# South Africa is hosting the 17th Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in Pretoria today and tomorrow. The competition will be held under the theme, Empowering Africa’s future in Space Governance for Sustainable Space Activities. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s regional coordinator for Africa for the competition, Nomfuneko Majaja, […]
# The South African Artificial Intelligence Association and the Western Cape government have launched a new provincial artificial intelligence cluster to grow the AI sector in the province. The initiative will focus on AI policy, governance and infrastructure and aims to strengthen innovation, attract investment, and create jobs over the next three-years. The association’s Nick […]
# The City of Cape Town has called on the Police Ministry to address its ongoing failure of the criminal justice system, especially when it comes to securing convictions for illegal and prohibited firearms confiscated by City Enforcement. The city tracked one-thousand-763 cases linked to illegal firearms and ammunition between January 2023 and March 2026. Mayoral committee […]
# COSATU in Gauteng has expressed deep concern and outrage following the findings by the Public Protector that the Departments of Health and Infrastructure Development unduly delayed repairs to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after the devastating fire of April 2021. COSATU chairperson, Amos Monyela, says public institutions entrusted with safeguarding healthcare infrastructure must be held […]
# The DA is considering its approach to amend the Competition Act to address anti-competitive exclusivity agreements in retail. The party says a dispute between Woolworths and Grey’s Marine, a supplier of fish, has forced the small business to close down after supplying Woolworths for over 30 years. The DA’s Toby Chance says this issue has also […]
# The City of Cape Town says MyCiTi fares are highly likely to increase from July due to high diesel price. Since March this year, the city has been absorbing diesel price increases on behalf of MyCiTi commuters, and will continue to do so through June. Mayoral committee member for Mobility, Rob Quintas, says as […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Johannesburg has warned mayor, Dada Morero, that the metro’s growing financial burden and crumbling infrastructure are hampering service delivery to residents and ratepayers. The party says the metro has R72-billion-rand in outstanding debt and a shocking 220-billion-rand infrastructure maintenance backlog. FF Plus Franco de Lange says this week, Council is scheduled to consider […]
# RISE Mzansi het aangekondig Lukhona Mnguni is sy burgemeesterskandidaat vir die Stad Johannesburg in die komende plaaslike regeringsverkiesing in November vanjaar. Mnguni sê tot dusver is die Johannesburgse burgemeestersveldtog gelei deur twee mense wie se beste jare reeds verby is en wat ‘n droom van vergange dae aan inwoners wil verkoop eerder as een […]
# RISE Mzansi has announced Lukhona Mnguni’s as its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg for the upcoming local government elections in November this year. Mnguni says until now, the Johannesburg mayoral campaign has been fronted by two people way past their prime, selling residents a dream of days gone by instead of what […]
