The State IT Agency (SITA) hit the news this week with the new COO announcing the names of the five key private sector partners with which it will engage in discussions in order to create business opportunities. The comment sparked enormous response from outraged industry players not finding themselves on the select list of five.
Amid the widespread response to the revelation, SITA moved to clarify the matter and assure other IT companies there is room for them to engage with government in future.
DiData`s new major shareholder
Breaking news on Wednesday was VenFin`s decision to convert into shares the $100 million convertible bond it holds in Dimension Data. This effectively makes VenFin - now trading as Business Ventures Investments 951 - the largest Dimension Data shareholder. Share prices on both the LSE and JSE changed little after the announcement, trading slightly up on both exchanges.
Telkom battles with strikers, vandals
SITA`s comment sparked enormous response from outraged industry players not finding themselves on the select list of five.
Dave Glazier, junior journalist, ITWeb
Another round of Telkom strikes got under way on Tuesday, with about 11 000 Communications Workers Union (CWU) members downing tools for two days. Then yesterday ITWeb brought news of a second wave of vandalism to hit the fixed-line operator, significantly affecting services in KwaZulu-Natal as well as voice capabilities between SA and Botswana.
The timing of the vandalism led to rumours that striking workers may be responsible for the damage, but though Telkom refuses to link the two at this stage, it is understood that a possible link is being investigated.
Econet offered most of V-Mobile
The Econet Wireless Group said this week it has been offered a 65% stake in V-Mobile for $1 billion. Econet, Nigeria`s third largest mobile operator, says lawyers are assessing the "voluminous documents", and a team has been dispatched to Lagos in Nigeria to conduct a due diligence exercise on V-Mobile.
Domain scams return
Domain name scams aimed at getting companies to register domain names before someone else does surfaced again this week. Experts warned of the increased presence of such tricksters and said having knowledge about this "dark side of IT" is the key to not getting caught out.
Share