SASSA to issue amended grant RFP
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will issue an amended request for proposals (RFP) for the R10-billion social grant tender. It will file the amended RFP by Friday (13 February) as directed by the Constitutional Court. In December, the agency was...African ministers talk energy in Jozi
The World Energy Council will be gathering African energy ministers and energy leaders at a high-level roundtable in Johannesburg next Tuesday (17 February) to discuss the way ahead for Africa’s energy future. The Indaba Energy Leaders’ Dialogue will take place within...SWIFT adds African start-up contest
For the first time, SWIFT will host an African round of its global financial technology Start-up Challenge alongside its annual African regional conference (ARC), taking place from 5 to 7 May in Cape Town. The ARC, now in its 22nd year, brings together policy makers,...
Changing mobile usage trends
Mobile users are consuming more video than ever before, while larger format devices are starting to change the way people use their smartphones and tablets. These are among the findings of the Citrix Mobile Analytics Report for the first half of 2015, which also examines the pitfalls and opportunities for mobile operators and enterprise IT.
Issues keeping CIOs awake at night
Key issues keeping CIOs and IT professionals up at night in 2015 include downtime, security and IT talent acquisition. The findings from a recent survey by Sungard AS are particularly relevant to the South African market, and local ICT specialist Quintica warns that socio-economic issues such as load shedding, a less than buoyant local economy and the increasing brain drain, are not providing much solace to our own CIOs.