Youth ICT Council and Microsoft SA have united to drive AI readiness within public service. (Image source: 123RF) The National Youth ICT Council has joined forces with software giant Microsoft South Africa to drive artificial intelligence (AI) education within public service. The partnership targets at least 1 000 citizens to be enrolled and certified in…
Transnet’s freight rail division aims to use modern AI methodologies to advance next-generation rail analytics and support tech transformation. (Image source: 123RF) It’s a busy week for lower-value, targeted requests on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, as national and provincial departments once again take a step back from advertising new ICT requirements. Meanwhile, Transnet’s freight rail…
The Electoral Commission wants to redevelop its public mobile application to offer enhanced functionality and improved user experience. Activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal is showing signs of recovery this week, with several advertisements targeting strategic technology dependencies which will interest the ICT industry. All eyes are on the Electoral Commission (IEC), however, as it…
The Department of Correctional Services’ transition to an automated information security system still lags behind. Three of the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS’s) critical ICT systems are still on the back foot, the parliamentary portfolio committee heard this week. This is despite the auditor-general (AG) of SA’s repeat findings on the department’s lagging ICT strategy….
Postbank wants to modernise its digital banking capability. The post-budget dip continues this week with little on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal to excite the ICT industry. However, activity is likely to climb again towards the end of the month as national and provincial departments prepare to take advantage of new financial allocations available to them…
Sentech seeks the development of IOT ecosystem, with all the components that enable people, businesses, governments and consumers to connect to their IOT devices. (Image source: 123RF) It’s always a quiet week for National Treasury’s eTenders Portal when the finance minister delivers his budget speech to Parliament, and this year is no different. However, this…
The Department of Transport seeks a turnkey solution for personalisation of smart driving licence cards. (Image source: 123RF) The ICT industry is favoured with a broad range of requests on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal this week. Nevertheless, all eyes will be on a tender from the Department of Transport’s Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) for…
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…
