In 1964, she became the first from her country to win a gold medal in track and field, in the long jump, becoming a celebrity in the Beatles era. Mary Rand training in 1962. (Getty Images)Credit ...

Boogertman + Partners has been named as lead architect for the project, which aims to transform the existing airfield into a fully-fledged regional airport. The development, located near Durbanville, ...

The first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal with her long jump victory at the 1964 Tokyo Games One of the true “golden girls” of the swinging 60s, Mary Rand, who has died aged 86, ...

Rand won gold, silver and bronze medals at Tokyo 1964 Mary Peters pays tribute to ‘most gifted athlete ever’ Mary Rand, the British track and field athlete who blazed a trail for women by winning ...

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he does not plan to back Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security. His ...

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pulled no punches in his opening statement Wednesday morning at the Department of Homeland Security Committee hearing on fellow GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to be ...

A multibillion-rand airport security tender is heading to the Gauteng Division of the High Court after Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) abruptly cancelled a 10-year contract for new smart ...

Bearish options bets on the rand are at the highest in almost three years as traders start to question whether the South African currency’s headlong rally has further to run. So-called risk reversals ...

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) recently told a group of voters that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is a “freaking snake.” Mullin railed against Paul as someone who frequently bucks the Republican Party on ...

The rand has strengthened significantly in 2026, and it’s a perfect time for South Africans who like travelling to take advantage. The stronger rand can take you far in many countries, and some ...

In his quarterly statement on Thursday, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago pointed out that the rate of inflation in the price of goods is low, thanks partly to the stronger rand. The inflation ...

AN MP is battling for a Bournemouth airport bus after winning nearly £8 million of funding to improve bus services. Tom Hayes, for Bournemouth East, has been campaigning for better, faster and cheaper ...