Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has backtracked on her decision not to appoint a sixth new ICASA councillor. In a letter sent to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ndabeni-Abrahams informed Parliament that she has now appointed the sixth member of the ICASA council. Ndabeni-Abrahams had previously tried to override the decision […]
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has appointed five new ICASA councillors. The minister gazetted the appointments on 21 August 2020. The list of names include two former councillors, Keabetswe Modimoeng and Peter Zimri, both of whom served at ICASA from April 2016 until June 2020. Other appointments are former Independent Broadcasting Authority […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has unveiled a programme to empower youth from the remote areas of the country by giving out laptops with internet connectivity. The public-private partnership between mobile operator MTN and the department has been working with various municipalities and community youth centres to ensure that the project […]
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will deliver the opening keynote address at AI Expo Africa 2020. The expo, which will be held as an online event, will take place on 3rd and 4th September 2020. Now in its third year, AI Expo Africa is the continent’s largest trade-focused Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, […]
Despite tough times, women in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry raised a massive R61 106.11 to help the Sandton SPCA build a new sterile clinic. The money was raised through a Women’s Day initiative, 101 Donations, organised by Channelwise and A-Plus. Every year, Women’s Day events around the country raise funds for deserving […]
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Minister has pleaded with the boards of the South African Post Office (SAPO) and Postbank to fast track the digitisation of banking services to make them more efficient. This comes after the Minister, during meetings with the entities in the past two weeks, raised concerns about the […]