Selina Rapulane On the 28 June, the Minister of Communications, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams (also known as “commander of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)”) visited the Vaal University of Technology Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park (VUTSGSTP), where she led a Technology Innovation Open Day. The programme was...
The National Electronic Media Institution of South Africa (NEMISA) in partnership with WSU hosted a research colloquium themed ‘Bridging the Digital Divide: Connectivity and Sustainable Centres in Rural Communities’ in East London. NEMISA, a state agency under the communications and digital technologies department which funds the...
Parliament, The Portfolio Committee on Communications will tomorrow be briefed on the annual financial and performance report of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for the 2018/19 financial year. In the year under review, the committee was briefed about the financial challenges faced by the SABC,...
The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) will be repositioned as a digital skills institute that will train government employees and members of the public. Communications and digital technologies minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams revealed this during her keynote presentation at GovTech 2019 yesterday. Ndabeni-Abrahams cited the National Development...
Sibongeleni Een Mabuyakhulu was born on the 18th of September 1976 in Ingwavuma. He obtained his National Diploma in Public Relations in 2001 with Tecknikon SA, and furthered his studies with National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) where he obtained his Professional Diploma in...
Dr Charley Lewis shortlists some of the key developments that are lying in wait down the 2020 road. As policymakers, regulators, service providers and their customers return to work, what lies beyond the flurry of end-of-year 2019 retrospectives? What are some of the key developments lying...
Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has published a policy direction to industry regulator Icasa, asking it to fast-track the licensing of digital radio broadcasting services in South Africa. The minister published the policy direction in the Government Gazette of 10 July, asking Icasa to introduce digital sound broadcasting...
The word narcissism is derived from the Greek mythological figure, Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection. Narcissus was so entranced by his own reflection that it eventually led to his death. He killed himself....
Experts have slammed conspiracy theories linking 5G to coronavirus Covid-19. “There is no scientific evidence proving the correlation between 5G radiation and Covid-19.The connection is only based entirely on conspiracy theories," said Dr Albert Lysko from CSIR, adding that the deployment of 5G is important in...
