South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa’s real gross domestic expenditure increased by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2013, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – A presidential review on public-sector wages has yet to get under way, after facing delays caused by a strike earlier this year by Sadtu and ongoing labour demands by the teachers’ union, the Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu told Parliament today.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 5.6% year-on-year in May, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Johannesburg - Police are offering a reward of up to R100 000 to anyone with information that would lead to the successful arrest of the person who murdered Johannesburg Central Cluster Commander, Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi.

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says sexual and reproductive health services need to be part of South Africa’s integrated school health programme.

Pretoria - A global customer survey has named South African Airways (SAA) as the Best Airline in Africa.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday tabled the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill 2013.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Provincial Government says it is looking forward to having an incident free initiation school season.

Pretoria- A centre for entrepreneurship that will promote entrepreneurship education, training and development has been opened, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - There is still no arrest in the murder of the Johannesburg Central Cluster Commander, Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi, whose body was found in the early hours of Tuesday.

Cape Town – The application process for the R40 billion third lottery operating licence will be the most scrutinised yet, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said today.

Pretoria - In an effort to boost the number of doctors in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health is inviting youngsters interested in studying medicine in Cuba, to apply for bursaries.

Pretoria – About 1 000 young people are expected to benefit from the Youth Jobs in Waste Programme, which aims to address the backlog in solid waste service delivery in all municipalities in the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has published the Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill 2013 for public comments.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has raised concern about the use of drugs among the youth, saying they pose a bigger threat to the future than the Aids pandemic.