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Higher Education, Google to sign AI and digital skills agreement

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google aimed at advancing digital skills development and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in South Africa’s education sector.

Deepening evidence-based economic policy-making

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The National Treasury, together with its partners, has launched the third phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, reaffirming a shared commitment to grounding South Africa's economic policy decisions in rigorous, co-produced evidence.

SAMRC to host Outcome of Finance Alliance summit

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) together with the Presidency of South Africa’s Presidential Youth Employment Intervention are, from today, hosting a summit aimed at addressing South Africa’s most pressing health and development challenges.

Implementation of structural reforms pays off

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The implementation of structural reforms has liberalised the energy market, shifted it away from reliance on Eskom, resolved Eskom's debt, and enabled the power utility to invest in repairing and maintaining its energy generation infrastructure.

Steenhuisen hails court decision on national FMD strategy

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has welcomed today’s outcome in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, which has affirmed the department’s lawful authority to regulate and manage South Africa’s response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).