Africa: MSF Urges U.S. and Key Donors to Help Global Fund Meet Targets

Africa: MSF Urges U.S. and Key Donors to Help Global Fund Meet Targets

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,…

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Sharp focus on IFMS contracts as SITA is added to probe targets

Sharp focus on IFMS contracts as SITA is added to probe targets

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…

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Top ICT tenders: CSIR targets network refresh

Top ICT tenders: CSIR targets network refresh

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has issued several networking, security and telephony tenders. It’s another busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal as municipalities get stuck into making the most of their budget allocations. While networking is a repeated theme in this week’s roundup of top tenders, it is the Council for Scientific…

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2024 hack aftermath hits national lab’s annual targets

2024 hack aftermath hits national lab’s annual targets

The National Health Laboratory Service’s outdated IT infrastructure led to the 2024 cyber attack. The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is still feeling the effects of the June 2024 cyber attack that rendered its ICT systems and infrastructure inaccessible, internally and externally. As a result, the national government institution did not meet 25% of its…

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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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