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Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Johannesburg

IT in Government Editor at ITWeb

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  • Tech, skills mismatch debilitates SA’s public service

    1 week ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

    South Africa’s public service workforce lacks some of the technology skills essential for the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Additionally, even though most government officials are aware of these technologies, they struggle to apply them to enhance public administration and recognise how these can be used to optimise the efficiency of the state.

  • KasiD looks to go international as business grows

    1 week ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

    Local food delivery service KasiD is targeting exponential growth this year, aiming to be in more than 60% of the 532 townships in South Africa. So says founder and CEO Freddy Mahhumane, telling ITWeb about the platform’s short- to long-term goals. “We’re nearly there,” he said about reaching more townships. “When we started KasiD, we only had nine employees, but we now have 210 employees – directly employed by KasiD.

  • Comms minister, chairperson in spat over transformation laws

    2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

    Minister Solly Malatsi says a claim he is trying to circumvent transformation laws through the equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) are baseless and false. This, after Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, issued a statement this week expressing concerns over what she said appears to be the minister’s attempts to “thwart South Africa’s transformation laws” to appease business.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa is mobile money epicentre

    2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

    Mobile money has surpassed two billion registered accounts, with over half a billion active monthly users across the globe in the 25 years since its launch. Leading this market growth is Sub-Saharan Africa with a total of 1.1 billion registered accounts and more than 280 million active 30-day accounts, as recorded at the end of 2024. This is based on the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, compiled by the GSM Association’s (GSMA’s) mobile money programme data and insights team.

  • InfoReg takes data breach reporting online

    2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

    The Information Regulator (InfoReg) has established an online portal for reporting data breaches. As part of moving away from reporting via e-mail, the data privacy enforcer set up a new Security Compromises Reporting functionality on its eServices portal that went live on 1 April. It has urged public and private bodies to report data breaches via the online system.

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Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
Simnikiwe Mzekandaba @mzekandaba1
30 May 23

This is such sad news. May his soul rest in peace

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Celebrated analyst, broadcaster and author Eusebius McKaiser has died after suffering a suspected epileptic seizure, his manager Jackie Strydom told TimesLIVE on Tuesday. https://t.co/PEhfGG0mYI

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba
Simnikiwe Mzekandaba @mzekandaba1
15 Aug 22

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For immediate release. Lala ngo xolo Mshengu #RIPMagesh https://t.co/oBbEnn7udB

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Simnikiwe Mzekandaba @mzekandaba1
22 Jun 22

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