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SA’s risk profile rises amid leadership, governance failures

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

Investment in digital and telecoms infrastructure could help improve service delivery, according to the IRMSA Risk Report. Out of South Africa’s key network industries, the telecommunications industry remains as the one that is “still functional”. As a result, improving the energy, transport/logistics and water industries is paramount, as there is a risk of them becoming…

Millions poured into SA’s civic tech despite project failures

eriinfo.com4 months ago012 mins

Civic technology came into focus at the Social Media Summit for Government. Civic technology solutions tend to be “vanity projects” that result in millions of public funds spent on tech that does not solve existing challenges. This was one of the takeaways during a panel discussion at the 2025 Social Media Summit for Government, convened…