# The Council for Mineral Technology wants South Africa to increase its global minerals exploration share in order to boost economic growth and job creation. The call comes amid the gazetting of the 2025 Minerals Resources Development Bill by Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe. The bill aims to modernise the sector, attract investment, and unlock the […]
# A 285-million-rand container handling facility will be developed at the Port of Richards Bay’s Bayvue precinct, following an agreement between the Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and Transnet National Ports Authority. The project will increase the port’s annual container capacity from 50-thousand to 200-thousand Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit. It is also expected to create approximately 122 […]
# Africa has officially launched its first continental space agency, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, under the African Union. The African Space Agency aims to coordinate fragmented national efforts, launch satellites, and improve climate data sharing across the continent. With 63 satellites already launched by 18 African countries, the agency will build on existing efforts to […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare doen ‘n beroep op die Departement van Binnelandse Sake om die voorgestelde digitaliseringsprojek te versnel om lang toue en agterstande uit te wis. Die departement het sy kantoorure Saterdae met vyf uur by frontkantore verleng om genaturaliseerde burgers en permanent inwoners te help om vir Slim-ID-kaarte aansoek te doen. Claude […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Plaaslike Regering sê munisipale werkers misbruik oortyd om hul inkomste aan te vul. Die Departement van Samewerkende Regering erken daar is ʼn wydverspreide probleem met oordrewe oortydfakture, maar sê hy werk nou saam met munisipaliteite om finansiële herstelplanne in te stel. SALGA se president, Bheke Stofile, sê hierdie oortydfakture beklemtoon […]
# MANCOSA Academic sê terwyl tegnologie ʼn groot kwessie in belangrike instellings word, moet akademiese leiers studente aanmoedig om dit verantwoordelik te gebruik. ʼn Artikel in Daily Maverick het onlangs onthul dat tersiêre instellings probleme ondervind met toenemende vlakke van kullery omdat studente misbruik maak van die ongebreidelde groei in tegnologie – insluitend kunsmatige intelligensie. […]
# The Public Servants Association is urging the Home Affairs Department to fast-track the envisaged digitalisation transformation project, aimed at reducing queues and backlogs. The department has extended its operating period by five hours on Saturdays at front offices, to assist naturalised citizens and permanent residents to apply for Smart ID Cards. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, […]
# The South African Local Government Association says municipal employees are abusing overtime to supplement their income. The Department of Cooperative Governance has acknowledged the widespread issue of inflated overtime bills but stated that it is working closely with municipalities to implement financial recovery plans. SALGA president, Bheke Stofile, says the escalating overtime bill highlights […]
# MANCOSA Academic says that while technology is becoming a significant issue within key institutions, academic leaders need to encourage students to use technology responsibly. A Daily Maverick article recently uncovered that tertiary institutions face increased levels of cheating, as students take advantage of the unchecked growth of technology, including artificial intelligence. MANCOSA’s, Precious Buthelezi, says […]
