Kwirirai Rukowo, Managing Executive of Qrent. (Image: Qrent) For years, organisations have relied on recycling certificates to prove that retired technology assets were disposed of responsibly. That standard is rapidly becoming outdated. Investors, auditors and corporate customers are increasingly asking a far more difficult question. Can you prove exactly what happened to every device, from…
Three Nigerian government bodies — the National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda), the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and state-owned network infrastructure provider Galaxy Backbone — have joined CyFrica 2026 as supporting partners. The cybersecurity summit returns to Lagos on 8 October at the Eko Convention Centre, organised by events company Tradepass. It will bring…
AI-native developers are in demand. (Image created via ChatGPT) Fintech firms are competing for the same small pool of specialised skills, from AI-native developers, to staff who understand high-speed payment systems. Lesaka says it has little trouble attracting scarce fintech skills, while Altron FinTech has long timelines to fill a specialised vacancy. “We’ve been able…
The Donald Trump administration will lend nearly US$100-million (R16.2-billion) to Africell, Africa’s only American-owned telecommunications firm, as it seeks to counter the expansion of China’s Huawei Technologies in Africa, according to a person familiar with the matter. The loan from the Export-Import Bank to Africell will “enable Africell to invest in the latest mobile network…
South African CIOs and senior IT executives are invited to take part in the survey, while the ICT community can nominate candidates for the awards before 28 September. The ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey, conducted in partnership with MTN Business, is now under way and South African technology leaders are invited to contribute to the annual…
Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing AI could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future. Alarm about the potential harm from AI grew this week when Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said he…
University of Johannesburg career expo urges learners to pursue careers in STEAM. Limited understanding of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) fields among educators is making it harder to inspire learners to pursue careers in these areas, according to Moira De Roche, VP of the International Federation for Information Processing. De Roche, also a…
n8n is a workflow automation tool that connects apps, moves data between systems and automates repetitive tasks. Self-hosted n8n VPS hosting runs it on your own virtual private server (VPS) rather than relying entirely on a third-party cloud platform. n8n handles the automation; the VPS gives it a private place to run. That appeals to…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Rob Godlonton, CEO of IQbusiness, warns against businesses using artificial intelligence simply to adopt emerging technologies. He describes poorly considered AI-generated output as “AI vomit”. IQbusiness is positioning acquisitions as a key component of its growth strategy, with the consulting and technology services company looking for fintech firms with…
South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud to the US, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the…
