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Israel war
Oct 12, 2023

X heeds 24hr ultimatum to delete Hamas-affiliated accounts

Since the terrorist attack on Israel, X has removed or labelled tens of thousands of pieces of content, it says.

1:20

Mental health hotline available for students, says minister

On the heels of World Mental Health Day, minister Nzimande encourages students to use the Higher Health 24-hour crisis helpline.

5:00
4G
Oct 12, 2023

Spectrum propels 4G download speeds in SA

South Africa has the fastest average 4G download speeds and the highest amount of spectrum used for 4G connections in Africa, according to Opensignal.

6:50

Top ICT tenders: SITA plans cloud marketplace

SITA is advertising a transversal contract to provide government with access to cloud-based services through a marketplace.

4:30
Census 2022
Oct 11, 2023

Census 2022 marks SA's first digital population count

South Africa concludes its first digitally-led census, as Statistics SA departs from the traditional ways of collecting information for the national population count.

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ICASA
Oct 11, 2023

ICASA employees accept 5% increase, R20K cash

The telecoms regulator and labour union agree to end the industrial action at ICASA that had lasted seven days.

4:40

DOJ’s deceased estates online portal begins rollout

The Department of Justice’s Deceased Estates Online Registration System is expected to go nation-wide in January 2024.

5:40
POPIA
Oct 10, 2023

Justice dept takes on InfoReg over R5m POPIA fine

The department challenges a fine imposed on it for allegedly contravening the Protection of Personal Information Act.

3:50
NSFAS
Oct 10, 2023

NSFAS appoints acting IT head amid tech chaos

The financial aid scheme’s chairperson confirms the appointment of an acting CIO, to restore senior management capacity.

3:30
Eskom
Oct 10, 2023

Tech personality Mteto Nyati ‘ideal choice’ to lead troubled Eskom

Mteto Nyati replaces Mpho Makwana, who decided to step down as chairperson and non-executive director of the Eskom board after a year on the job.

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ICASA
Oct 9, 2023

R5.8bn in outstanding spectrum fees due to ICASA

Close to R6 billion in spectrum fees remain due to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, after its historic spectrum auction process last year.

2:10

STEM postgrads receive scholarship lifeline

A new partnership will provide financial backing for STEM postgraduates, to bolster the renewables sector skills pipeline.