As president Cyril Ramaphosa readies for the State of the Nation Address tonight, the ICT sector is optimistic the tech industry will be high on the agenda.
The Shoprite Foundation has launched two robotics labs in the Eastern Cape, investing over R3 million to equip Grades 8 and 9 learners with critical skills in robotics, coding and digital literacy.
The regulator hears divergent views on its proposed licensing framework for satellite services, as SpaceX snubs the hearings.
Presidency deputy minister Kenny Morolong calls for collaboration between the private and public sectors to assist educational digitisation.
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Ganesh is geared up to drive innovation, strategic growth and transformative solutions across the region.
The president speaks to the tech billionaire, who is now part of Donald Trump’s inner circle, to discuss “distortions” created about SA.
THz technology is emerging as a promising candidate for next-generation remote wireless communication systems.
PPPs to fast-track digital transformation
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The parliamentary comms committee adds its voice to ICT legislative framework reform debate, pointing to the “horribly outdated’ regulatory environment.
The Office of the Tax Ombud requests taxpayers’ input to help in its enquiry of eFiling profile hijacking incidents.
The software must be able to effectively investigate issues across a range of devices and operating systems, says the State IT Agency.
The tech billionaire takes to social media to ask president Cyril Ramaphosa why SA has “openly racist ownership laws”.