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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

South Africa’s 257 municipalities, the bedrock of local governance, are currently grappling with a severe trifecta of challenges: worsening financial mismanagement, decaying infrastructure and rapidly

As South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) charts its course despite challenges, the spotlight remains on delivery – and few areas are as urgent or