ICT tenders: Currently under business rescue, SAPO is seeking a single service provider to deliver managed WAN and telephony services. It’s an auspicious start to the new year for the ICT industry as last-minute invitations posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal during the closing weeks of 2025 provide opportunities to dig in to. Interestingly, many…
MK chief whip Colleen Makhubele The EFF and Jacob Zuma’s MK Party have both launched blistering attacks on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment in the ICT sector. MK, for its part, accused the minister — a senior member of the DA — of “illegal”, “clandestine” and “arrogant”…
SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) It’s a particularly busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal with final tender invitations from national government departments dominating this last issue of the year. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) takes the spotlight with the news it wishes to have the State…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi The ANC has delivered a withering rebuke of communications minister Solly Malatsi’s final policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment, arguing that it goes beyond the minister’s legal authority and threatens transformation, national security and regulatory independence. In a statement on Saturday, the party condemned Malatsi’s policy directive to…
The City of Cape Town’s latest tender calls for a service provider to supply, install, operationalise and provide post-go-live stabilisation support for the SAP ERP solution. With the year’s end firmly on the horizon, activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal is starting to shift to projects that will be considered in 2026. However, there is…
While electricity consumption in the ICT sector is expected to continue growing between now and 2030, greenhouse gas emissions will decrease due to an uptake in renewable energy by ICT companies. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, released on Thursday, AI data centres are the main driver of increased electricity consumption, with about 40%…
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…
Returning to the TechCentral Show is ICT regulatory expert Dominic Cull, founder of Ellipsis and regulatory advisor to the Internet Service Providers’ Association. Cull recently attended communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy colloquium in Pretoria – the first under a non-ANC communications minister. Cull says there is a discernibly different tone from Malatsi compared to his…
The South African National Energy Development Institute and Eskom seek tech solutions to improve financial recovery. It’s a particularly busy week for public sector procurement officers, with almost 850 notices posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal. The ICT industry benefits from this rush, with the State IT Agency (SITA) standing out with five new tenders…
SASSA wants to implement modernisation and digitisation improvements in two provinces. It’s a busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with many opportunities for the ICT industry to consider. However, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), dominates the issue with six requests focused on modernisation and digitisation improvements in two provinces. The agency’s Western…
