Former Dimension Data chairman Jeremy Ord and Sonja De Bruyn, co-founder of Identity Partners. A war of words has broken out between former Dimension Data (DiData) executives and their former empowerment partner, Identity Partners, over the sale of The Campus office park in Bryanston, Johannesburg. Tensions escalated after former executives – Jeremy Ord, Grant Bodley,…
Sudipto Moitra, GM of Enterprise Solutions at MTN Business. Managed AI services and machine learning operations will play an essential role in helping businesses benefit from investment in cloud technology and data centre infrastructure, says MTN. The company has confirmed its sponsorship of the executive dinner alongside the ITWeb Cloud & Data Centre Summit on…
Sonja De Bruyn. Image: Identity Partners One of the key players in the aborted sale of Dimension Data’s The Campus property has lashed out at the company’s former executives over an allegation that she misappropriated R5-million related to the transaction. Sonja De Bruyn, founder of Identity Fund Managers, on Monday took strong exception to a…
Former Dimension Data executive chairman Jeremy Ord Five of six former Dimension Data executives who were found last November by the high court to have engaged in a “brazen and dishonest” scheme involving the sale of the company’s Johannesburg head office have hit back at “false claims” that they engaged in BEE fronting and improper…
Johannesburg — The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has concluded a three-day technical training workshop in South Africa aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to compile and manage comprehensive national energy statistics, a significant step toward strengthening energy data management in Southern Africa. Held from 30 July to 1 August 2025, the training targeted national focal…
Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head. The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of…
Understanding data resilience. ITWeb, in partnership with Veeam, conducted a survey on just how prepared businesses in SA and Africa are to recover from a ransomware or cyber attack, as well as the resources they have at their disposal to help them recover. A total of 208 valid responses were captured, with 64% of respondents…
The cost of a data breach in South Africa has declined slightly to R44.1-million, according to a new research report from IBM. The company said in a statement on Friday that despite an increase in the number of breaches recorded in South Africa, the adoption of data security, artificial intelligence and machine learning insights, and…
IBM found that the average data breach cost has declined in SA, reaching R44.1 million in 2025. A data breach incident now costs South African organisations a little less compared to the same period a year ago, averaging R44.1 million. Last year, the average data breach cost per incident for local organisations stood at R53.1…
eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif eMedia Holdings, the owner of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv, news channel eNCA and the Openview satellite platform, has seen strong growth in its video-on-demand platform eVOD in the 2025 financial year. According to eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif, the company’s decision to enter the streaming video entertainment market gradually has aided eVOD’s profitability…
