NTT Data Ditches Data Centres for Services | ITWeb Tech Headlines 27 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. NTT Data South Africa has sold seven data centres in a sale-and-leaseback deal with Open Access Data Centres, shifting its focus from owning infrastructure to delivering integrated managed services. Meanwhile, Standard Bank's business and commercial banking unit says data and AI are now its top priority, with CIO Fezile Dali revealing GenAI is helping staff anticipate client needs faster.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration makes it possible for users to engage with it directly via WhatsApp.
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CIO Nkosikhona Nkosi tells ITWeb TV how the CMMA’s IT unit plans to up its game, as it looks to deliver on its mandate of conciliation and arbitration.
The commission plans to deploy a WhatsApp-based chatbot for labour dispute referrals, reveals CIO Nkosikhona Nkosi.
Dr Mashilo Boloka seeks a reprieve from the CCMA, challenging his dismissal by the Film and Publication Board after a probe into the allegations levelled against him.
The troubled Passenger Rail Agency of SA says it is committed to enhancing its service offerings through technological advancements.
Phase three of the project requires monitoring and evaluation support, system support and knowledge management, says DBSA.
This week’s top ICT tenders see public sector interest in technology and telecommunications waning.
The telecoms sector gets attention from Eskom, Transnet and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.
A recent judgment in the Labour Appeal Court has re-emphasised that employees have a duty of good faith to their employers by disclosing material activities that may result in a conflict of interest.
The telecommunications company will pay 1 175 employees a 6% salary increase based on the individual’s total package, backdated to 2017.
The CCMA is receiving record numbers of retrenchment referrals as a result of the pandemic, says Nicol Myburgh, head: CRS Technologies HCM Business Unit.
Automation has led to redundancies and required the bank to evaluate its current resource capacity, which may necessitate reducing duplication of functions.
The Communication Workers Union blames Mustek for the continuing strike, an allegation that Mustek denies.