Does the idea of a website still feel like an unnecessary expense? Maybe you already trade from a physical store, sell at markets or use social media to reach customers, and business is going great. Why change what works, right? But in 2026, being online isn’t about replacing what already works. It’s about supporting it….
Dominic Richardson, CEO of Dax Data and Dolos. The new AI-powered Adobe Acrobat Studio is so packed with features that people have to see it in action to absorb how transformative it is, says value-added distributor Dax Data ahead of a webinar to showcase its capabilities. Dax Data CEO Dominic Richardson describes Adobe Acrobat Studio…
South African chief information security officers are operating in a perfect storm. Machine-driven attacks, chronically limited budgets and a critical lack of cybersecurity professionals are combining to create an environment where burnout is fast becoming the rule, not the exception. One of the most immediate stressors is the sheer volume of threats. Teams can spend…
Jonas Bogoshi to retire from role as CEO of BCX. Jonas Bogoshi will retire from his role of CEO at IT services company BCX, Telkom announced today. His retirement will see Hasnain Motlekar, a long-serving executive within the Telkom Group, become acting chief executive, effective 1 March. In a trading update, JSE-listed Telkom says focused…
BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi Telkom’s enterprise IT subsidiary BCX will lose its CEO, Jonas Bogoshi, who is set to retire from the role, with Telkom Group veteran Hasnain Motlekar stepping in as acting CEO from 1 March 2026. Bogoshi’s departure, disclosed in Telkom’s third-quarter trading update on Monday, comes at a challenging time for BCX,…
Strong prepaid performance and growth in mobile data users helped Telkom achieve robust Q3 results. Telkom has maintained solid growth, with the group reporting robust revenue and returns across key metrics in its latest results, strengthened by strong demand for mobile services and data. The telecommunications company’s results for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025 highlight…
Andrew Baker Andrew Baker has been appointed as chief information officer of Capitec. Baker, who was previously the company’s chief technology officer, takes the CIO reins from Wim de Bruyn, who had been in the role since 2014. “Baker … takes the helm from Wim de Bruyn to lead the next phase of the bank’s…
Capitec CIO Andrew Baker. Capitec has appointed Andrew Baker as chief information officer (CIO). In a statement to ITWeb, the Capitec says Baker, who previously served as chief technology officer, takes the helm from Wim de Bruyn, to lead the next phase of the bank’s technology evolution. It notes that Baker brings a wealth of data…
As South Africa grappled with the extreme weather across the country this summer, its citizens were more invested than ever in following daily weather forecasts. Local viewers – and even some in neighbouring Southern African countries – have been following the solid expertise and skilled presentation of Vox Weather’s popular meteorologists, Annette Botha and Michelle…
Karl Blom, partner at Webber Wentzel. Legal uncertainty around artificial intelligence, intellectual property and data security is growing. South African organisations should proceed carefully when deploying AI tools. This is according to Karl Blom, partner at Webber Wentzel, and Tristan Marot, innovation lawyer at Webber Wentzel Fusion. Presenting together at the ITWeb Data Insights Summit…
