South Africa

Pretoria - Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene, the Board and its members were suspended with immediate effect over their handling of the Caster Semenya saga.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa and leaders in the automotive industry have agreed to set up a joint task team to come up with appropriate responses to potential job losses in the industry.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the Reserve Bank's new inflation measure, dropped by less than expected to 8.1 percent in January 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported, Wednesday.

Johannesburg - Those who died in military conflicts will be honoured on Remembrance Sunday on 8 November.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal government has deployed a special police protection team in Umlazi, south of Durban, following the recent taxi violence there.

Pretoria – Cabinet has noted progress on the preparations for the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit to be held in Durban, next month.

Thohoyandou - The Limpopo MEC for Roads and Transport, Pinky Kekana, has opened the first of three state-of-the-art new traffic stations

Pretoria - With Africa seen as one of the world’s fastest growing economic hubs, meeting the demand for key infrastructure should be a priority, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria -The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out in December 2008.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI), used to measure South Africa's inflation, fell to 6.1 percent in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana says South Africa will use the Chinese delegation's visit to the country to learn more about job creation.

Pretoria - South Africa will use the upcoming 16th Conference of Parties of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Thailand to shine the spotlight on rhino conservation.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the marking of the month of March as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) month.

Tzaneen - Limpopo's first female Shangaan traditional leader, Hosi Phyllia Nwamitwa, has turned her home into a training centre where young people from poor families are taught basic life skills.

Johannesburg - Re-appointed Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, is confident that his players will reach the knockout stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, despite its recent ailing performance.