In this episode of ITWeb TV, communications minister Solly Malatsi reflects on his time as head of SA’s ICT-focused department, finding synergies as a leader in the Government of National Unity, Starlink matters, rationalising entities and if there’s hope for the embattled SA Post Office. South Africa is getting closer to having a finalised national…
MultiChoice’s run as a public company is drawing to a close, with its ticker set to blink for the last time on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. The end came not with drama, but with a legal formality – a so-called “squeeze-out”. Groupe Canal+, the French media giant that had been circling MultiChoice for years, crossed…
Legitimate e-mails are being hacked. (Image source: 123RF, created via GenAI) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued another alert warning about phishing e-mails falsely claiming recipients have been summoned to appear in court over tax issues. ITWeb has received two such e-mails purporting to be court notices – both from legitimate companies –…
Obsidian Systems CEO Muggie van Staden Opsgenie may be reaching its end of life, but for South African IT teams, that marks the beginning of a smarter, more unified incident-management journey. In a recent webinar, Obsidian Systems unpacked what this transition means in practice, showing how to cut through alert noise and improve time-to-restore by…
Evan Damon, Wholesale Channel Manager at Wanatel. For many years, number portability in South Africa has been more theory than practice. Businesses, particularly those using non-geographic ranges such as 0800, 086 and 087 numbers, often felt locked into their incumbent providers. The complexity of porting, the lack of co-ordination across networks and the risk of…
An executive roundtable discussion, hosted by Workday and Evisort, introduced a compelling dialogue on how the contract lifecycle process today can be enhanced and transformed using both artificial intelligence and automation. The focus was on accelerating compliance and extracting strategic enterprise-wide insights, helping legal, procurement and finance functions create strategic value. The room was peppered…
From Click to Doorstep: Optimising Last-Mile Delivery with GIS 80% of South African shoppers reported that they would walk away if delivery options don’t meet expectations. In this environment, the accuracy of a single address can make or break profitability. For logistics companies operating on notoriously low margins, every failed delivery or re-attempt translates directly…
In South Africa, we are unfortunately used to home invasions and certainly there is evidence that the presence of a security company can go a long way towards keeping homes, businesses and neighbourhoods safer. What about the online version of a break-in – how do you protect your business? Hackers are constantly putting out feelers…
Home affairs introduces doorstep delivery of passports for South African citizens living abroad. Taking a page out of the e-commerce model, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is introducing doorstep delivery of passports for South African citizens living abroad. The move, announced yesterday, is in line with the DHA’s digital transformation, as the custodian of…
The invention of the silicon transistor was fundamental to the success of the digital age, driving the core of the modern-day digital economy. The rise of generative AI has put hardware at the epicentre of the next wave of economic growth, with chip makers such as Nvidia and AMD reaching record valuations as demand for…
