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Tuesday, 21.04.2026
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The Gauteng Shared Service Centre (GSSC) has given the beleaguered GautengOnline a lifeline by inviting tenders to revive the project.

In a recent announcement, the GSSC said it is looking for someone to deliver the programme as a whole, with the deadline for tenders being 21 September.

Read more: South Africa: GautengOnline receives lifeline

Local government could benefit from self-service initiatives because people rarely interact with the national government, says John Ziniades, CEO of Consology.

Higher spend on e-government would benefit people by streamlining revenue services, reducing the costs of interacting with ratepayers and improving service delivery.

Read more: South Africa: Municipalities benefit from self-service

Public service and administration minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has outlined the next steps in the e-government strategy. These include an interactive community relationships portal, and providing community development workers with cellular phones and mobile Internet access.

She spoke yesterday during the media briefing for the public service cluster of ministries, which includes her department and those of Home Affairs and provincial and local government.

Read more: South Africa: Govt updates e-strategy

Municipal workers unions and government have agreed that the scope of public consultations on legislation for the Single Public Service, be broadened to the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC).

This follows the unions meeting with Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, to broaden social dialogue on this issue.

Read more: South Africa: Govt, unions seek broader talks on Single Public Service

The ID Track and Trace system is one of the Department of Home Affairs' major achievements, Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said Tuesday.

Speaking at a Governance and Administration Cluster briefing, the minister said not only did the system cut queues, it also helped detect corruption, managed performance of managers and helped citizens to check progress in the processing of the ID books.

Read more: South Africa: ID Track And Trace System to Improve Service Delivery

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