The Department of Human Settlements notes vulnerability to beneficiary manipulation among the reasons for a required substitute.
ITWeb Honours SA’s Top CIOs of 2026 | ITWeb Tech Headlines, 19 - 24 October 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Transnet group CIO Pandelani Munyai and Absa's Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms, were named the top public and private sector CIOs at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2026, with Sanlam's Theo Mabaso receiving an honourable mention.
Transnet’s Pandelani Munyai and Absa’s Jochem Melis win the public and private sector categories at the 2026 ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards, recognising their leadership in digital transformation.
The Department of Social Development seeks a turnkey hosted call centre service integrated into GBV functions nationally.
The department is looking for a service provider to develop ICT indicators, modelling and a scenario system.
A request for information from the South African National Roads Agency could see an alternative to its complex tolling environment, it says.
The South African Social Security Agency is looking for secure, reliable, scalable and highly-available connectivity across all its sites.
The worker, who posted dozens of defamatory videos, narrowly avoids activating a suspended 30-day prison sentence.
The dispute over a R1.5 billion contract is now set to be resolved through arbitration.
Transnet’s court argument that it shouldn’t be ‘exposed to unbudgeted financial expenditure’ fails.
The ICT services firm says Transnet’s appeal has no merit, insisting the court’s scathing judgement confirms Transnet’s lack of readiness.
Transnet argues that the court erred in several respects, including misinterpreting Gijima’s obligations to migrate both mainframe and non-mainframe applications.
The event served as a platform for the new cohort to gain a deeper understanding of internal auditing and its critical role in strengthening corporate governance.
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.