IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

For many years, South Africa (SA) has been operating two healthcare parallel systems . These being the private healthcare system and public healthcare system which have been operating in tandem to one another. This is now in the past after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law on 15 May   read more »

South Africa has recorded 50 consecutive days without load shedding as of 15 May 2024. This marks the longest period of uninterrupted power supply in nearly three years. It also surpasses the festive season record (15 December 2023 to 2 January 2024) when the country experienced 18 days without load shedding, following a 20-day load   read more »

This year marks 30 years since millions of South Africans cast their ballot in the democratic elections of 1994 for the first time in their lives. As the country reflects on 30 years of freedom and democracy, the celebrations will be focusing on the gains that have been made, achievements and milestones as well as   read more »

South Africa has been experiencing drier and hotter weather in the last few months. According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS) the heatwave that started on Sunday, 19 November 2023 and reached its peak on 27 November, broke records for being the hottest November in the country. On the 27th of November, more than   read more »

South Africa will have its seventh democratic elections in 2024. Every five years, South Africa holds national and provincial elections to elect the new National Assembly and provincial legislatures in each province. The 2024 national and provincial elections date will be announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in due course. In terms of the Constitution, elections   read more »

Since 2014, the number of people affected by hunger has been increasing. The United Nations (UN) estimates that 828 million people globally were affected by hunger in 2021. Yet food loss and waste is a cause for concern. Every year, 1,6 billion tonnes of food is wasted across the world of which 1,3 billion tonnes   read more »

On the 10th of October 2023, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) published the results of Census 2022. The latest census results show that the South African population grew to 62 million in 2022. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal continued to be the provinces with the largest population, at 15,1 million and 12,4 million, respectively. While Western Cape   read more »

Climate change is one of the leading human and environmental crisis of the 21st century. The rise in temperature increases the likelihood of extreme weather events such as storms, droughts, heat waves and heavy floods. The problem in understanding climate change or global warming is one of the major challenges confronting African people, their governments   read more »

According to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) World Employment and Social Outlook (2020), the global working-age population was recorded at 5,7 billion in 2020 and of that, roughly 57,9% (3,3 billion) were employed persons. It resulted in approximately 2,3 billion of the working-age population who were either unemployed or not economically active. Furthermore, high global unemployment trends   read more »

The month of July 2023 started on a high note for South Africans. First it was the decrease in the price of fuel on July 5th. Secondly, on the 10th of July, residents in some parts of the country woke up to the sheer wonder of the first snowfall in the city in more than   read more »