South Africa

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 5.5% in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The ability for mobile technology to solve major social problems in Africa is unprecedented, says Communication Minister Dina Pule.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has warned that the graduate output targets in the human health scarce skills field will not be met by 2014 with the current rate of medical professionals produced by training institutions.

Cape Town - Kenya's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Development Naomi Shaban has praised South Africa's success in tackling HIV and bringing down its mother-to-child infection rate.

Johannesburg - Power parastatal Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) for a total 16% tariff increase over the next five years.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of renowned photographer Alfred Kumalo, who passed away at the weekend.

Siyabuswa - Matrics at one Mpumalanga school in Siyabuswa, near KwaMhlanga, appear confident they will achieve good marks for their first English exam, which they wrote this morning.

Cape Town - Tax revenue grew by R68.5 billion in the last financial year - to total R742.6 billion - R3.9 billion more than forecast by the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan when he presented his 2012 Budget in February, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) said on Monday.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has announced the winning bidders of Transnet's tenders for the procurement of 1 064 locomotives for its general freight business (GFB) on Monday.

Pretoria - The public has until 20 November to make written submissions to the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) in respect of Eskom's total 16% tariff increase for the next five years.

Pretoria - The dream of a Flora Park Comprehensive School matriculant to write his final National Senior Certificate exams was realised today.

Pretoria - Cabinet has extended its well wishes to the class of 2012 as the first batch of the country's "born frees" commenced the final 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations this morning.

Pretoria - A dedicated call centre has been made available by the Department of Home Affairs to assist the Class of 2012 with their ID queries.

Pretoria - What better way to officially introduce the new acting Chief Executive Officer at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Phumla Williams, than over a scrumptious continental breakfast at the recent Public Sector Manager (PSM) magazine Forum.

Pretoria - Grade 12 learners have breathed a sigh of relief after writing their first matric exam - English Paper 1, on Monday.