Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says her department is in the process of gazetting a draft data and cloud policy, amid the flurry of activity in the data centre market.

Applications for free digital skills training are now open, as the communications ministry forges ahead with plans to build SA’s 4IR army.

The communications and digital technologies ministry reveals to Parliament’s portfolio committee that it achieved an unqualified audit.

The department prepares campaigns in the Free State and Northern Cape, to encourage qualifying households to apply for government-subsidised set-top boxes.

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies donates a fully-furnished ICT lab to the newly-opened OR Tambo Technical High School.

The State IT Agency’s administrator, Luvuyo Keyise, details the thinking behind repurposing SITA, indicating the process is moving along swiftly.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams confirms the business case to merge Broadband Infraco and Sentech has been finalised.

The agency places six officials on precautionary suspension following a preliminary investigation into irregularities relating to digital migration.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams refutes media claims that she and members of her family have interfered in the procurement processes at the post office. 

The ministry of communications and digital technologies reveals it’s targeting to train 50 000 data scientists as part of the second cohort of its skills development initiative.

The authority says it has taken into consideration all submissions received and proposals on the matter.

The communications ministry and DBSA appoint BMIT to conduct a feasibility study into the best way forward for the next phase of the government broadband project.