The '2023' toll-free helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing the nation with information about COVID-19.
The Department of Transport calls on drone pilots to comply with the lockdown directions, as it registers a rise in applications for permission to fly drones.
Phumza Dyani, chief marketing and sales officer at Broadband Infraco, is appointed as chief innovation officer at the Pan African Chamber of Commerce.
The company sees multiple incidents of copper theft which, assuming everyone is under lockdown, should not have happened, says CEO Althon Beukes.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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The legislative body leans on technology as it resumes its business during the nation-wide lockdown.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
The micro-transaction app’s platform will be free to social grant users during the pandemic for a 90-day period.
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
The Innovation Hub is inviting entrepreneurs to submit ideas for improving government service delivery.
The recently-established Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group drafts a policy position paper on crypto assets.
The regulator announces the qualifying operators to receive temporary spectrum, in an effort to bridge the communications divide during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The South African government introduces a platform to monitor fake COVID-19 news and sounds off warnings to those that spread disinformation.
Zero-rating the Web site will assist those affected by virus-disrupted earnings to get information about the UIF and/or apply for benefits.
The radio telescope finds a fascinating galaxy residing in the Norma cluster of galaxies, and one of the brightest objects in the southern sky.