African states remain tech colonies, says 4IR commissioner

The public service and administration department steps in to help the Eastern Cape government craft an ICT strategy after it had to withdraw the initial document due to plagiarism.

Energy minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted amendments to Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity, to enable municipal power generation.

The suspect is to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court for alleged theft of 60 hard drives from various workstations at the City of Johannesburg’s offices.

Government is developing “innovative new models” to provide low-income households with access to affordable, high-speed Internet.

The department moves to quell concerns over the appointment of Basil Ford as executive caretaker at the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA.

This week’s National Tender Bulletin sees government racing to award outstanding tenders.

Licence-exempt or lightly-licensed access to vacant UHF band TV channels can enable rapid deployment of low-cost, long-range connectivity, it says.

The social media platform lacked adequate cyber security protections and, at the time of the attack, did not have a chief information security officer, says a report.

While Vodacom says its deal with Rain was sanctioned by the authorities, the Progressive Blacks in ICT says the arrangement cannot be allowed.

iiDENTIFii has developed biometric facial recognition technology that interfaces with the Department of Home Affairs and can onboard an individual within 30 seconds.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has released the Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill for public comment – which aims to help formalise township-based enterprises.

The role of the state CIO has never been more vital to how government agencies deliver services to their constituents, says Jordan Kroll, director of public sector at CompTIA.