Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Johannesburg’s unpaid bills rose from about R15 billion to almost R75 billion over a decade, while real infrastructure investment fell by roughly half, according to the CDE.

Managers act within an organisation’s mandate, leaving employers exposed to vicarious liability for workplace misconduct; a police-related case resulted in R250,000 compensation after management failed to act.

Relebocha Stander described building a waste-management business in Postmasburg, employing three to five part-time workers and funding operations by selling sorted recyclable materials.

UCT’s Times Higher Education World Academic Summit will address AI ethics, cross-disciplinary education, academic freedom and indigenous knowledge, with more than 500 delegates and 80 presenters from over 40 countries.

UCT’s Professor Togozani Machozi said universities must prepare students to learn continuously, unlearn outdated skills and adapt to a future that cannot be predicted with certainty.