The Y2K Decision Support Centre is wrapping up its Y2K watch tomorrow, despite warnings from Y2K professionals who say compliancy problems might not be over yet.
In a statement released today, the centre says it has successfully completed monitoring the mission-critical systems of local authorities over the date rollover.
"We suffered no major incidents and the personnel accomplished all its tasks," says Kiekie Mpuntsha, Y2K Centre human resources manager.
Since December the centre`s two projects - Status Watch and the information hotline (086-121-2000) - provided domestic and international audiences with current information about the country`s Y2K readiness.
While much attention was focused on the projects on New Year`s Eve, both remained operating in January to ensure consumers and international investors received up-to-date information in the first days of 2000. The programmes will end tomorrow.
ITWeb columnist, Karl Feilder, believes that we can expect Y2K glitches well into the year, with problems climaxing around April.
"Y2K is about creeping chaos rather than sudden chaos," warns Feilder. "I`m on record as saying that the impact of the year 2000 problem will really start to be felt over the first quarter of 2000."
The centre plans to issue a report that will detail communications activities for the year ending March 2000.
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