SUNDAY, 19 APRIL 2026, 13:50
Have your say on draft procurement regulations
National Treasury has published the draft General Public Procurement Regulations, 2026 and draft Public Procurement Tribunal Regulations, 2026, for public comment in the Government Gazette.
The draft regulations and the notices can be accessed on the National Treasury website...
Khampepe Inquiry is part of an agreement reached in settlement discussions.
Government calls on private sector to partner in enhancing conservation
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has called on the private sector to partner with government to slow biodiversity loss, restore critical habitats, and secure the ecological infrastructure that supports the economy.
This as the National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) paints...
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze face charges including defeating the ends of justice.
Judges Matter welcomes JSC’s decision to reclassify allegations to gross misconduct
AKA and Tibz were shot and killed in February 2023 a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban.
Cold weather to dominate SA
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a period of cold, wet and windy weather conditions is expected to affect large parts of the country from Friday through to Monday, 20 April.
“This change in weather is associated with the passage of two consecutive cold fronts making landfall over the western parts of South Africa. Initially, these systems...
The Ndimande brothers, accused in the murders of AKA and Tibz, are due in court.
JSC disagrees with Tribunal finding in Judge Mbenenge matter
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has overturned the decision by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal into the complaint of Andiswa Mengo against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge.This follows a meeting held last month whereby the JSC, excluding the members designated by the National Assembly and the National...
Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi was implicated through Fannie Nkosi’s testimony.
The attempted murder case against Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused resumes…
The Nkabinde Enquiry is set to rule on Shamila Batohi’s request to consult legal counsel.
CRL Rights Commission conducted an oversight visit at Ikhaya Labafundi church on Thursday.
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has played multiple recordings addressed to Julius Mkhwanazi.
InnoPower Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Luma Learn aimed at expanding access to artificial intelligence education and digital skills development across Africa, with a focus on removing barriers including cost, location and limited exposure to advanced training. The collaboration will leverage Luma Learn’s learning platform and InnoPower Africa’s community networks to...
PowerLabs, a Nigeria-based energy and climate technology startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round led by Breega, with participation from Catalyst Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures and Kaleo Ventures, to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered energy management platform across Nigeria’s commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 2023 by Tobechukwu Arize, who serves as CEO, and […]
A South Africa-founded startup is challenging the AI industry’s energy-intensive growth model, securing $5 million in seed funding to develop tools that compress and restructure AI models so they can run on smaller devices using significantly less power. The round was led by California-based climate technology investor VoLo Earth Ventures. Refiant AI was founded in […]
A 31-year-old entrepreneur from Richards Bay is carving out a niche in South Africa’s growing agricultural technology sector through a drone company focused on sustainable farming, forestry and environmental conservation — a business she launched after seeing a WhatsApp advertisement for a training course. Bongiwe Nyawo founded Nyawo Zendalo Air in May 2024 after qualifying […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile urges skills development to align with digital transformation.
The JSC has handed Mbenenge a sanction of ‘gross misconduct’ in the sexual harassment probe.
Six people have been shot, killed in two separate attacks on the Cape Flats over the past few hours.