Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with Anthropic to create a global business unit dedicated to Claude adoption, targeting highly regulated industries including financial services, healthcare and aviation.
SKA telescope progress, R2bn hospital fraud, AI ethics call, eFiling hijacks, new high-speed network
In this week's tech news roundup on ITWeb, South Africa advanced the global SKA telescope project with the first five dishes operational, while the SIU exposed R2 billion looted from Tembisa Hospital through syndicate fraud. At the same time, minister Solly Malatsi urged ethical guardrails for AI as SA leads the G20 task force, and the Tax Ombud warned of rising eFiling profile hijacking. Lastly, Broadband Infraco partnered with Huawei to launch an 800Gbps backbone network to drive.
Canal+ seals MultiChoice deal, Transnet modernises, Seacom expands, and courts weigh crypto future
In this week's tech news roundup on ITWeb, Canal+ has officially taken control of MultiChoice after all regulatory approvals, bringing board changes to the South African entertainment giant. Transnet has upgraded its ERP system to SAP S/4HANA, enabling real-time data processing and AI integration to boost efficiency. At the same time, Seacom launched a new subsea cable linking Africa to global markets, aimed at meeting rising demand for AI, cloud, and data services.
SA’s universities are “doing a fantastic job” producing ICT skills and Tata Consultancy Services sees this as a growth opportunity, says regional director Langa Dube.
The telco says it is confident collaborations and partnerships forged at the event will continue to grow and find solutions for problems in Africa.
Nihilent director and executive vice-chairman LC Singh reflects on the early years of IT, the genesis of Nihilent’s change management framework and riding the wave of the experience economy.
Total Client Services will issue shares to raise R100?million, which will improve its financial performance.
Top IT companies including TCS, Infosys and Wipro are believed to be vying for the prestigious project.
The company offers SMEs a fully integrated IT solution and aims to grow its customer base this year.
Tata foresees increased spending across industry verticals in the new fiscal year.
The companies run the risk of having their listings suspended by the bourse.
In this World Wide Wrap: TCS wins Ericsson contract, Nasa extends IT contracts, and Forrester hosts CLM Webinar.
In this World Wide Wrap: TCS wins $200m deal, EC sets deadline, and joint venture services Qatar.
India`s Tata Consultancy Services is to sign a sponsorship agreement with the Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering at Wits University.