The government will extend fuel tax cuts for another two months to cushion the impact of the Iran war on households, but that the relief would end after that and it would recoup the lost tax revenue in other ways. The US-Israeli war against Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, the…
KnowBe4 to lead roundtable discussion on AI-driven phishing landscape. (Image source: 123RF) Cyber security firm KnowBe4 will lead a roundtable discussion at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg, focused on AI-driven phishing attacks and how the local phishing landscape has evolved. The company says SA’s phishing landscape is no longer defined by obvious spelling errors or…
Elon Musk reacts at a federal courthouse during a recess of the trial. Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters Elon Musk took the stand on Tuesday at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker as a defence of charitable giving. The world’s richest person is suing OpenAI, its co-founder and its…
Penalties for breaching proposed crypto regulations include jail terms of five years. (Image made via GenAI) If National Treasury gets its way, South Africans who do not comply with proposed regulations dealing with crypto-currency could face jail terms of up to five years, a R1 million fine, or both. In addition, if people are found…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi could be summoned to parliament to account for the AI-generated hallucinations that forced the embarrassing withdrawal of South Africa’s draft national AI policy. The ANC study group on communications & digital technologies late on Tuesday called for the minister to appear before parliament’s portfolio committee…
Hisense SA targets local gamers with global Phantom Blade Zero partnership. (Image supplied) Hisense has confirmed its role as the official global display partner for Phantom Blade Zero, an upcoming title developed by S-GAME. The partnership, covering both TV and monitor categories, will be showcased at Gamescom LATAM 2026 in Brazil from 30 April to…
Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Former Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker will soon join BSP Financial Group as CIO. BSP is the largest bank and financial services provider in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the South Pacific region. TechCentral reported in January that Naicker had resigned from his position at Nedbank, a company he had served for…
The Council for Medical Schemes confirmed its ICT platform weaknesses contributed to a decline in its complaint resolution target. (Image source: 123RF) Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health has raised concerns over the systemic ICT infrastructure weaknesses in the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). This, as it became apparent the entity relies on outdated, 20-year-old IT…
MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Online gambling has emerged as a surprising drag on MTN South Africa’s prepaid business, with the parent group citing the surge in betting activity as a key reason its local mobile arm is struggling to grow. In its 2025 integrated report, published on Wednesday, MTN said muted prepaid growth…
South African developers investing in AI skills are gaining a competitive-edge. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a lever for higher earning potential in South Africa’s software developer ecosystem, while also shaping how developers create value in their careers. This is according to the latest “State of SA’s Developer Nation 2026” salary and benefits report…
