Vox, one of South Africa’s leading internet and communications companies, has launched a free, tiered loyalty programme that rewards customers with instant value discounts across groceries, fast food, retail, travel, technology and education. Delivering everyday savings to customers, the programme launches with two tiers – bronze and silver – and is free for qualifying customers,…
Whitespace: One of the halls at Africa Data Centres’ JHB1 building in Midrand. Datacentres all over the world are searching for ways to become greener and more efficient. This is also true of Africa Data Centres (ADC), which has facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well as Nairobi and Lagos. There are plans to…
South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity. Yes, “admin” is officially the most common password in South Africa in 2025, according to NordPass’s annual Top 200 Most Common Passwords report. It knocks off previous heavyweight champion “123456”, which slips to a still-embarrassing second place….
WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt. While pre-owned car dealer WeBuyCars is doubling down on advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and chatbots to sharpen its operations, the company continues to battle sluggish demand for electric vehicles (EVs). This is according to WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt, speaking to ITWeb on Monday,…
Absa expects that growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services will boost Black Friday sales this year for e-commerce merchants. It said in a statement on Wednesday that last year, e-commerce was not as strong as in prior years. However, it believes that from the perspective of the retail client, BNPL will remain a…
Tali Anderssen, legal and compliance executive at RCS. RCS and TymeBank are sounding the alarm over a sharp rise in online harm, warning that digital violence against women and AI-driven scams are becoming major risks for public safety and economic stability. The warnings come during International Fraud Awareness Week (16-22 November) and ahead of the…
The author, Richard Firth The South African government spends billions of rand annually on technology and infrastructure, yet citizen-facing systems are well-known for being inadequate for the task. From chronic billing issues in municipalities like the City of Johannesburg to cries of “offline” at every home affairs office in the country, South Africans are left…
Protecting South African businesses is a collaborative effort that depends on the right partnerships, technology, and expertise. At the recent ITWeb GRC 2025 event at The Forum in Bryanston, Stiaan de Waal, South Africa country manager at DataGroupIT, and Neil Cosser, regional sales director, Cybersecurity products at Thales, unpacked Thales’ acquisition of Imperva and how…
Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life and an updated rewards programme as it aims to become a technology-driven “integrated healthcare provider”. “Dis-Chem is moving to becoming an integrated healthcare provider…
The 2Africa cable will connect over three billion people across Africa, Europe and Asia. (Image supplied by Meta) Meta has announced the completion of the core 2Africa subsea cable infrastructure, which it bills as the world’s longest open access subsea cable system. In a blog post published this week, the technology giant says the completion…
