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”,…
Inside the MultiChoice City building in Randburg, Johannesburg. MultiChoice, which is being bought by Canal+ in a $3 billion deal, has received all the approvals it needs to restructure the company, ensuring the new entity has empowerment shareholders. The purchase amount currently equates to R52.2 billion, based on this morning’s exchange rate of R17.36. In…
Millions of new students are benefitting from school meals, as governments increasingly take leadership of WFP-supported programmes At Olympic Secondary School, in Nairobi’s informal settlement of Kibera, 17-year-old Mercy Mmboga carefully inspects the growth of young spinach leaves, arranged in rows of recycled plastic pipes in the school’s backyard. “I learned about hydroponics in agriculture…
Cyber criminals are using AI to outpace defences. Is your business ready? Cyber Insight calls on companies to act now. Cyber Insight, which positions itself as a leading South African cyber security and advisory firm, today issued a stark warning: artificial intelligence (AI) driven cyber threats and malware attacks are accelerating at an unprecedented pace,…
Each smart meter installed under the National Treasury programme costs it R7 500. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) As National Treasury sets a target of installing 250 000 smart electricity meters by the end of the 2027 financial year, it is facing pushback from communities that have not been adequately educated on the programme’s purpose and…
Sitho Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom South Africa. Vodacom has fully operationalised its virtual wheeling project, marking a step forward in the company’s energy transformation journey. Virtual wheeling of electricity is a mechanism that allows electricity generated in one location, often from renewable sources like solar or wind, to be credited to a customer at a…
As Malawi prepares for national elections this September, women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health has taken center stage in political dialogue. In a two-day engagement organized by Amref Health Africa in Malawi under the Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan (CAAP), more than 20 civil society organizations met with the country’s four major political parties—MCP, UTM, UDF, and…
Security forces in Guyana say a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was shot at “from the Venezuelan shore” in the contested Essequibo region. Police and the Guyana defence force said in a joint statement that the incident occurred on Sunday, ahead of the South American nation’s general election on Monday. The patrol that…
Most of South Africa’s five largest banks are increasing their spend on IT – excluding staff costs – in single-digit percentages, their most recent full-year financial results show. However, Capitec – although not the biggest spender in absolute terms – bucked the industry trend by increasing its spend by 32% year on year for the…
The author, Jessica Gbedemah When Elon Musk claimed earlier this year that Starlink was being blocked in South Africa because of black economic empowerment rules, it ignited a debate that went far beyond satellite internet. Communications regulator Icasa quickly countered that no application for a licence had been received. The clash has left South Africa…
