The decision by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber to hike the fees companies must pay for live access to the National Population Register database by more than 6 500% “does not make sense”. This is according to Marius Coetzee, CEO of Ideco Biometrics, a company that has helped some of the largest institutions in South Africa,…
Apple is reportedly exploring the use of AI models from either OpenAI or Anthropic to power the more capable version of Siri that was initially showcased at WWDC 2024. While Apple has long promised an updated voice assistant that understands personal context and integrates with apps, the official launch of this enhanced Siri was delayed…
Television advertising revenue is dwindling and the competition for advertising has heightened. Volumes on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal are lower this week, but the ICT industry benefits from a range of interesting requests, with particular focus on software requirements. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies grabs the headline this week with its announcement that…
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is taking its fight against the City of Johannesburg’s controversial new by-law regarding CCTV cameras to court. The by-law, which was introduced in February, demands that city residents must register any of their CCTV cameras that have a view of public spaces with the metro. According to Outa, the…
Good news for Xbox gamers: Helldivers 2, the popular third-person co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios, is finally making its way to Xbox on August 26. The sequel, originally launched in early 2024 for PlayStation 5 and Windows, already supports cross-platform play, so Xbox players will be able to join the battle alongside their friends…
Bruce Moepye, managing director at GEN2. (Image: Supplied) South African digital transformation innovator, GEN2 Enterprise Software, has officially joined Project Portfolio Office’s PPO Partner Programme, cementing a strategic partnership that will help to support organisations across public and private sectors to accelerate their digital transformation journeys through best-in-class project portfolio management (PPM). An important part…
Destruction at the scene of an explosion at the Medupi power station in August 2021 The chance of a return to load shedding this winter has been reduced after Eskom announced it successfully reintegrated Medupi’s unit 4 into the national grid late on Sunday evening. The state-owned power utility said in a statement that unit…
After nearly 40 years, the iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) in Windows is getting a major makeover. Microsoft confirmed that it’s overhauling the error message in Windows 11, and it will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death (BSOD). The redesign swaps the familiar blue background, frowning face, and QR code for…
Grant Ferreira, Regional Manager Security at NEC XON. Ransomware attacks, phishing scams and breaches are a daily reality for South African companies – whether you’re a multinational or a mid-size business. The stakes are no longer just data loss, but full-scale operational paralysis. NEC XON, which positions itself as a leading provider of IT security…
Communications & digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi Huawei held its highly anticipated Huawei South Africa Connect 2025 in Johannesburg, bringing together more than 2 900 leaders from government, business and the technology sector to explore how intelligent technologies can power the country’s advance from digital adoption to intelligent transformation. Themed Accelerate Industrial Digital Intelligence for South…
