The Democratic Alliance's Solly Malatsi , 38, was on Sunday named by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the new minister of communications digital technologies, replacing ANC incumbent Mondli Gungubele, who will now serve as Malatsi's deputy.
The changing of the guard has led to some excitement in the ICT sector as it brings with it the promise a shift in policy direction - and the hope that many of the industry's intractable problems might start being tackled with greater vigour.
TechCentral asked industry leaders and major companies in the ICT sector not for their reaction to his appointment, but rather what they believe should be the top three priorities for the new minister. This is the feedback they provided (in no particular order).
