Digital sovereignty is about understanding where data is stored, who may access it and how systems work together. (Image: iStock) Digital sovereignty is SA’s practical ability to make accountable choices about critical public data and infrastructure. It is at the core of government’s strategy to digitally transform service delivery, as well as to bolster internal…
Outgoing Nedbank COO Mfundo Nkuhlu South Africa will not shake its dependence on cash until it fixes identity, outgoing Nedbank chief operating officer Mfundo Nkuhlu said on Tuesday, arguing that a working national digital ID is the precondition for pulling the country’s unbanked into the formal payments system. “The key requirement will be the advent…
Henry Myburgh, senior regional account manager southern Africa at Vertiv (l) with Richard Lace, business unit manager at Pinnacle ICT (r). Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), which positions itself as a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, has announced a distribution partnership with Pinnacle ICT, which positions itself as Africa’s leading ICT company, extending the availability of…
On Deja Vu, Rabbi Haim Sofer explores the history of the Neturei Karta movement’s opposition to Zionism. Can Judaism exist without Zionism? Rabbi Haim Sofer traces Jewish identity through exile and persecution to centuries of life alongside Muslims, from al-Andalus to Morocco and Iraq. How did the dream of a Jewish state and plans for…
For two decades, GovTech has been the room where South Africa’s digital government story gets written. This year, that story reaches a milestone worth pausing on. GovTech 2026 runs from 21 to 23 September in Durban, marking the platform’s 20th anniversary. Organised by the State Information Technology Agency, it remains the country’s largest gathering of…
Sentech will participate in GovTech 2026, taking place from 21–23 September at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), showcasing its digital infrastructure, connectivity, media and skills development capabilities at a platform focused on shaping South Africa’s digital future. Held under the theme “Building Towards Digital Sovereignty: South Africa as Architect of its Digital Destiny for…
Matthew Farquhar, CFP, Executive Director at SureStart. (Picture: Supplied) Most insurance distribution models scale the traditional way; more customers mean more staff – more brokers, more back-office support staff and a larger claims team. SureStart, an authorised financial services provider (FSP 47233), an independent digital insurance broker and embedded insurance expert, has taken a different…
Advocate Andy Mothibi, national director of public prosecutions at the National Prosecuting Authority. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has admitted that criminal syndicates now rely on digital platforms, complex financial structures and cross-border networks. It says South Africa’s crime-fighting strategy must focus on disrupting entire criminal systems, rather than simply accumulating case numbers. Speaking at…
SA investment firm DNI has invested more than R2.1 billion across the country’s digital economy. (Image: istockphoto.com) DNI, a privately owned South African investment company, has announced investments exceeding R2.1 billion across connectivity, digital services and fintech. The investment spans Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa, Mission Mobile and KnowRoaming, adding complementary capabilities in fibre infrastructure, device…
Zambia switched on the cryptographic foundations of its digital state this week, the second country in the region to do so inside a fortnight, after Namibia. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (Zicta) and Altron Security, the identity business inside the JSE-listed Altron group, announced the completion of a production key ceremony in Lusaka…
