Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi has warned that “digital-first” must not become “digital-only”, as he addressed digital exclusion and the erosion of public trust at the recent Social Media Summit for Government in Johannesburg. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi and Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode. in conversation…
The successful bidder will develop and implement a multi-factor authentication system for the Department of Home Affairs. (Image source: 123RF) It’s not just road traffic that has slowed down due to school holidays, it’s also activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal as public sector attention favoured fast-turnaround requests for quotation. This means that after weeks…
An Openserve technician working on a fibre line Telkom’s Openserve has quietly launched its own internet service provider, potentially setting itself up in competition with its own ISP customers – and some of those customers are already voicing concern at the move. The wholesale fibre network operator’s new direct channel, Openserve ISP, sells uncapped fibre…
While much of the AI-and-jobs debate centres on which roles artificial intelligence will replace, the reality is different: AI is not coming for your team; it is coming for outdated hiring strategies that focus on simply filling a role. Demand for AI-related skills in South African job postings grew 77% year-on-year in 2025 and by…
Participants at one of GirlCode’s hackathon events. GirlCode has opened registration for its Pan-African Hackathon 2026, with events taking place in Botswana and SA (15-16 August), East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (5-6 September) and Ghana (11-12 September). Now in its 12th year, the hackathon is organised in partnership with Absa Group, Truecaller, MTN, SAP…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg Look around your gym, your local coffee shop, the beach at Camps Bay. Can you tell whether you are being filmed? Until recently, you could tell instantly: a phone held aloft is hard to miss. That certainty is being engineered out of public life, one stylish pair of spectacles at…
For years, personalisation has been built on a simple promise: define a segment, map a journey, and deliver a tailored experience. That model still exists, but it is starting to break under the increasing complexity of digital behaviour. In 2026, the shift is moving away from more personalisation towards AI-managed digital experiences that continuously adapt…
Take five minutes to share your perspective, receive early access to the findings and stand a chance to win. How confident are you that your organisation’s data is ready to support AI initiatives, withstand cyber threats and meet growing governance demands? ITWeb Africa and Veeam are conducting the 2026 Data Trust and AI Readiness Survey….
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said the global memory industry is heading for its worst-ever supply shortage in 2027, forecasting that demand for memory will continue to exceed the company’s ability to produce it well into the next decade despite aggressive capacity expansion. “We forecast that next year will be…
KCS protects every stage of a containerised application’s life cycle. (Image: Kaspersky) Following its participation in the ITWeb Security Summit events covering container security, global cyber security and digital privacy company Kaspersky announced the new release of its security solution for containerised environments that accelerates development and compliance workflows while safeguarding infrastructure against sophisticated cyber…
