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New minister reveals R300m cyber heist at public works dept

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure discloses cyber crime that resulted in at least R300 million being stolen in the past 10 years.

7:50

Top ICT tenders: Security concerns for eTenders Portal

An expired digital certificate on National Treasury’s tender advertisement platform sees the website classified as not secure.

3:00

Gauteng education to kick-off online admissions

Online admissions for grades one and eight for the 2025 school year will open on 11 July, says the provincial education department.

5:10
Eskom9 Jul

After over 100 days of no load-shedding, load-reduction arrives

The power utility has to implement load-reduction to protect its assets from repeated failures and explosions, it says.

3:00

Global astronomy gathering to take place in Cape Town

South Africa becomes the first country in Africa to host the International Astronomical Union General Assembly.

1:10

Free training prepares SMEs for cloud computing

The communications department partners with Huawei SA to provide cloud computing skills for local small and medium enterprises.

1:30

AI simplifies SA’s Constitution for Gen Z

Non-profit We the People SA turns to generative AI to translate the formal language of the Bill of Rights into contemporary phrases and words.

8:00

Telcos draw battle lines over ‘secret’ spectrum pooling

The gloves are off in South Africa’s telecoms industry, with mobile network operators heading to court over spectrum pooling arrangements.

2:10

IFP’s Bonginkosi Dhlamini to head Gauteng’s e-government dept

The Department of e-Government welcomes the Inkatha Freedom Party’s Bonginkosi Dhlamini as new MEC, who takes charge of the now-standalone department.

1:50

SIU, partners forge data-enabled corruption fight

The Special Investigating Unit joins forces with GIZ and GIBS to improve anti-corruption efforts through data analytics.

3:40
Solar4 Jul

Solar industry slams 10% duty on solar panels

The industry believes the duty will see costs being passed on to the already financially-constrained South African consumer.

7:10

Top ICT tenders: Disaster recovery option sought for Natis

The Road Traffic Management Corporation is looking for co-location of a second data centre to ensure maximum availability of its servers.