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Malatsi seeks ‘privatisation scenarios’ for post office

The goal is to modernise SAPO’s operations, drive innovation and increase its competitiveness, says comms minister Solly Malatsi.

2:30
State IT Agency
Oct 2, 2024

Schools scoop R2m in SITA robotics challenge

Six primary and secondary schools emerge as winners of the State IT Agency Coding and Robotics Challenge.

6:40

Top ICT tenders: ICASA to update, amend National Radio Frequency Plan

The regulator’s call for assistance follows earlier requests for help with updating the IMT roadmap and Radio Frequency Migration Plan.

4:00
Renewable energy
Oct 1, 2024

SA’s renewables adoption must be on ‘steroids’, says minister

The electricity and energy department wants to gather as much information as possible to improve SA’s Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.

4:20
NEC XON
Oct 1, 2024

Streamlining government operations: The case for biometrics-driven self-service infrastructure

NEC XON’s self-service terminals for e-government can identify individuals through their fingerprints or facial recognition, confirming their identity and preventing ID theft.

2:40

Digital governance in the spotlight at ICEGOV in Pretoria

Hosted in Africa for the first time this year, ICEGOV will include four days of workshops, papers and discussions.

5:30

Home affairs to tap machine learning to counter fraud

The department’s new strategy directs that over the next five years, all of its services must be fully automated, digitised and offered online.

2:10
ICEGOV
Sept 30, 2024

International ICEGOV digital governance conference held in Pretoria this week

The 2024 edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance will be hosted in Pretoria this week.

4:00
Cyril Ramaphosa
Sept 27, 2024

President details closed-door ‘bromance’ with Elon Musk

The tech billionaire is looking at SA with some interest in a number of industries, such as telecoms and the automotive sectors, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

1:30
Broadband Infraco
Sept 26, 2024

BBI acting CEO takes up position permanently

Broadband Infraco appoints Gift Zowa as permanent CEO, after acting in the position since November 2022.

3:50
OTT
Sept 26, 2024

Debate intensifies over OTT contributions to telcos' network costs

The OTT service model is dependent on the availability of reliable network infrastructure, says CEO of ACTforSA.

7:30

Top ICT tenders: Environment dept targets managed security services

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment points to “craftier” cyber criminals that are becoming an intensified threat to government.