System crash at state printer must be probed, MPs say
Portfolio committee urges the government to upgrade equipment and bring in qualified staff at Government Printing Works
31 May 2021 - 16:45
Parliament’s home affairs portfolio committee says it has recommended an investigation into the loss of data after a system crash at the Government Printing Works (GPW).
The GPW is the custodian of a host of government publications including tender bulletins, regulation gazettes, provincial gazettes, national gazettes and legal notices. It experienced a technical glitch in April that affected the printing of gazettes and legal notices, among other functions...
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