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AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has warned that non-compliant municipalities are “not off the hook”.

Infrastructure & Utilities

National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities

Liezl Human 28 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

29 May 2026

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

Festivals are not guaranteed funding from the government (Image source: © NAF

Events & Conferencing

Government funding for festivals in doubt

7 Nov 2025

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

Image credit: Jen Dries on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

Healthcare

Government allocates R1.78bn to recruit healthcare professionals

Lucy Raitano and Kevin Buckland 11 Apr 2025

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

Primary & Secondary Education

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

25 Sep 2024

702’s election coverage: Engaging communities and leading the dialogue

Media

702’s election coverage: Engaging communities and leading the dialogue

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Jun 2024

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Talent Acquisition

Labour activation programmes to create job opportunities in Gauteng

8 Apr 2024

Surgical Equipment & Products

The R500m KfW donation that spotlights Joe Phaahla

29 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

NHI

"The NHI Bill is going to be introduced and signed into law whether they like it or not" - Ramaphosa

Katja Hamilton 15 Jan 2024

Public Health

Health Department unveils plan to introduce new vaccines

16 Oct 2023

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube speaking at the Operation Sukuma Sakhe Cabinet Day. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

KZN Premier references Freedom Charter in housing project unveiling

30 Aug 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Environmental Law

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

Government prepares to implement Aarto Act

Automotive

Government prepares to implement Aarto Act

21 Jul 2023

Tourism & Travel

Ensuring safety: De Lille vows to protect Kruger National Park

13 Jul 2023

KZN floods detail the effect of climate change, Cogta minister says

Climate Change

KZN floods detail the effect of climate change, Cogta minister says

20 Apr 2022

Flooding affects schooling in KZN

Primary & Secondary Education

Flooding affects schooling in KZN

13 Apr 2022

Expired driver's licence grace period deadline extended

Transport

Expired driver's licence grace period deadline extended

4 Apr 2022

Licence renewal grace period extended

Maintenance

Licence renewal grace period extended

3 Feb 2022

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Zondo Commission

Zondo calls for 'swift' action against SAX/NW project looters - final report

Valencia Talane 10 Jan 2022

Picture: Danette Breitenbach

Covid-19

SA stays on Alert Level One with mandatory vaccinations to be investigated

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2021

Image source: Darwis Alwan from

Transport

Online booking system for drivers licence renewals to go national

18 Nov 2021

Source: supplied by agency. Thandi Modise, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources, and other VIP delegates visit the Impala mobile vaccination site with Dr Jon Andrews, Implats’ Group Executive for Health and Safety

Health & Safety

30,000 vaccinations for Impala

1 Oct 2021

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Public Transport

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga 30 Jul 2021

Vaccinations for ECD sector kicks off

Early Childhood Development

Vaccinations for ECD sector kicks off

19 Jul 2021

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

FMCG

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

10 Jun 2021

Basic education under the spotlight as schools reopen

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic education under the spotlight as schools reopen

3 May 2021

Environmental management plan published for adoption

Environment & Natural Resources

Environmental management plan published for adoption

15 Apr 2021

Oversight visits to assess school readiness

Primary & Secondary Education

Oversight visits to assess school readiness

1 Feb 2021

Decode Communications launches South African Government Leaders on Twitter 2020 Report

Research

Decode Communications launches South African Government Leaders on Twitter 2020 Report

28 Dec 2020

Non-profit leaders face a stark new normal

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Non-profit leaders face a stark new normal

Nazeema Mohamed 16 Nov 2020

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Covid-19

Gauteng health boss denies tender allegations

28 Jul 2020

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Covid-19

Webinar: Gauteng is ready for the storm, says health MEC

Nicci Botha 21 Jul 2020

Only Grades R, 6, 11 will reopen on 6 July

Primary & Secondary Education

Only Grades R, 6, 11 will reopen on 6 July

3 Jul 2020

Capitalising on unexpected opportunities

Community

Capitalising on unexpected opportunities

Joy Des Fountain 2 Jul 2020

Basic education postpones briefing on school reopening

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic education postpones briefing on school reopening

14 May 2020

Basic Education to give an update on school reopening

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education to give an update on school reopening

12 May 2020

Supply of PPE is non-negotiable

Covid-19

Supply of PPE is non-negotiable

30 Mar 2020

2019 Matric class scores 81.3% pass

Primary & Secondary Education

2019 Matric class scores 81.3% pass

8 Jan 2020

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2019: Cutting the bloat

Maarten Ackerman 31 Oct 2019

President to launch Transport Month

Logistics & Transport

President to launch Transport Month

1 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

Cuban-trained doctors urged to drive change in SA

8 Jul 2019

Doctors and nurses were held at gunpoint to stop giving patients treatment. (Paul Botes)

Public Health

Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety

Nelisiwe Msomi 19 Jun 2019

New Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize (David Harrison)

Public Health

Politics & power: Why Zweli Mkhize may be a new dawn for health in SA - or not?

Mia Malan & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 31 May 2019