Electronic waste recycler EWaste Africa has joined forces with retail giant Pick n Pay and the Electronic Responsibility Association (ERA NPC) to roll out a nationwide grid of in-store e-waste collection points. The joint initiative aims to directly confront South Africa’s stubbornly low electronics recycling rates by embedding drop-off points directly into everyday retail environments….
National Treasury seeks to appoint a service provider to design, develop, implement and support an electronic procurement system. (Image source: 123RF) It’s a particularly busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with over 700 notices featured in its opportunity section. While many of these are for quick turnaround quotation requests, the ICT industry will be…
Cybersecurity leaders at major US firms, including Nvidia and Adobe, have asked the Trump administration to lift restrictions on Anthropic’s most powerful AI models, arguing that the bans hamper efforts to prevent the spread of digital attacks. The letter follows Washington’s decision last Friday ordering Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos…
Liquid Glass stood out as one of Apple’s most polarizing design overhauls when it debuted last year, but the company is doubling down on the aesthetic rather than abandoning it. At WWDC 2026, Apple unveiled a comprehensive suite of interface adjustments across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, directly addressing the wave of consumer backlash aimed at…
Mena Migally, regional VP for EMEA East at Veeam. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and cyber security technologies is changing how technology partners position themselves in the market. Distributors expect the channel to play a bigger role in helping companies navigate increasingly complex environments. Speaking at the Veeam ProPartner Summit last…
Fox Corp is buying Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about US$22-billion in a bet that pairing its sports and news programming with a top TV streaming platform will strengthen its position as audiences shift online. The deal, announced on Monday, gives the cable TV-reliant Fox direct access to Roku’s large installed base of…
Stepping up the pressure before the upcoming G7 conference in France, US President Donald Trump has renewed threats to hit the country with massive retaliatory tariffs unless it repeals its controversial digital services tax. Read: Siri AI: A deep dive into Apple’s new intelligent assistant The primary target of the administration’s focus is France’s 3%…
Rising e-commerce and digital adoption are accelerating buy-now-pay-later growth across South Africa. South Africa’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) market is rapidly expanding, driven by growing consumer demand for flexible payment options, rising e-commerce adoption and increasing financial pressure on households. This is according to new research by TransUnion South Africa, titled: “Access, visibility and consequence: Understanding the…
Google will appeal a German court ruling which said it is legally liable for false claims appearing in AI Overviews, the US tech company said on Friday, in a case that will likely impact other AI developers. The challenge came after a Munich court issued a landmark judgment against Google’s AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional search…
The most dangerous attack surfaces are often not hidden. They are the technologies, platforms and connected environments that organisations have come to trust and rarely question. Dr Maiendra Moodley, IITPSA Pr.CIO, will be presenting at Mediatech Africa 2026 on ‘The Breach in Plain Sight – The Hidden Risks of Connected Technology’. Audiovisual (AV) systems could…
