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Speaking at a women’s empowerment conference on Wednesday, Caster Semenya said the obsession with getting rid of her was driven by the fact that she is undisputedly the best in the world. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

‘I’m targeted because I’m undefeated’ — Caster

The 28 year-old has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the IAAF over rules that force female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels

Bordering three countries — Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique — Lake Malawi stretches across more than 29 000 square kilometres with over 1 000 species of fish. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images)

Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi

Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. (Sumaya Hisham/Reuters)

Mboweni to deliver budget in the face of massive debt and blackouts

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is under pressure to bail out the state power utility Eskom — along with its $30-billion mountain of debt

Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa
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Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa

​High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans

President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates newly appointed Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, who is expected to make his presence felt regarding economic strategy. (Sumaya Hisham/Reuters)

Mboweni at budget crossroads

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be hoping that Mboweni’s stewardship of the listless economy will help the ANC rally support ahead of the 2019 polls

“We see our brothers and sisters trying to seek a better life in the states

Obama warns of ‘strange and uncertain times’ in Mandela tribute

The former president made no direct reference to his successor but warned that ‘politics of fear and resentment’ were spreading

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released her report on the multimillion-rand Vrede Dairy Project — initiated by the Free State government in 2012 as part of its efforts to boost the province’s agricultural economy — in February last year. (Gallo)

Inflation slows to 6.3% as fuel price falls

South Africa’s inflation rate has declined in March for the first time in seven months as fuel prices also fell.