The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust production capacity to match current and future market demands, the South African Solidarity union said on Thursday. Ford has sent an official notice to…
SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) says it played a limited and advisory role in the procurement efforts for ICT equipment for the two Commissions of Inquiry set to get under way. This, after it was approached for assistance by the Department of Justice and…
Bankserv Africa – now PayInc – CEO Stephen Linnell Automated clearing house and settlements hub BankservAfrica on Thursday announced a major refresh of the company’s brand, changing its name to PayInc to align itself with shifts in the local payments landscape. The move goes well beyond a name change, however, and marks a significant shift…
Adrian Hinchcliffe, editor-in-chief at ITWeb; Nomonde White-Ndlovu, CIO at Bidvest Bank – winner of the Visionary CIO Award 2024; and Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, founder and CEO of TGR Global Enterprises. (Photo: IITPSA) Nominations are now open for this year’s Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards, which include the Visionary CIO Award. Established nearly…
Vodacom South Africa said on Friday that it has begun testing an advanced new 5G technology than promises ultra-fast wireless downloads. The company has deployed “dual-band massive multiple input, multiple output” (Mimo) radio at a site in Cape Town, which it has claimed is the first time the technology has been deployed in Africa. “The…
Starlink operator SpaceX “cannot undermine the sovereignty of South Africa” if it wishes to operate in the country. This was the message from Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, during a wide-ranging interview with ITWeb TV. She also reflected on the workings of the committee under the Government of…
The Ingonyama Trust, a statutory body established in 1994 to manage communal land in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of Zulu tribes and communities, has been the subject of an attempted ransomware attack, the effects of which are still under investigation. A senior IT expert, who disclosed details of the incident to TechCentral, said NightSpire has…
Globally, fraud is escalating. Rates have nearly doubled from 0.70% in 2023 to 1.39% in early 2025, with 82.9% of surveyed operators reporting a rise in fraud. But the picture varies sharply by region, where Latin America’s fraud rate surged by nearly 32%, while mature markets like Europe and North America also saw increases, though…
Educators and school representatives from across the country gathered to explore how technology can empower teachers and learners. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools into schools presents challenges, from privacy concerns to unequal access to devices. While AI can support learning, it is not a replacement for teachers. This is according to…
Digital fraud is on the rise in South Africa, with the number of incidents reported by the banking sector in the 2024 calendar nearly doubling year on year. The rate of successful incidents is just as endemic, growing by more than two-thirds over the same period. This is according to the South African Banking Risk…
