Online scams risk undermining trust in SA government services

Protecting citizens when they interact with digital government services is fast becoming a top priority for governments around the world. By Moss Gondwe, public sector director at Mimecast The astonishing growth of the global cybercrime industry and the perceived ease...

Digital transformation and the public sector

Digital transformation has been a challenge for public sector organisations, but the changes wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic have accelerated the transition. By Amritesh Anand, associate vice-president at In2IT Technologies While legacy architecture and...

State’s developmental role puts procurement at centre of economy

Following years of economic hardship caused largely by the pandemic and exacerbated by the ripple effects of a constrained global supply chain, the South African government’s role in driving economic growth and job creation has been put back into the spotlight....

Financial management, skills key to municipal service delivery

Municipalities are not only service delivery centres that provide citizens with basic service such as safe water supply, electricity and health services, but are also accountable for maintaining healthy living conditions and bettering the quality of life for...

Emerging technologies to man international borders

For decades, long immigration queues at airports have been a concern with new complexities post the pandemic. With travel restrictions easing globally, border control authorities are likely to spend more time scrutinising travellers’ records, given the added...