Ramaphosa backs Malatsi’s BEE reforms for ICT sector

Ramaphosa backs Malatsi’s BEE reforms for ICT sector

President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has voiced his support for the process undertaken by communications minister Solly Malatsi to introduce equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector. Malatsi in May published a draft policy directive, which he intends issuing to Icasa, urging the communications regulator to investigate how EEIPs, which are already…

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Old Mutual pitchathon offers R4.2m to ICT, fintech SMEs

Old Mutual pitchathon offers R4.2m to ICT, fintech SMEs

Pali Lehohla, former statistician-general; Thabang Mkhuma, technical advisor at 4IR MICT; Nobesuthu Ndlovu, director of SME at Old Mutual Corporate; Lincoln Mali, CEO of Lesaka Technologies; and Talifhani Banks, CEO of Analytics X and Spaza Eats. Old Mutual SMEgo yesterday launched its second edition of the SMEGo Pitchathon, for businesses in ICT and financial services,…

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Top ICT tenders: IEC turns to tech consultants

Top ICT tenders: IEC turns to tech consultants

The Electoral Commission wants to draw from a panel of ICT consultants from external sources to complement its internal capacity. Despite last week’s Youth Day public holiday, National Treasury’s eTenders Portal provides a selection of opportunities for the ICT industry to consider. While several of South Africa’s more prominent state-owned entities feature in the issue,…

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AI and the future of ICT distribution

AI and the future of ICT distribution

For a long time, much of ICT distribution has been a game of reaction – waiting for vendor forecasts, fulfilling reseller orders and doing our best to keep the system moving. But as we all know, reacting isn’t the same as anticipating. And in today’s volatile, data-rich world, anticipation is everything. We’ve been thinking hard…

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