Cabinet has approved a new SITA board, for a three-year period. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) A full complement of new board members has been announced by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). This, as the embattled entity also welcomed its first permanent managing director Magatho Mello on 1 April, promising much-needed leadership stability for the…
Cabinet has approved a new, permanent board for the State IT Agency (Sita), drawing a line under more than two years of leadership instability that has hobbled government’s centralised IT procurement organisation and helped trigger a damning rebuke from the Auditor-General. Communications minister Solly Malatsi on Thursday welcomed the appointments, which run for a three-year…
The Namibian government is doubling down on aviation infrastructure as part of its growth strategy, with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi highlighting major upgrades at Hosea Kutako International Airport, including a third terminal and plans for a new national carrier, Namibia Air. “These developments are critical to ensuring that Namibia remains competitive and capable…
The State IT Agency (Sita) has lashed out at the City of Tshwane after electricity was cut to one of its facilities in Pretoria, accusing the municipality of acting without due diligence and wrongly blaming the agency for unpaid electricity bills. In a strongly worded statement on Friday, Sita said claims circulating on social media…
SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The incoming managing director (MD) of the State IT Agency (SITA) is expected to lead and oversee the implementation of the SITA 2025 – 2030 corporate strategy when he assumes his post. This is according to Tlali Tlali, head of corporate affairs at SITA, who…
Magatho Mello and Nketheleni Norman Gidi have been appointed to lead SITA and the Film and Publication Board, respectively. South Africa has a troubled history with state-owned entities (SOEs), with many flagged for their poor financial condition and governance challenges. Some of the SOEs under the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) portfolio have…
Magatho Mello takes on the role of SITA MD. New chief executives have been appointed for the State IT Agency (SITA) and Film and Publication Board (FPB), the communications ministry announced today. The new appointments are Magatho Mello, who takes on the role of managing director (MD) at SITA, while Nketheleni Norman Gidi will head…
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Magatho Mello as MD of the State IT Agency (Sita) – the first time in more than two years that the organisation has a leader not in the role on an acting basis. “The position has remained vacant since 2023 and has been filled in an acting capacity until…
The Gov Cloud Ecosystem provides scalable, secure and reliable access to critical services. Government departments handle massive volumes of data daily, from health records to tax information. But managing this securely and efficiently requires modern infrastructure. Enter the Gov Cloud Ecosystem. With software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) solutions, the…
SITA seeks a panel of suppliers to perform migration services of its clients’ applications, databases and servers to the Government Private Cloud Eco-system. It’s a promising week for the hardware sector, with several public sector organisations taking to National Treasury’s eTenders Portal to source infrastructure. However, a request for information from the State Information Technology…
