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Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

IT in government editor

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba is the IT in government editor at ITWeb. She reports on tech initiatives, policies and digital transformation strategies in government, banking and education. She holds an Honours degree in Journalism from Rhodes University. Behind that smile, she is plotting how best to get government officials to respond to her emails before deadline :)

Articles

2:30
Project Management26 Jul

NSFAS not backing down from legal tussle with fintech partner

The financial aid scheme confirms its appeal against the judgement interdicting it from terminating the contract with student allowances provider eZaga Holdings.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
3:30
Innovations24 Jul

Science, tech and innovation dept gets R10.6bn budget

For the 2024/25 financial year, the department received a budget of R10.6 billion, a slight dip from last year’s R10.9 billion.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
4:50
Project Management22 Jul

NSFAS eyes funds recovery as weak controls flagged

Inadequate controls at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme resulted in irregular payments, says the Special Investigating Unit.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
3:30
Networking19 Jul

Ramaphosa touts big broadband ambitions for SA

This forms part of the large-scale construction projects SA plans for the upcoming five-year term of the seventh administration, reveals president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
2:50
Innovations18 Jul

GP education’s online system records over 500K applications

The provincial education department’s online admissions system opened for grades one and eight registrations last week.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
4:00
Skills development and training17 Jul

New twist in NSFAS, fintech provider debacle

eZaga draws first blood in the legal quarrel with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to get its contract reinstated.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
2:50
BI and Data Analytics17 Jul

Taxpayers turn to digital channels as filing season begins

The South African Revenue Service has already recorded over 16 million digital exchanges with taxpayers this filing season.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
5:10
Digital Workplace16 Jul

New home affairs minister declares war on system downtime

It’s unacceptable that, in the year 2024 and in the age of AI, home affairs still does not have a reliable IT system, says Dr Leon Schreiber.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
4:30
CIO Zone15 Jul

DCDT leadership stability high on minister’s agenda

The comms ministry is operating at a vacancy rate of 18%, well above the vacancy target rate set by the DPSA, says new comms minister Solly Malatsi.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
2:40
Computing12 Jul

‘Science Oscars’ honour SA sci-tech, innovation excellence

The National Science and Technology Forum celebrates winners of the awards showcase, including the recipient of the lifetime award.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
2:10
CIO Zone12 Jul

Former dept of science, innovation DG heads to Unesco

Dr Phil Mjwara will take a top post at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, says minister Blade Nzimande.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
4:50
Devices11 Jul

Foldable phones remain out of reach for most South Africans

While smartphone makers continue to make foldable inroads, the high selling price of these devices is a significant inhibitor to this market’s overall growth, say analysts.

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