Adequately leveraging satellite tech for more effective disaster management can be a physical and monetary life-saver, according to research.
Sarens installs turbines at two wind farms in SA, as the country moves to add renewables to the grid.
The regulator successfully completes first week of international mobile telecoms radio frequency spectrum auction.
The accelerator attempted to beat the record of most users to take an online AI lesson in 24 hours.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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A civil society campaign calls for an analogue switch-off delay, saying government hasn’t done enough to educate the public about the move to digital TV.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
The renewable energy sector calls for acceleration of green energy generation as SA again battles load-shedding.
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
Over and above the impact on our daily lives, there are some long-term impacts on SA’s economy that we should be more concerned about.
The Cabinet has put on hold South Africa’s plan to license the wholesale open access network.
The City of Johannesburg has launched the #TakeCare campaign to educate residents on the importance of protecting telecoms infrastructure.
A note from National Treasury advises organs of state to place a hold on tenders.
The city reveals 16% growth for e-billing services since June 2020, as customers make the switch from paper to email, e-services.
The competition watchdog has approved, with conditions, the acquisition by IHS Towers of 5 713 towers owned by MTN SA.