For the third year in succession, Paratus Mozambique is the official connectivity partner of the 2026 Santa Maria Fishing Challenge, which takes place from 3-8 May 2026 in Santa Maria on the Machangulo Peninsula, near Maputo. As one of Mozambique’s premier big-game fishing events, the Santa Maria Challenge attracts regional and international anglers to its…
Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer at DCC Technologies. SA’s already volatile ICT channel has entered a phase where pressure is no longer cyclical but structural, says Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer at DCC Technologies. “Traditionally, the channel has moved through cycles. Demand softens, supply tightens, then things correct. What we’re seeing…
South African hotels are moving to Google Workspace to reduce overheads, improve internal communications and reduce admin time so staff can focus on improving customer experience. This is according to Wilhelm Dubber, director of Rand Data Systems, an IT infrastructure specialist focusing on the hospitality industry. Rand Data Systems, which has served as a trusted…
MTN Group contributed a total of R61.1 billion in taxes across the 16 markets in which it operates. In 2025, MTN South Africa’s total tax contribution (TTC) to the national fiscus was R4.8 billion, the MTN Group’s Tax Transparency Report shows. In a statement, the company says this extends beyond the corporate income taxes it…
South African organisations are experiencing a data breach every three hours. The Information Regulator recorded 2 374 formally reported incidents in the 2024/2025 financial year – and the figure has risen a further 40% since. In the financial sector, the average cost of a single breach has reached R70.2-million. Security budgets are increasing, awareness is…
(L to R): Vince Kuchar, President, RMC Global, and David Wechsler, President and CEO, ABS Group ABS, through its affiliate ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), has today announced the acquisition of RMC Global (RMC), a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity, risk management and resiliency solutions. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:…
When Showmax went live on 19 August 2015, it carried more than just a catalogue of TV series and films. It carried Naspers’s conviction that South Africa could build a globally competitive streaming service from Johannesburg, beat Netflix to its own market and use local content as the wedge to keep it there. Today that…
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies director-general Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani. (Photograph by DCDT) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has placed two unnamed officials on precautionary suspension with immediate effect, pending the ongoing investigation into the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. This, after minister Solly Malatsi recently withdrew the draft policy from public…
In recent years, local businesses, including state-owned enterprises, have repeatedly struggled to implement critical IT systems on time and on budget. From retail giants experiencing warehouse bottlenecks to telecommunications and municipal services plagued by billing and operational outages, the warning signs are clear: systems drift, deadlines slip and costs spiral. The technology itself – ERP…
The era of six-second looping creativity is making a comeback with the launch of Divine, a spiritual successor to the beloved short-form video app Vine. While it carries the DNA of the original platform, Divine is a completely independent reboot with no official ties to Vine, Twitter, or X. The project has seen significant backing…
