Statistics South Africa says the consumer price inflation rate accelerated to 5.5% year-on-year in September.
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has sparked outrage after being seen laughing and joking during the viewing of a video of the Marikana shooting.
Despite recent protests, floods and textbook delivery problems, more than 500 000 pupils sat for their first matric exam on Monday.
The Congress of the South African Trade Unions says it will hold a protest action against the dismissal of illegally striking mineworkers.
South Africa is mourning the death of renowned photographer Alf Kumalo, who died in a Johannesburg hospital from renal failure.
South Africa’s Darian Townsend won a gold and a bronze medal at the Berlin leg of the Fina Swimming World Cup on Sunday.
Banyana Banyana central defender Amanda Sister has recovered from the quadriceps injury that side-lined her for the past week and is back in training.
The Hawks are still investigating criminal charges brought by the Democratic Alliance over allegedly fraudulent police lease deals, the party said.
Coach Roger de Sa has criticised his soccer players after they showed complacency against Black Leopards in the first round of the Telkom Knockout.
More than 30 ANC branches have nominated Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba for a top six position in the party, says a newspaper report.