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Presidency rejects claims comms minister acted unlawfully

Presidency rejects claims comms minister acted unlawfully

Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya. The presidency says minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, acted within the confines of the law by publishing a policy direction in the Government Gazette on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector. Last week, Malatsi instructed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – December 17, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – December 17, 2025

  Trump Expands Travel Restrictions to 15 More Countries, Mostly in Africa President Donald Trump expanded United  States travel restrictions to include an additional 15 countries, most of them in Africa, in a move that is set to further strain U.S.-Africa relations and disrupt travel, education, and business links across the continent. Of the newly added countries, 11…

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Risk-ready vs risk-exposed: The cyber resilience divide

Risk-ready vs risk-exposed: The cyber resilience divide

Organisations are learning from experience, and are turning to AI and automation to accelerate resilience. Everyone talks about detecting and preventing cyber attacks, yet the headlines tell a different story. Prevention and detection alone aren’t enough. Even the world’s most sophisticated enterprises are suffering crippling disruptions that ripple from IT to the boardroom — and…

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Africa: Trump Expands U.S. Travel Restrictions to 15 More Countries, Majority in Africa

Africa: Mahama Renews Call for Africa’s Economic Independence

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for Africa’s economic independence, transparent leadership, and deeper Pan-African cooperation. Speaking at Kenya’s 62nd Janhuri (Republic) Day in Nairobi on Friday, President Mahama said the sacrifices of those who fought for Africa’s independence must never be taken for granted. For him, the present generation of African leaders carry…

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Bondi Beach suspects reportedly trained in the Philippines, where there’s a decades-old Islamist insurgency

Bondi Beach suspects reportedly trained in the Philippines, where there’s a decades-old Islamist insurgency

The father and son suspects in the terror attack on Jewish people gathered for a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Australia, spent most of November in the Philippines, police said Tuesday. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, meanwhile, that the attack was “motivated by ISIS ideology.” New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told reporters…

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Telkom’s smarter networks: Driving efficiency, environmental responsibility and universal access

Telkom’s smarter networks: Driving efficiency, environmental responsibility and universal access

Lebo Masalesa, Managing Executive: Mobile Networks at Telkom. Telkom is making solid progress on its net‑zero strategy, which not only greens its network, but also builds a more resilient infrastructure that supports its universal access goals.  This is according to Lebo Masalesa, Managing Executive: Mobile Networks at Telkom, who is spearheading the telco’s network modernisation…

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