South Africa

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged at 5.9% year-on-year in October, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The total turnover of all industries was estimated at R7 trillion in 2013 which is an increase of 8.9% compared to R6.4 trillion for 2012, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government says the process of sending the mortal remains of the South Africans, who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria, to their places of burial, has commenced.

Pretoria – The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has officially launched the innovative 2,5 kW hydrogen fuel cell power generator prototype unit at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

Pretoria – South Africans are in for a treat on Saturday, with the 2014 Unite 2.0 campaign set to take place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

We presented the medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS) last month in a difficult economic environment. Our growth performance has decelerated significantly over the last four years.

Pretoria – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday received, on behalf of the West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, 17 scooters, helmets and pillion boxes donated by Medscheme.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday concluded an emergency exercise which was designed to test the emergency response procedures of the airline.

Pretoria – The procurement of local content is not just a recommendation, it is a legal requirement for state entities, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to undertake a working visit to Botswana on Thursday that will review the state of cooperation between the two countries.

Pretoria - With the 2014 tax season coming to an end soon, a total of over 3.84 million South Africans had submitted their tax returns, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - More should be done to address mine safety, Deputy Minister of Labour, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, is concerned at the manner in which Monday’s taxi operator strike adversely affected commuters and the economy at large, says the Department of Transport.

Pretoria – The newly launched Operation Phakisa 2 is expected to transform all public sector clinics into Ideal Clinics which will provide good quality care to all communities.

Pretoria - Despite risks in the global economy, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says South Africa is committed to the G20 Summit’s two percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target by 2018.