The content regulator is combining human monitors, automated tools and international networks as it strengthens its online enforcement capabilities. (Image source: iStock) The Film and Publication Board (FPB) is planning to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its regulatory processes, as it seeks to improve the monitoring, analysis and classification of the growing volume of…
Advocate Norman Gidi has left his post as Film and Publication Board CEO. It’s back to the drawing board for the Film and Publication Board (FPB) as it once again looks to fill the chief executive officer spot after the resignation of advocate Norman Gidi. Communications minister Solly Malatsi confirmed to ITWeb that Gidi resigned…
Dr Boloka, founder and CEO of OS Lab. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Former Film and Publication Board (FPB) CEO Dr Mashilo Boloka has ventured into fighting digital and online threats by establishing Online Safety Lab (OS Lab) – a trust safety start-up. The start-up, which started operating in 2025, seeks to help organisations across Africa…
Film and Publication Board CEO advocate Norman Gidi. The Film and Publication Board’s (FPB’s) new CEO advocate Norman Gidi officially assumed office on 12 January. This, after his appointment was approved by communications minister Solly Malatsi in concurrence with Cabinet. According to the FPB, Gidi brings over 20 years of executive and senior leadership experience…
Magatho Mello and Nketheleni Norman Gidi have been appointed to lead SITA and the Film and Publication Board, respectively. South Africa has a troubled history with state-owned entities (SOEs), with many flagged for their poor financial condition and governance challenges. Some of the SOEs under the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) portfolio have…
