic Village initially disappoints

Olympic teams arriving in Rio find that their village is not yet comfortably habitable but Brazil’s mayor gives his assurance that problems will be sorted out

National Freedom Party says ANC is misleading members about poll deal

The party, which is still fighting to be allowed to take part in the elections, says it is not telling members to vote ANC, and still intends to contest the elections itself

DA takes aim at ‘Blesser Number One’ and ‘Buffalo Soldier’

DA leader Mmusi Maimane says the dream of Nelson Mandela no longer lives under the ANC, ‘it is better encapsulated here in the DA’

London station closed over security concern

Golders Green underground station closed as a precaution while police investigate an abandoned car

Arrowhead makes tentative approach to buy Emira

Arrowhead Properties says investors holding 22% of Emira shares support its all-share offer, while Emira says its board has not yet looked at the proposal

Project authorisation lifts CoAL’s share price

Coal of Africa’s share price jump nearly 9% to 75c on Monday morning after it announces its Makhado project has gained environmental authorisation

Guardian hits record £173m loss after job cut charges

Guardian Media Group will announce a higher-than-expected full-year operating loss of £69m as the owner of The Guardian newspaper battles to bring its finances under control

Hulamin benefits from weaker rand

Aluminium supplier expects the momentum gained from improved manufacturing performance in the first half of 2016 to continue in the second half

Amplats profit plunges, but debt falls and cash holdings rise

A weak rand mitigated price declines for the metals the world’s biggest platinum miner produces, while first-half output was hit by a safety stoppage

African airlines ‘should dominate continent’s air space’

Department of Transport says it is looking closely at South African Airways’ investment in aircraft as it wants African airlines to dominate Africa’s air space