UL, the global safety science leader, has announced the release of a new digital platform and third-party certification scheme to help building safety and fire professionals across Africa increase their safety protocols, demonstrate best practice and reassure residents, investors, boards and other stakeholders. UL’s Built InForm software tracks and...

On 22 July, the first reports emerged that Transnet, a South African state-owned enterprise, was experiencing problems with its information technology (IT) networks. Transnet manages the nation’s rail, port and pipeline infrastructure. The disruption primarily affected operations in several container terminals, interrupting cargo movement. Four...

As the dust settles on insurrection, government must acknowledge the urgent need to repurpose a failing security system. The attempted insurrection of the past week affirms the extent to which South Africa suffers from debilitating political, social and economic pathologies. With high unemployment, inequality, poverty, xenophobia...