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Why SA’s public services must go fully digital by 2030

by Allan Davison | July 3, 2025 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

Across South Africa, public service teams work tirelessly to meet the needs of citizens – often under immense pressure and with challenging circumstances. By Gugu Nyanda, health and public service lead at Accenture, Africa While there has been meaningful progress in...

Hayo NMR helps emerging markets boost digital tax revenues

by Allan Davison | July 1, 2025 | Industry Areas, IT in Government | 0 Comments

Hayo has launched its National Mobile Registry (NMR) platform to help governments in emerging markets to regulate imports and ensure a controlled entry process for mobile devices. The solution identifies and addresses illegal imports, facilitating tax enforcement and...

E-registration will reshape SA property transactions

by Allan Davison | June 20, 2025 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

After years of anticipation, the South African electronic deeds registration system (eDRS) launched on the 1st of April and is set to modernise property registration in the country and improve turnaround times. In a world where AI is already transforming the real...

Cybersecurity key for local by-elections

by Allan Davison | May 15, 2025 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

With municipal by-elections taking place across South Africa throughout 2025, attention is once again turning to the strength of local governance. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director at Fortinet South Africa But beyond the campaign posters and voting stations...

IT asset management improves audit success

by Allan Davison | Feb 1, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

Effective IT asset management can help all tiers of government departments to have a clear view of their IT assets. This can help a department to have no unexplained variance between the lists of IT assets purchased against the actual assets that can be accounted for...