News24 reports that a security guard was shot dead during a business robbery in Randridge Mall in Randburg on Tuesday.   Source: Latest News

News24Wire reports that an attack on a major oil facility in Saudi Arabia means that a predicted drop in the petrol price for October will be lower than anticipated, the Automobile Association (AA) pointed out on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that a “recruiter” who sold three young men to a Cape Town businessman and tavern owner has been fined R10,000 or two years in prison, suspended for five years.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that Statistics SA reported on Wednesday that the consumer price inflation (CPI) rate rose by 4.3% year-on-year in August, compared to 4% in July.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 17 September 2019. Source: Latest News

Sowetan reports that South Africans opened their hearts and pockets to the family of slain Springs car guard Vusi Mgiqwa, donating more than R50,000 to counter an offer made by his alleged killer.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the chairperson of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has indicated that there was a fightback against the public broadcaster’s new leadership, who were working to clean up the maladministration and corruption they had inherited.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that Gauteng Premier David Makhura has appointed the Commission of Inquiry into Minibus Taxi-Type Service Violence, Fatalities and Instability in Gauteng.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that some 27% of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at railway stations managed by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) do not work.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that Metrobus suspended all its services in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning as the strike by its drivers entered a second day.   Source: Latest News