South Africa

Pretoria – South Africans have been warned not to open any unknown emails and to urgently update their security software as a global cyber ransom attack spread on Friday.

Out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world this year, six of them are African. This makes Africa the fastest growing region in the world after Asia - regardless of the sluggish growth and economic misfortunes experienced by many parts of the world over the past nine years.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal will take centre stage over the next few days as it hosts Tourism Indaba 2017 - a top travel show in the continent.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday officially open the Tourism Indaba 2017 at the Chief Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.

Pretoria - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has called on road users to be cautious on the road and exercise patience after 12 people died in an accident in the province recently.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has called on South Africans to take part in the consultations of the Anti-Corruption Discussion Document Strategy which was launched on Sunday.

Pretoria – Traditional leaders have a pivotal role to play in South Africa’s constitutional democracy and in communities, particularly in relation to the rural development strategy, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen.

Pretoria – Manufacturing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) devices and gadgets on the continent will help to bring down the costs of digitising Africa, says Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Dr Siyabonga Cwele.

Pretoria – Residents living in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality will no longer have to travel over 20 kilometres to access government services, thanks to the newly launched uMnini Thusong Service Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will not appeal a decision by the Western Cape High Court to set aside Inter-governmental Agreements (IGAs) on nuclear.

Pretoria - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has vowed to rid the Soshanguve township, in northern Pretoria, of crime.

Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has dispatched a team of social workers to visit the family of Karabo Mokoena to assist them with psychosocial support.

Pretoria - The Eskom board’s decision to reinstate former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Molefe is a better option than a previous R30 million early retirement pay-out, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that it will be issuing a tender for the procurement of new voter registration technology aimed at supporting the process of voter registration and to manage the voter’s roll on voting day.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will this weekend lead a business delegation on an Outward Selling Mission to Iran and the United Arab Emirates.