Tag: Government
Government is giving every South African learner a tablet – here’s who is getting...
In his state of the nation address in February, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government would provide every school child in South Africa with digital workbooks and textbooks on a tablet...
SA to develop Africa’s largest tech hub
Government is looking at developing the biggest tech hub in Africa, a coding and programming academy as well as co-working and co-creation spaces for the youth and start-ups in particular.
“Through the...
Government to open state-owned pharmaceutical company
The South African government plans to establish a competitive state pharmaceutical company in a bid to ‘de-commodify essential medicine supply to meet patient and national fiscal imperatives’.
This was one of the...
SA Govt seeks to reopen costly renewables deals to help Eskom
Eskom supplies more than 90% of South Africa’s power but is drowning in debt after a decade of decline.
South Africa wants to talk to independent power producers (IPPs) about lowering the...
5 ways government could introduce new ‘local taxes’ in South Africa
Research foundation, the South African Cities Network (SACN), has released its annual State of City finances report.
The report looks at the finances of the nine largest cities in South Africa...
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Improving internet access in Africa
One of the main concerns being addressed at this year’s Transform Africa Summit was that of the still low internet penetration in the continent’s...
