IN CONVERSATION WITH UDM ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL, MS ZANDILE PHIRI

The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) has used the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town to mark a major milestone — 30 years of existence — positioning itself as a key driver of skills development in South Africa’s mining and minerals sector.

Group calling itself the Activists and Citizens Forum have publicly called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, citing growing frustration over what they describe as the country’s escalating water crisis. The call comes as communities, particularly in Gauteng, face persistent water shortages and supply interruptions, with activists blaming poor governance…

South Africa is gearing up for the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 19:00 in Cape Town City Hall. This address by President Cyril Ramaphosa occurs just weeks before the country heads into local government elections, making it a moment of significant…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party — a relatively new political force in South African politics — has announced a Presidential Task Team (PTT) to help steer the party’s operations ahead of the 2026 local government elections. The party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, says the team faces a significant…

The South African government has officially congratulated Professor Vukosi Marivate, a leading data scientist and artificial intelligence (AI) expert from the University of Pretoria, on his appointment to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence — a new and landmark scientific body convened under the aegis of the United…