Top ICT tenders: SABS calls for new standards platform development

Top ICT tenders: SABS calls for new standards platform development

The SABS requires a solution that will use the latest technology to automate end-to-end business processes and procedures. The ICT industry is back in favour this week, with National Treasury’s eTenders Portal featuring a number of tech-focused advertisements, particularly from state-owned entities. The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) takes the headline, however, with its…

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Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

ICASA requires information on the development of an automated spectrum management system. It’s a busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal; however, the ICT industry is not favoured. This means the industry will largely need to look to lower-value municipal advertisements for opportunities. Amid this quiet backdrop, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)…

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Top ICT tenders: DCDT targets SABC/Sentech mediation

Top ICT tenders: DCDT targets SABC/Sentech mediation

The services of a mediator are required to assist the SABC and Sentech to reach an agreement on future signal tariffs. It’s an interesting week for the ICT sector, as National Treasury’s eTenders Portal delivers requests from organisations that are currently in the media spotlight for various types of mismanagement. This includes the Road Accident…

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CYNK makes a strategic merger for sustainable ICT

CYNK makes a strategic merger for sustainable ICT

In a move set to redefine the future of integrated business solutions in Africa, Albert Oosthuysen, Evotel and Net Nine Nine Group CEO, has officially launched CYNK, a new holding company formed through the strategic merger of five high-impact enterprises across the technology and investment sectors. Albert Oosthuysen CYNK, officially launched on Friday, 11 July…

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Samsung to support black-owned ICT firms under EEIP

Samsung to support black-owned ICT firms under EEIP

This is the third edition of Samsung’s Equity Equivalent Investment Programme. Samsung and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) have opened applications for the third edition of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), inviting black-owned ICT and service centre SMEs across South Africa to apply. The South Korean-based electronics giant says the R280…

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Bulk volume submissions on proposed EEIPs in ICT sector

Bulk volume submissions on proposed EEIPs in ICT sector

Communications minister Solly Malatsi. South Africans from far and wide have engaged with the draft policy direction that seeks to review the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector, with the official public consultation process garnering more than 19 000 submissions. This was revealed by the minister on Friday, delivering his…

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Top ICT tenders: Comms dept pursues SABC funding model

Top ICT tenders: Comms dept pursues SABC funding model

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…

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ICT SMEs slam draft transformation policy direction

ICT SMEs slam draft transformation policy direction

The ICT SMME Chamber does not support the proposed changes to the country’s black economic empowerment laws. The ICT SMME Chamber, which represents the interests of small businesses in South Africa, has slammed the proposed changes to the country’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws. This, after in May, communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi…

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