Last September, the Ugandan government began the search for an executive director for the regulator. The last holder of the position completed his second term in 2020. Since then, the interim has been held by Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo. Chris Baryomunsi, Uganda’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), has appointed Nyombi Thembo as Executive Director of...
President Cyril Ramaphosa surprised the ICT sector on Monday evening by replacing his communications minister. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has received a big promotion, moving to the presidency, where she will be responsible for “various tasks ranging from state security” to managing GCIS – currently under the department of communications – as well as “various other tasks I...
Zimbabwe is set to migrate data within government departments to the converged National Data Centre launched in Harare on Wednesday, as part of the country’s ongoing e-government project. With most official departments processing data manually, the datacentre will help President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to digitise operations. Mnangagwa said, “The need to continuously adopt systems that...
Since October 5, Hamadoun Touré is the new Minister of Communication and Digital Economy of Mali. The former secretary general of the ITU replaces Kamissa Camara, Minister of the Digital Economy and Foresight of the previous government. Former Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Hamadoun Touré (photo), is the new Minister of Communication and...
