Smart ID cards are key to the DHA’s modernisation programme. (Photograph by DHA) The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) issued over four million smart ID cards in 2025, the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department. For the 2025 calendar year, the department says a total of 4 002 964 smart ID…
Matric results will be released on 13 January 2026. (Image: Pixabay) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is set to publish matric results in the media next Tuesday, despite the Information Regulator saying an enforcement order banning it from doing so remains in force. This comes amid a court battle between the two government entities…
Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) is rolling out a modernisation and digital transformation strategy, prioritising the implementation of several technologies by 2030. The aim, as contained in its Revised Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2030, is to improve service delivery, efficiency, and accessibility while addressing IT infrastructure and…
Omega Shelembe, deputy director general: SOE oversight and ICT enterprise, at the DCDT. Despite communications minister Solly Malatsi vehemently expressing intent to resolve governance and the leadership vacuum within the department’s entities, these challenges persist for the ICT-focused ministry. Most notable among these is that leaders at some entities have been provisionally suspended, the entities…
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The Department of Transport’s IT infrastructure – including server storage and network – requires replacement. Activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal has returned to normal levels, with the public sector beginning to issue tender advertisements that will come into play next year. The ICT industry fares well, with a wide range of requests to cover…
Mmamoloko Kubayi, minister in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. While corporate SA is said to be leading the charge in artificial intelligence (AI) integration, South African government departments are taking notes in hopes of following suit. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) is working with the SA Law Reform Commission and…
The communications ministry will focus on digitally upskilling 30 000 government employees in the 2025/2026 financial year. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) will embark on the task of improving the digital literacy skills of 30 000 public service employees. So said DCDT deputy minister Mondli Gungubele, during the presentation of the department’s…
Television advertising revenue is dwindling and the competition for advertising has heightened. Volumes on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal are lower this week, but the ICT industry benefits from a range of interesting requests, with particular focus on software requirements. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies grabs the headline this week with its announcement that…
