Research firm IDC predicts SA's government will see double-digit IT spending growth over the next few years.
The anti-tolling alliance urges the public to contest government's decision to go ahead with e-toll implementation.
As many as 35 000 call centre agents could be without jobs because of the pending Protection of Personal Information Act.
Interested parties and the public protest Friday's announcement that e-tolls could be instituted as early as Christmas Eve.
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The Department of Communications says it is using its stake in Telkom to drive service delivery and business stability.
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Implementation of the controversial e-tolling system will begin in about two months, after today's publicly proposed tariffs are reviewed and tabled.
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Home affairs saves R100 million as its modernisation project is held up.
The Square Kilometre Array project will receive R30 million more for broadband.
Government will not increase spending beyond what it set out in February's medium-term budget.
Some R100 million is reprioritised from the broadband infrastructure programme as a strategy has yet to be developed.
Cabinet has approved the gazetting of new tariffs for e-tolling.
Yusuf Saloojee is back in his post as ambassador to Iran, but only until the MTN bribery probe is wrapped up.