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The Western Cape education department says it will continue to honour a R1.2 billion tender awarded by the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) even after a forensic report uncovered irregularities.
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Western Cape education department refutes R1.2bn tender irregularities

The State Information Technology Agency has recommended an investigation into the tender awarded to Blue Network Consortium

Huawei has six months to ensure it has South Africans selling the Chinese technology giant’s services to the government, said Luvuyo Keyise, the chief executive of the State Information Technology Agency (Sita). (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)

To do business with government, Huawei must have South African staff

So says Luvuyo Keyise, the chief executive of the State Information Technology Agency, who has given the tech giant six months to bring South Africans into the fold

Data sovereignty is a key priority for governments and other entities as they migrate to public cloud services

Government data must stay in South Africa, says state technology executive

Data sovereignty is a key priority for governments and other entities as they migrate to public cloud services

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Offline horrors hit home affairs

One of the department’s centres was unavailable for 130 out of SA’s 248 working days in the past year

Death threats and dismissals: Inside SITA’s ‘clean-up’ probes

Among several investigations relating to the agency are two which former president Jacob Zuma previously ordered

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Fleece the state, face the music

Public officials who routinely find loopholes to siphon money out of government coffers may soon find themselves in the dock

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Police supplier’s offices closing, but business still running

In April FDA shut down the police’s firearm permit system and property control and exhibit management

The South African Police Union (Sapu) has called on national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole to act decisively after his deputy, Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya, was arrested in connection with the R191-million “blue-lights tender”.

Boeremag link to state IT company and dodgy police supplier

IPID director Robert McBride told Scopa he has been met with resistance to suspend certain people

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Contractual spat puts justice system in peril

A tech company is holding the justice system to "ransom"

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

IPID, Hawks raid 7 properties in case against Phahlane, SAPS contractor

The raids were conducted under the direction of the Special Commercial Crimes Unit, and were part of IPID’s investigation into Phahlane.

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

SITA admits there was irregularity in SAPS tender allegedly linked to Phahlane

Phahlane says the tenders allegedly being spoken about were awarded through the SITA and not the police.