This intervention follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement in his state of the nation address last week promising government-wide digital reforms that aim to "transform the relationship between citizens and government, and create one government that is accessible to every person at a touch".
Since most public sector IT procurement must go through Sita, inefficiencies there threaten to put a dampener on Ramaphosa's digitisation plans and could throttle the economic growth that government hopes to spark through these digital reforms.
- A Cliff Decker Hofmeyr report on Sita's awarding of an allegedly irregular tender worth R1.2-billion for the provision of local-area network services to Western Cape schools.
- The development of interim measures to ensure there is no governance vacuum while a new board and MD are appointed at Sita and
- Establishing whether it is desirable to pay fees to members of the board who were relieved of their duties by former communications minister Mondli Gungubele but reinstated following a high court ruling last June.
"The chairperson Diko welcomes the department's assurances that the process of appointing a new board is at an advanced stage, with cabinet currently considering the appointment of an interim board," said the statement. - 2025 NewsCentral Media
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