The Pulse

James Masango
The Mpumalanga Department of Education (MDOE) cuts the number of computers for Dinaledi schools. MDOE says this is because of the rand-dollar exchange rate increasing prices, but the Democratic Alliance (DA) alleges it’s because EduSolutions overcharged the department.

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The National Association of School Governing Bodies (NASGB) caused controversy with a call to outlaw cellphones in SA’s schools. In May, NASGB general secretary, Matakanye Matakanye, was outspoken on the issue of cellphones in schools, adamant that the devices were detracting from productive classroom activity. Matakanye says the body has commissioned its various structures to compile reports on how schools are experiencing the use of cellphones by their pupils. – ITWeb
The Department of Labour (DOL) has appointed Thabo Sefali as its new CIO.

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The Muvo card has been officially rolled out to all commuters using People Mover and Durban Transport buses, in the eThekwini Transit System. The card, developed by Standard Bank’s Beyond Payments unit, uses contactless technology to provide tap-and-pay functionality. The ticket machines and reading devices aboard the buses and at self-service kiosks have been provided by transport IT specialist Almex. – ITWeb
Western Cape municipality George is developing into a competitive contact centre destination in a bid to target the local and international business process outsourcing market (BPO).

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