THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

South Africa faces an escalating water crisis driven by infrastructure decay, under-investment and fiscal constraints. National non-revenue water averages 47% and, according to a joint

When taps run dry or refuse piles up, the frustration is immediate. But behind most service breakdowns lies a financial breakdown. Municipalities have a profound

South Africa’s municipalities are caught in a cycle of service delivery protests, audit failures and declining public trust. Yet, a tool designed to help break

At GovTech2025, the future of South Africa’s digital economy was framed by two powerful, interconnected forces: the tremendous opportunity of the Data & AI Economy

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s presented his 2025 Budget Speech last week and the key takeout is that higher prices are in store for South Africans,

The National Treasury’s recent report on local government revenue and expenditure for the second quarter of the 2024/25 financial year casts a long shadow over

As the sun rises over the newly secured, electrified perimeter of the Matjhabeng Enterprise Industrial Park (MEIP), it doesn’t just illuminate freshly paved walkways and

Africa is urbanising rapidly. According to Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2025 (an OECD report), our cities will house 1.4 billion people by 2050 – twice today’s

President Cyril Ramaphosa has repeatedly emphasised South Africa’s commitment to industrialisation – with a focus on growing manufacturing capacity, attracting investment and building globally competitive