Parliament's upper chamber describes some RICA requirements as "unfair, unreasonable and ludicrous".
Dr Sibusiso Sibisi has been awarded national honours by the president.
The Department of Science and Technology has included two ICT-related chairs among the 51 awarded.
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri's May budget speech announcements have been gazetted.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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Just over a year after the EC Act was passed, government wants to amend it to accommodate Infraco.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
SAPS was the single biggest eNatis user last month.
PPPs to fast-track digital transformation
Hosted in partnership with ITWeb Brainstorm and BCX, a Public Sector in ICT Forum event took place at Protea Fire & Ice in Menlyn on 17 August. Attendees could benchmark with industry leaders who have entered successful PPPs and engage in meaningful conversation to foster change in the digital journey of both the public and private sector. #ppp #digitaltransformation #bcx
A large number of local municipalities are moving towards creating their own broadband networks, says ForgeAhead.
The country's new police air wing chooses a South African "eye in the sky".
A conference highlighted the absence of a sound ICT policy in the West African country.
Mapping the digital transformation journey
MTN and Microsoft partnered with Brainstorm magazine in hosting three executive roundtables at The Saxon on 21 June. The conversations that took place focused on the digital transformation journey for the public sector, enterprise and SME markets. #mtn #microsoft #digitaltransformation
My month-end financial woes are nothing compared to the sad state of Sentech's funding.
In this World Wide Wrap: Pentagon develops unmanned spy planes, US Airforce gets RFID, and Aerojet grows missile defence.
Funding problems prevent it from reaching its full potential, says the state-owned institution.
The DA blames corrupt activities for the two-week system shutdown at the provincial back-office hub.