SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The State Information Technology Agency’s (SITA’s) flagship public sector ICT conference GovTech is set to make its return this September. This, after the government technology event was shelved last year, with the promise that it will resume in 2025. Held with the Department of Communications…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Jurie Schoeman, managing partner at BSG, talks about the biggest tech trends the consultancy firm is witnessing in the South African market and how generative artificial intelligence has been received by local firms. He also touches on the company’s graduate programme among other issues. #DigitalTransformation #AI #GenAI #GraduateProgramme Digital…
Cisco South Africa GM Smangele Nkosi details how the firm has doubled down on investments in innovations of the future, building a strong channel ecosystem and the company’s efforts to boost the digital skills pipeline in the country. Nearly 100% of the young people that have received digital skills training through the Cisco Networking Academy…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Michael Clampett, asset and property management executive at Attacq, developer of Waterfall City, talks about the various digital initiatives the company is taking to attract tenants, as well as for the retail sector to stay ahead of competition from online shopping. #MallofAfrica #RetailTechnology With brick-and-mortar retail stores facing growing…
Samantha Hanreck, associate consultant for AI business strategy at the Cyber Security Institute and Rejoice van der Walt, CEO & co-founder, AI Nexus Research, Training and Consultancy. From the urgent need for businesses to move beyond the outdated view that cyber security is merely ‘an IT problem’ to the far-reaching impacts of AI, Africa’s cyber…
Evan Jones, Collective X South Africans have become accustomed to bad news, particularly around the country’s dismal unemployment figures. It was around 32.9% in the first quarter of this year, up from 31.9% in Q4 2024, according to Stats SA. The picture is dire for those aged between 15 and 34, and in this segment,…
Bitcoin is being accepted as a mainstream currency. Bitcoin’s rally to a fresh all-time high of more than $120 000 (or over R2 million at current exchange rates) has triggered a wave of profit-taking, sending the crypto-currency down 2.35% in early Tuesday trade. Despite the dip, analysts and major investment houses remain confident the bullish…
Cell C, South Africa’s fourth-largest mobile operator, is capitalising on the strengths of its larger competitors, Vodacom and MTN, to enhance its network capabilities. This is according to Cell C chief technology officer Schalk Visser, speaking to ITWeb TV yesterday in a wide-ranging interview following a recent ruling by the Advertising Regulatory Board. The board…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Dr Stacey Ochse, psychiatrist member at the South African Society of Psychiatrists, talks about the alarming effects of excessive screen time on children’s mental health. She also shares expert tips on how to mitigate the risks. #ScreenTime #DigitalWellness #KidsAndTechnology South Africans spend more time on screens than almost any…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, news editor Admire Moyo speaks to Lyle Hosley, head of fintech at the South African Reserve Bank, about the upcoming G20 Techsprint hackathon. She also discusses some of the biggest fintech trends the central bank is observing in South Africa. #SARB #Fintech #Cryptocurrency #Payments #Hackathon The South African Reserve…
