Analysts expect plenty of negative data this week, but will be watching to see if things are bad enough to prompt policy responses.
Jamaican Usain Bolt won the Olympic men’s 100 metres gold medal in a time of 9.63 seconds.
History-making Oscar Pistorius missed out on the Olympic 400m final when he finished last in his semifinal.
A gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in the northern US, triggering a shootout which left him and at least six others dead, local police said.
Members of the ANC’s PEC in the Eastern Cape have been accused of trying to manipulate delegate credentials at the OR Tambo regional conference.
Kaizer Chiefs suffered one of their most humbling defeats when they went down 4-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns in their opening round MTN8 game.
South Africa had to realise its opportunities before its humanity would to fully emerge, Mary Robinson said at the Annual Nelson Mandela lecture.
SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has said the SACP will not abandon the ANC despite increasing criticism about their relationship.
Wojdan Shaherkani’s father says he would sue the people who insulted his daughter on Twitter after she represented Saudi Arabia at the Olympics.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first US chief diplomat to visit Malawi as she arrived in Lilongwe.