# The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has signed a five-year agreement with the Geneva-based Artificial Intelligence for Developing Countries Forum to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence in infrastructure. Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers says AI will be explored for infrastructure planning, project monitoring, decision-making and investment readiness. The MEC says the partnership will […]
# Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Alexandra Abrahams has met with stakeholders to review progress on the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan. The committee includes government, industry, labour and renewable energy sector representatives. Abrahams says the energy transition must prioritise affordability and accessibility for consumers, while supporting the economy. She says implementation will also […]
# ActionSA has welcomed the Electorial Commission’s answering affidavit filed in opposition to the DA’s Electoral Court challenge, which it believes affirms the perspective that it is opportunistic, hypocritical, and frivolous. The DA is accusing the EFF, MK Party, ActionSA and GOOD Party of deliberately concealing candidates from voters by submitting only one candidate on […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has dismissed claims that any money entering a beneficiary’s bank account automatically results in the cancellation of a social grant. The agency’s spokesperson Andile Tshona says grant eligibility is assessed against statutory requirements and, where applicable, prescribed means-test thresholds. He adds that a review also does not automatically […]
# Union federation COSATU in Gauteng calls for a comprehensive investigation after a helicopter crash-landed during a major illegal mining raid in Maphahla near Fochville earlier this week. The incident occurred during a joint law enforcement operation, Operation Prosper/Karabo, which resulted in the arrest of 121 suspected illegal miners and the recovery of five firearms. COSATU’s provincial […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern about a proposal by National Treasury to centralise the management and investment of unclaimed financial assets, including billions of rands in unclaimed retirement benefits. Treasury has proposed a framework to centralise the management of unclaimed financial assets, estimated at more than 88-billion-rand, with the reform initially focusing […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has criticised the removal of its Theewaterskloof mayor, Lincoln de Bruyn, saying this is yet another example of the instability being inflicted by the ANC, Patriotic Alliance and EFF. DA provincial leader Tertuis Simmers says that despite having to mop up the financial mess left by the ANC/PA […]
# The City of Tshwane has partnered with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to strengthen evidence-based decision-making and improve service delivery. Reliable data and integrated information systems will identify service delivery problems earlier, improve coordination and strengthen accountability. The metro says an enterprise data and analytics platform will support its Service Delivery War […]
# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate registered five-thousand-259 cases of misconduct among police members in 2025/26. The main case drivers continue to be assault and torture, with three-thousand-468 cases registered, and 669 cases of the discharge of an official firearm and 464 deaths due to police action. The Western Cape and Gauteng recorded the most […]
