Allegations that shoes worn by the minister at the inaugural ICT Indaba were bought with sponsorship money have been denied.
The agency paid a service provider R15 million, despite delivery of only one out of 20 expected access centres.
Kenneth Mahuluhulu has been accused of defrauding the Compensation Fund of more than R1 million.
More than 700 000 learners and 38 000 educators use the project's network every day.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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The High Court ruled that the tender awarded to Cash Paymaster Systems by SASSA was illegal and invalid.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
The “E-toll Bill” must be amended before Parliamentary approval is given, so that Sanral doesn't have full power over e-toll tariffs, says the DA.
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
Government needs to participate in the creation of an ICT ecosystem to boost the economy.
Phase one of the Square Kilometer array will initially archive 10 petabytes of data.
The department aims to tackle gender inequality in the ICT sector with initiatives such as skills programmes for women.
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
The portal, implemented by Aurecon and 3fifteen, will aid rapid and co-ordinated responses from government agencies in the instance of an emergency.
The problems that derailed the smart ID card project were administrative and involved no corruption, says the State IT Agency.
The group spent $13.4 million on infrastructure to roll out its security payments contract in the last quarter of the year.
Like the City of Joburg, the Compensation Fund experiences billing issues after migrating to a SAP system.