South Africa

Malalane - A policeman has been accused of shooting a young man in the jaw while he was walking home in a village in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has set petroleum pipeline tariffs allowing transport parastatal Transnet a 31.6% increase in allowable revenue.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma told Parliament on Thursday that it was not fair to commit now to releasing the findings of the commission of inquiry on the arms deal that he set up last year, but added that he would be guided by the commission itself on whether or not to make the findings public.

Pretoria - A man was shot and killed outside Builders Warehouse in Sunninghill early this morning in what is believed to be a botched robbery and hijacking.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane's son, Africa, today appeared in court and pleaded guilty to a drug-related offence.

Durban - Government is looking for more efficient and effective ways to increase access to and availability of electricity to all South Africans.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga citizens are being given a chance to suggest how government should spend public money in the coming financial year.

Pretoria - The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) observatory in Jonkershoek is proof of how several organisations can work together to create greater benefits for South Africans and for generations to come.

Port Elizabeth - President Jacob Zuma says the implementation of the e-tolling system on Gauteng's main freeways is necessary for the economic development of South Africa.

Port Elizabeth - President Jacob Zuma says he is satisfied with the progress being made by authorities to turn around the Eastern Cape Education Department.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Deputy Minister Derek Hanekom is leading a high-powered South African delegation to China to strengthen partnerships between China and South Africa in the field of radio astronomy.

Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will today and tomorrow visit KwaZulu-Natal to monitor and assess the impact caused by tropical storm Irina.

Bushbuckridge - Mpumalanga residents who suffered damage to their homes during the floods that lashed the province in February have been urged to come forward and get assistance.

Pretoria - South Africa's KAT-7 telescope - a seven-dish array which is a precursor to the much larger MeerKAT telescope and a prototype for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - has reached another milestone by producing the first atomic hydrogen spectral line images of a nearby galaxy.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued its upward trend, rising to 6.3% in January, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.