Malatsi promises to tear up old policy playbook

Malatsi promises to tear up old policy playbook

Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi said on Friday that government is changing its approach to policy formation in the telecommunications sector by incorporating more input from stakeholders in industry, academia and other sectors of society. Malatsi was speaking to guests at a telecoms industry policy colloquium hosted by the department…

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Home affairs promises full automation by next year

Home affairs promises full automation by next year

Home affairs deputy minister Njabulo Nzuza The home affairs department has undertaken to ensure that all its services are fully automated and digitised over the next year. According to its 2024/2025 annual report released on Monday, it is making progress in its digitisation project, with 40 million of more than 340 million civic services records…

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Smartee 360 promises to end manual asset tracking in South African supply chains

Smartee 360 promises to end manual asset tracking in South African supply chains

Bluetooth Low Energy warehouse installation For decades, managing physical assets has been one of the most complex and error-prone parts of running a supply chain. Warehouses and distribution centres juggle thousands of moving parts from forklifts and roll cages to laptops, pallets and temperature-sensitive products, often across multiple sites and regions. Yet in 2025, many…

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Africa: ‘It’s Time to Deliver’ – COP29 Presidency Urges Action on Climate Finance Promises

Africa: ‘It’s Time to Deliver’ – COP29 Presidency Urges Action on Climate Finance Promises

Climate change continues to have escalating impacts on the world, making the Conference of the Parties (COP) an essential global climate action platform. Climate-related disasters are increasing worldwide, affecting mostly developing countries that contribute very little to global emissions. In Africa, climate change costs countries between 2% and 5% of their GDP. Some nations even…

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DStv promises major changes, might unbundle SuperSport to win back subscribers

DStv promises major changes, might unbundle SuperSport to win back subscribers

MultiChoice CEO Byron du Plessis has pledged significant changes to boost the company’s subscriber base, stating the broadcaster is “willing to reverse decisions when they are not the right ones.” In an interview, Du Plessis elaborated on plans to potentially unbundle SuperSport from higher-tier DStv packages. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Nvidia…

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