The boy’s father has been arrested on charges of negligent handling of a firearm and the two are due in court.

Piyush Pushp was undergoing flight training at the Vulcan Aviation Institute, one of South Africa's reputed aviation academies.

South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare said on Monday it had secured regulatory approval to market Eli Lilly's blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug, Mounjaro, for chronic weight management in the country. The greenlight follows Aspen's earlier approval and launch of the drug,

Senuran Muthusamy took three wickets in four deliveries Monday in a career-best haul of 6-117 to help South Africa dismiss Pakistan for 378 on the second day of the first cricket test. Salman Ali Agha became the second Pakistan batter to narrowly miss out on a century in this innings when he was last wicket to fall for the home team.

Pakistan ended Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa on a commanding 313 for 5, thanks to a fine 93 from Imam-ul-Haq and key contributions from Shan Masood (76), Mohammad Rizwan (62), and Salman Agha (52).

The Top-40 index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange fell by 0.6%, and the yield on South Africa’s 2035 government bond rose to 9.065%. On Monday, 13 October, the rand was trading at R17.36 to the dollar, R23.20 to the pound and R20.19 to the Euro. Oil was trading slightly lower at $63.58 a barrel.

Christiaan Maas tied the second lowest score in the history of the Eisenhower Trophy to lead South Africa to its first victory in the event.

The European Union has pledged to invest 11.5 billion euros ($13.3 billion) in South Africa in clean energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical projects, it said late on Thursday. A large chunk of the investment aims to accelerate South Africa's shift to renewable energy through new power generation capacity,