We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Loyiso Tyira, has been featured in the "Magnificent Men of the World" series by Dubai Daily. 🔗 Read the article here: lnkd.in/g8jrqmWU #ICTInnovation #DigitalInclusivity #ProudlySouthAfrican #ICTSMMEChamber

Matthew 19:6 “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has put together, let no one separate” What a beautiful wedding of Pontsho & Loyiso we attended yesterday. Congratulations my friend.

Dear Members and Supporters of the ICT SMME CHAMBER, Please be advised that the Chamber will present at parliament today. This important session will be led by our esteemed Managing Director, Loyiso Tyira, alongside our board member Siphokazi Simandla.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ICT SMME Chamber Membership Portal in partnership with EPF Innovation Campus! This innovative platform is designed to empower and support ICT SMMEs across South Africa. Date: 27/09/2024 Time: 08:30 Location: Hybrid (Physical & online)

We successfully launched the Digital Futures fellowship at Sol Plaatje uni. The press statement has the details rallincamedia.com/post/simsciex-…, the flex here is the 25 fellows creating content in the metaverse &building their own digital assets! SIMSCIEX .za Regulator Dr. Zamani Saul

Apply here: ibm.biz/sitasmme

Hi Minister SollyMalatsi 😁 Look at what other children are doing rebuilding what was broken. Please may we soon report similar on the SA Post Office and the SABC News #LetsDoMoreTogether 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

We congratulate you and wish you all the best in the new role. As Innovators in the Chamber we are looking forward to your leadership, increased registered patents and profitable local products that will take SAs localisation agenda to the next level. Halala Jali, Mpevu, Juta,

Mteto Nyati You are engaging in the wrong debate, my good Sir. Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) have long existed and while their overall effectiveness remains contested, that is not the core issue here.

Mteto Nyati The matter at hand is the attempt to replace the licensing requirement under the Electronic Communications Act, which mandates that any company building or operating electronic communications networks in South Africa must have 30% local HDI ownership, with compliance via EEIPs.

Mteto Nyati This is not a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) issue. The 30% ownership rule serves a broader purpose aligned with the specific objectives of the ECA, which go beyond what B-BBEE seeks to achieve.

Mteto Nyati Conflating the two is misleading perhaps deliberately so and risks undermining a critical sector transformation tool enshrined in legislation.

Mteto Nyati I will then withdraw, as the timing of your statement led me to believe that you were weighing in on the current debate surrounding the Minister’s policy directive, specifically, the proposed use of EEIPs as a substitute for the statutory licensing requirement under the ECA.

Mteto Nyati However, if your comment was merely a general reflection on EEIPs and not intended to support their use in place of the law’s provisions, then I withdraw my earlier remarks.

The ICT SMME Chamber empowers tech businesses with enterprise development, 4IR skills, legal support, market access, and networking opportunities. Join us to grow, connect, and lead in SA’s digital economy. Join: ictchamber.org.za 📩 [email protected] #ICTSMMEChamber

Honoured to be appointed Chair of the Trade & Market Access Task Force under #Startup20SA 🇿🇦 Currently in Moscow at Skolkovo Startup Village 2025, an inspiring reminder that startups drive innovation, economic growth & sovereignty. #SU20 #G20SouthAfrica

Today we began the #NationalDialogue on #Innovation, in line with DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Matra of placing STI at the centre of Government, Education, Industry & Society.Our partnership with #SETAs can elevate SAs NSI to new heights and I look forward to implementing the dialogue’s outcomes.

Innovation isn’t a single event, it’s a value chain. From research & IP to funding, commercialisation & market access. As such, RSA must apply systems thinking so innovation moves beyond labs & policies to jobs, industries & inclusive growth. #TIA #Innovation