SA’s inflation edges up to 3.1% in March as cost-of-living rises [SOUND]

# Statistics South Africa says inflation edged up to 3.1-percent in March from three-percent in February, with prices rising by 0.6-percent month-on-month. The increase was driven by higher costs in several categories including education, transport, housing and accommodation services, with tuition fees jumping by 5.4-percent. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says transport inflation remained in deflation due to lower fuel prices, while food inflation eased for a second consecutive month to 3.6-percent: