A global tyre partnership that brings the league's four South African franchises into the deal for the first time.

The Swartland project is a second privately funded bid in South Africa's push to host Formula One for the first time since 1993. The group is targeting a grand prix by 2031.

The agreement was negotiated by IMG, CSA's international media rights partner.

NBA Africa is moving the Basketball Africa League to permanent, privately owned franchises, with initial bids of more than $50 million reported from six countries.

A South African franchise changed ownership last week in a deal signed in May, structured in Mauritius and approved in New Delhi.

ESPN and ESPN2 will carry every week of the 2026 season live in more than 50 Sub-Saharan African markets.

Under the deal, Advtech becomes official sponsor of the Proteas Women's inbound Test series and the CSA Youth Weeks and the Khaya Majola Cricket Week.

DAZN will cover 48 markets across the region, giving subscribers access to all 380 matches a season in English and Spanish.

The new structure, formalises what The Jester Group describes as the way its different areas of expertise already operate under the Jester name.

The carmaker also backs the Ambitious Player of the Quarter award, which puts the shortlist to a public vote, and holds stadium branding rights for home fixtures.

Amazon Web Services is putting its cloud and AI infrastructure behind a basketball-themed maths programme, teaming with NBA Africa and non-profit Learn Fresh.

Levergy's brief is to translate that global rights position into local relevance: connecting the brand with South African rugby fans and consumers across the build-up to and duration of the tournament.

Shingirai Manyarara as its newest athlete, and the deal is built as much around his ties to South Africa as his form in the TOP 14.

Cameroon collected a $2 million winners' cheque after beating Malawi in Rabat to claim a maiden Women's Africa Cup of Nations title, the single biggest prize money in the competition's history.

The two openings together give the club something almost no other side in South African football has: direct control of its own merchandise counter in two very different markets.

Formula E's African distribution today runs almost entirely through pay-TV. SuperSport carries the championship across more than 40 sub-Saharan markets

The four-season agreement, covers the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, along with the Youth League and the Super Cup. It was brokered by UC3, with Relevent Football Partners acting as UEFA's sales agency for the club competitions through 2033.

The partnership folds a new signing into an existing sponsorship rather than standing alone as a separate contract, which is the more efficient route for a manufacturer already paying for the Cheetahs' branding rights.

The agreement covers domestic travel for players and management of both squads between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, tying LIFT's route network directly to the teams' playing and training schedules.

Johannesburg's 1995 World Cup final venue names a new commercial partner after Emirates' exit, in a deal spanning rugby, football and precinct regeneration.