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…
This week’s top tender advertisements for the ICT sector are dominated by SITA, RAF and SARS. It’s a quiet week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with fewer requests being posted, many of which feature low-value requirements and short turnaround times. For the ICT sector, however, this week’s top advertisements are dominated by the State IT…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT The department of communications & digital technologies will host a policy colloquium soon to solicit inputs ahead of a planned overhaul of South Africa’s ICT sector legislation. Speaking in parliament on Friday, Malatsi said the goal of the colloquium will be to ensure South Africa’s policy and regulatory…
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…
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…
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…
The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has come out in support of the Communications Minister’s proposed new policy direction. Source: © 123rf 123rf The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has come out in support of the Communications Minister’s proposed new policy direction ISPA says its submission supports the finalisation of the draft direction in its…
The Road Accident Fund seeks to upgrade its SAP ECC 6.0 landscape to SAP S/4HANA platform. It’s a somewhat low-key week for the ICT industry on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, despite the appearance of the Department of Defence and two provincial education departments. However, the Road Accident Fund (RAF) grabs attention with its announcement that…
If you work in ICT distribution, you’ve felt the shift. E-commerce has moved from a bolt-on to a business essential. What started as a convenience has become the way many customers expect to do business. Some see this as disruptive. I don’t. I see it as an enabler. That doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s a…
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…
