# Interpol se jongste Afrika-kuberbedreigings-evalueringsverslag toon dat kunsmatige intelligensie 55-persent van aangemelde kubermisdade op die vasteland moontlik maak. Dit maak aanvalle vinniger en al moeiliker vir slagoffers en platforms om op te spoor. Suid-Afrika se ultra-hoë verbinding maak dit ‘n magneet vir wêreldwye bedreigingsakteurs wat maksimum ontwrigting najaag. Interpol sê kubermisdaadverliese in Afrika het sedert […]
# The DA tabled a motion of censure against Gauteng Provincial Legislature Speaker Morakane Mosupyoe over a 5.9-million-rand trip to Venezuela in November 2025. The party’s Solly Msimanga alleges the expenditure was wasteful and the trip offered little value, as South Africa was already represented at the tourism event by Brand South Africa. He says […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa welcome the Department of Transport’s second consecutive clean audit for the 2025/26 financial year. They say the outcome reflects the department’s continued commitment to good governance, accountability and sound financial management. Spokesperosn Collen Msibi says in the 2024/25 financial year, the department achieved a clean […]
# The World Bank says artificial intelligence could significantly boost productivity and economic growth in developing countries if governments invest in the right foundations. Its World Development Report 2026 estimates AI could meaningfully improve productivity in more than 16-percent of jobs in developing economies. Chief Economist Indermit Gill says countries do not need advanced AI […]
# Die energiekenner Chris Yelland sê Eskom verdien erkenning vir die verbetering in sy prestasie, maar die einde van beurtkrag kan nie uitsluitlik aan die kragvoorsiener toegeskryf word nie. Hy sê die afname in elektrisiteitsvraag, groter privaat beleggings in hernubare energie en die regering se finansiële steun het alles tot Eskom se herstel bygedra. Eskom […]
# The Public Servants Association calls for the immediate suspension of the Information Regulator’s return-to-office directive, saying employees are being forced back to the Woodmead offices despite an unresolved prohibition notice issued by the Department of Employment and Labour. The union’s Claude Naicker says the regulator is disregarding workplace safety laws and failing to honour […]
# National Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse says institutional investors are showing strong confidence in the government’s infrastructure funding programme. Speaking at an Absa conference, Pieterse said the latest infrastructure bond auction attracted bids of 17.8-billion-rand, against five-billion-rand on offer, with 4.4-billion-rand allocated. He says the bonds will finance projects under the Budget Facility for Infrastructure. […]
# Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom deserves credit for improving its performance, but should not take sole responsibility for ending load-shedding. He says reduced electricity demand, increased private investment in renewable energy, and government’s financial support have all contributed to the utility’s recovery. Eskom reported an energy availability factor of 82.04-percent and more than […]
# South African Revenue Service Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu says procurement should be judged by its contribution to economic growth, resilience and competitiveness, rather than simply securing the lowest price. Addressing the conference of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Southern Africa in Johannesburg, Makhubu urged procurement professionals to become drivers of infrastructure delivery, investment […]
