In this episode of ITWeb TV, Simo Kalajdzic, senior operations manager at Bolt South Africa, discusses how a fatal profile-rental incident prompted the e-hailer to strengthen safety controls against driver profile sharing. #Bolt #E-hailing safety #SouthAfrica Bolt says it has paid more than R42.3 billion to driver operators in South Africa since launching in the…
Vivo’s new global headquarters. (Photograph by Simnikiwe Mzekandaba) Nestled within the leafy suburbs of China’s Shenzhen is the newly-opened global headquarters and campus of smartphone manufacturer Vivo. Shenzhen is considered China’s trading city and is home to some of the country’s major IT firms and brands, including Huawei, Honor, Oppo and now Vivo. See also…
On this episode of ITWeb TV, Dane Liebenberg, AI executive for FNB Retail and Business Banking, unpacks how the bank is assessing the value of its artificial intelligence investments through four key pillars. #AI #Banking #Fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalBanking As financial institutions move beyond artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation and begin scaling deployments, First National Bank (FNB)…
One Linkage stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #onelinkage South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) collectively form one of the country’s biggest economic foundations. Enterprises…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Tracker CEO Dillan Fernando provides an overview of how the company has evolved from a vehicle recovery service into a holistic tech company offering personal safety and pet tracking, fleet telemetry and processes 200 million data points daily. After 30 years in operation, Tracker is synonymous with vehicle recovery,…
MFactory stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #MFactory “The ability to grow while staying true to your roots is powerful,” says Thembelihle Mahlalela, CEO of MFactory. “What…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Rob Godlonton, CEO of IQbusiness, warns against businesses using artificial intelligence simply to adopt emerging technologies. He describes poorly considered AI-generated output as “AI vomit”. IQbusiness is positioning acquisitions as a key component of its growth strategy, with the consulting and technology services company looking for fintech firms with…
Pheello Motolo, senior manager for IT infrastructure and operations, cyber security and GRC at Motus Car Rental, will deliver the keynote address at the ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026 on 29 September. Organisations are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) faster than governance frameworks can keep up, and if left unchecked, this opens the door to increased risks. That’s…
CloudZA stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #cloudza Cloud technologies are the operating system driving technology across the world. Back in 2015, working in the hosting…
Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO and co-founder of SA start-up Lelapa AI, says they are building AI solutions that are efficient and relevant for the African context, with plans to expand language support and grow revenue to sustain their mission. Artificial intelligence (AI) research and product lab Lelapa AI wants to bolster its commercial offering locally by…
