The U.S. will convene a meeting of officials from the Group of 20 major economies starting on Monday to kick off planning for next year, when it holds the group's rotating presidency, sources familiar with the plans said.

Ireland's third and final T20 international in South Africa is abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy rain and lightning in Benoni.

South African port and logistics firm Transnet SOC Ltd. signed a concession agreement with a company headed by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon to expand the main terminal at the continent’s top container hub in Durban.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if Washington extends a trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that expired in September.