eGovernment today is changing the quality of service delivery to people around the world But is South Africa on track?
In its forthcoming CA IT Management Symposium* scheduled to take place on the 25th February at Vodaworld in Johannesburg, CA Southern Africa will explore the challenges faced by the public sector and unveil the solutions necessary for successful eGovernment.
SAP Africa has announced the successful graduation of all 75 South African students from its SAP Skills for Africa job creation initiative. The South African chapter of the SAP Skills for Africa initiative was announced four months ago and forms an integral part of SAP Africa’s commitment to train ICT consultants across the continent.
The successful graduation today of all 75 South African students follows the first group of graduates from Kenya who completed the SAP Skills for Africa training certification in 2013 and 2014, as well as in Morocco in 2015.
Read more: SA students graduate from SAP Skills for Africa programme
The company behind e-toll collections has revealed how many outstanding bills are on the system – which has largely been rejected since its inception almost two years ago.
In an interview with Independent Online, Mark Ridgway, the chief operations officer of Electronic Tolling Company, said that a single large transport company owed as much as R20 million, dating back from December 2013.
Shockingly, he told IOL that a number of JSE-listed companies concealed their e-toll debt to shareholders.
The Treasury, along with the government in Gauteng, will make up a R390 million annual revenue shortfall created by changes made to the e-toll system in 2015.
According to BusinessDay, tax payers will fund the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) for the next 22 years, after Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new funding structure to a toll system which has been widely rejected by the public.
A new e-toll dispensation announced in May last year, resulted in fees being cut by 50%, a cap on fees and discounts on outstanding fees.
Read more: ZA: Government to cover e-toll shortfall for 22 years: report
The Department of Home Affairs’s Live Capture system will be closed for a period of five days.
As of 27 November 2015‚ 14h00‚ until 02 December 2015‚ identity documents and passport services will not be available as the 140 home affairs offices – which are equipped with Live Capture systems across the country – will be closed for business during this period.
Mkuseli Apleni‚ director general of home affairs‚ said that this should be seen in the context of the department’s drive to improve processes for Smart ID card and passport applications.