Johannesburg Water Shutdown: A Complete Guide to the Braamfischerville Outage and South Africa’s Broader Water Security Challenge

Rand Water will conduct a critical 10-hour water shutdown for parts of Johannesburg on 16 January 2026 to upgrade infrastructure, directly impacting Braamfischerville residents. Concurrently, national authorities emphasize that systemic water savings are being undermined by persistent leaks, illegal connections, and inadequate enforcement, which offset conservation efforts. The government is advancing large-scale supply projects like the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to bolster future water security. Residents are advised to prepare for the outage by storing water and practicing responsible usageContinue Reading

Gap in Nigeria’s tech isn’t in talent, it’s in infrastructure, ecosystem — Samuel Oladipupo, software engineer – Tribune Online

Samuel Oladipupo is a senior software engineer at the Craneware Group with about a decade of experience architecting solutions across healthcare technology, fintech, and blockchain ecosystems. Driving healthcare innovation, he is passionate about clean code, agile methodologies, and mentoring the next generation of developers. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA,Continue Reading