Department of Home Affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber. (Photograph by DHA) Home affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber will tomorrow demonstrate the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, as he continues his fight against corruption by deploying artificial intelligence (AI). The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is prioritising anti-corruption efforts through digitisation and AI, which are…
Chinese vehicle manufacturing giant BYD on Tuesday unveiled South Africa’s new cheapest electric car, costing just R339 900. BYD, often describes as China’s Tesla – and which is even outselling Tesla now in some markets – unveiled two derivatives of the new Dolphin Surf in Cape Town. The first is the Dolphin Surf Comfort, which kicks…
Bug bounty hunters and partners stress the value of acquiring an attacker’s view of the organisation’s systems. Cyber security specialist Integrity360 has partnered with offensive security solution company and bug bounty hunter HackerOne to leverage the expertise of a 2 million-strong global ethical hacker community. Access to this community will ensure real-time vulnerability discovery and…
Naspers has declared and finalised a five-for-one subdivision of both its “N” and “A” shares, saying the move will make the stock more accessible to retail investors. The implementation will kick in from Monday, 6 October 2025. New N ordinary shares will list on the JSE from Wednesday, 1 October, with the record date set…
Patricia de Lille at the G20 Tourism Hackathon with the young innovators. A group of young innovators from across SA’s universities recently gathered at Sabi River Sun Resort, in Mpumalanga, for the G20 Tourism Hackathon. The event, launched by minister of tourism, Patricia de Lille, in June 2025 at the University of Western Cape, brought…
The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach The DA is intensifying its efforts to create a Cyber Commission, with news on Tuesday that it has tabled a private members bill in parliament to this effect. DA justice & constitutional development spokeswoman Glynnis Breytenbach said that while the response from the private sector and academia has been “overwhelmingly positive”,…
Microsoft’s October 2025 deadline for ending Windows 10 support is a ticking time bomb for BPO call centres. Security updates will stop, and as of mid-2025, roughly half of PCs worldwide were still running Windows 10, meaning many contact-centre fleets will be left exposed once patches cease. After the cutoff, unpatched Windows 10 machines will…
AFRINIC is the regional internet registry for Africa and the Indian Ocean region. The Africa Network Information Centre (AFRINIC),the regional internet registry responsible for managing internet protocol (IP)address allocation on the continent, has finally concluded its latest board elections. Headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius, AFRINIC is the regional internet registry for Africa and the Indian Ocean…
Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner Discovery Bank is cementing its place as a serious digital challenger in the South African market. In its full-year results released published last week, for the period ending 30 June 2025, the bank reported positive customer growth numbers, even breaking even for the first time. In this in-depth interview, Discovery…
SMME early payments: 13 days | Socio-economic transformation spend: R431m The company reported a net loss after tax of R246m, primarily due to provision for expected credit loss (ECL) driven by the economic challenges of its customers. Looking ahead Sentech will continue to focus on accelerating digital transformation, enhancing service delivery, expanding partnerships, and growing…
