The author, Claire Tucker South Africa’s constitutional order makes public participation a substantive requirement of lawful decision-making, and the courts enforce it. Two recent judgments on offshore seismic surveys show what follows when that obligation is met, and when it is not. Both hold lessons for data centre developers. In Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC…
The Russian military has not publicly commented. Zelensky initially put the death toll at 18, but Ukraine’s state emergencies service DSNS later said 24 people, including two rescuers and four police officers, were confirmed to have been killed. “The Russians could not have been unaware that the local residents who remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian…
Nairobi — The Eswatini Standards Authority (ESWASA) and AICE Africa have launched an artificial intelligence (AI) Safety and Standards Centre of Excellence aimed at building Africa’s capacity to assess, govern and certify AI systems. The center, launched in Mbabane on October 27, will develop technical skills, support businesses and public institutions in AI adoption and…
Johan Steyn, a human-centred AI advocate and thought leader, is founder of AIforBusiness.net. A 170MW approval is under appeal in Cape Town, and the hearing was closed to the appellants, the public and the press. Boards that lease capacity carry duties under a code in force since January. The instinct in most boardrooms is to…
TODAY’S MASS EXPLAINER |Jesus calls on Christians to put love of God and neighbour at the centre of their lives Pope Leo with head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Major Archbishop Shevchuk (ANSA). PHOTO/VATICAN. BY PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Catholic Christians gathering for Sunday Mass are being reminded of the importance of loving God and their…
South Africa’s available land could attract larger AI data centre campuses. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa is emerging as one of the markets for next-wave data centre growth in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, with the country’s availability of land potentially giving it an advantage, as established European hubs face growing constraints….
This October, Bellville’s entrepreneurial spirit takes centre stage as Bellville Business Expo (BBEXPO) 2026 returns to Tyger Valley Centre for its fourth annual business expo, transforming one of the region’s busiest retail spaces into a celebration of local business, creativity and community. More than an exhibition, BBEXPO invites the public to discover the businesses shaping…
The Department of Social Development seeks to appoint a service provider to render a hosted call centre service for its Gender-Based Violence Command Centre. (Image source: iStock) With school holidays and Heritage Day providing interruptions to the working week, National Treasury’s eTenders Portal delivers a quiet week. Despite the low volume of tenders, the hardware…
SASSA seeks a cloud-based omni-channel contact centre as a service solution. (Image source: iStock) National Treasury’s eTenders Portal delivers a mixed bag for the ICT industry this week, with a rush of new advertisements favouring those companies that are eager to engage in lower value, quick turnaround quotation requests. A new tender from the South…
The City of Cape Town has begun drafting refined development guidelines for large-scale data centre applications, marking its first formal acknowledgment that current municipal approval frameworks require systemic reform. The policy shift arrives alongside confirmation that a controversial rezoning approval granted in July for a hyperscale data centre precinct at King Air Industria has been…
