SASSA believes its business intelligence initiative will improve its decision-making processes, enhance operational efficiency and improve customer experience. It’s an interesting week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with the public sector targeting a wide range of requirements. It is the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), however, that takes the headline with its request for…
Optasia’s plans to list on the JSE could see the company valued at up to R23.5-billion in its public market debut. In a pre-listing statement on Monday, Optasia, whose backers include investor Michael Jordaan, outlined its intention to price its initial share offer at between R15.50 and R19/share. The number of shares on offer will…
Maziv is targeting connecting more than 8 000 cellular base stations with high-speed fibre. Maziv, the parent company of Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and Vumatel, says the cash injection and assets from Vodacom, following the merger, will help to scale its business, as it targets passing 50 000 South African homes per month with high-speed…
Abuja — Seplat Energy Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading independent energy companies, at the weekend, said domestic gas would remain the engine of prosperity for Nigeria and Africa in general, disclosing its plans to raise its gas production to 1 Bcf/d by 2030. A statement from the company stated that this informed the company’s heavy…
Flenk Mnisi, acting chief operating officer of Sentech and Anton Jooste, MD of digital services for South Africa at Seacom. Submarine cable operator Seacom and signal distributor Sentech have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the growth of small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa’s telecommunications sector. The agreement, signed at Seacom’s…
Qualcomm has announced a suite of new chips for PCs and phones, including a PC chip with a new security feature for businesses that analysts say is likely the first of its kind. San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the world’s biggest sellers of the chips at the heart of mobile phones, connecting them to…
Global efforts to fight three of the world’s most harmful and widespread infectious diseases—AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—are now under threat due to dramatic cuts in global health financing, warns Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In January, the United States—previously the largest funder of global health programs—announced a suspension and review of all international aid. Since then,…
Agnes Mlambo Eskom has purchased 20 electric vehicles, ranging from light delivery vehicles to light trucks, as it pursues a long-term plan to electrify its entire fleet. It said on Wednesday that the 20 vehicles will be deployed mainly in its distribution and generation divisions. The utility plans to buy another 100 EVs in the…
Sentech has specified four key areas of functionality the STB decoders are required to perform. It’s slim pickings for the ICT industry this week, despite over 650 new advertisements being posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal. Amid this drought of notable tenders, Sentech takes the top spot with its request for additional suppliers to apply…
The investigation will scrutinise whether contracts were fair, competitive, transparent, equitable, or cost-effective. The beleaguered State IT Agency (SITA) is facing yet another probe, this time over its involvement in National Treasury’s integrated financial management system (IFMS) project. This, as the scope of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s) investigation of the IFMS tender has been…
