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SONA 2026: IN FULL: President Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 10th State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 12 February.
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Human Settlements holds back R440m in grants for NMB because of underspending
Nelson Mandela Bay faces a R440m grant withdrawal from the national Department of Human Settlements, triggered by significant underspending and resulting in potentially severe implications for informal settlements.
POWER GUZZLERS: Cloud formations — how data centres work
In this part of our series, we look under the hood of the modern hyperscale data centre. It is no longer just a room of servers, but a complex industrial plant managing megawatts of power, rivers of coolant and the erratic heartbeat of artificial intelligence.
US judge blocks Pentagon's effort to punish Senator Mark Kelly
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge blocked the Pentagon on Thursday from reducing Senator Mark Kelly's retired military rank and pension pay because he urged troops to reject unlawful orders.
POWER GUZZLERS (PART FIVE): The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories
South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power.
Portugal approves restrictions on social media access for children
LISBON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Thursday approved a bill, on its first reading, requiring explicit parental consent for children aged 13 to 16 to access social media, in one of the first concrete legislative moves in Europe to impose s…
CAMPUS CHAOS: Students and police clash at Nelson Mandela University as protest turns violent
Chaos erupted at Nelson Mandela University on Thursday after private security and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) fired rubber bullets at students at the North Campus during a protest over accommodation, registration and transport issues.
COST OF POWER: Flawed electricity pricing policy and tariff regulation are deepening SA’s municipal electricity crisis
South Africa’s municipal electricity pricing is broken. Current policies are draining city budgets, overcharging residents and letting infrastructure crumble.