In this episode of ITWeb TV, Kelvin Nhlapo, GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa, uncovers the root causes of SA’s growing ICT skills gap and the institute’s efforts to tackle the crisis. #ICTSkills #AI #IITPSA While South Africa’s ICT sector continues to experience a widening skills gap, the problem is less…
Streaming live from the Johannesburg leg of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, the ITWeb TV team will host interviews with around 30 keynote speakers, presenters and participants from various sessions on Tuesday, 2 June and Wednesday, 3 June. For those in the cyber security space who cannot attend the physical event, the stream will provide…
Glenn Wilkinson, ethical hacker and CEO and co-founder of Agger Labs. Meet Jane Hacker. As her name suggests, Jane is a hacker, and she’s about to break into a new South African bank. This fictional bank is called Bueno Bank. When Jane reads about Bueno Bank’s new app, she sees an entry point. She starts…
Rob Godlonton has been appointed as CEO of iqbusiness. iqbusiness, a subsidiary of Reunert, has acquired the Silversoft Group to expand its enterprise resource planning (ERP) and professional services automation (PSA) capabilities. Silversoft, which operates in SA, the UK and the Middle East, will become part of iqbusiness under CEO Rob Godlonton. In a statement,…
South Africa is becoming a prominent target for global cyber attacks due to perceived weaknesses in its cyber security defences, with Cloud Security Alliance’s Ayanda Peta calling for consistent basic cyber practices. A lot still needs to be done to improve South African organisations’ cyber security posture. This is the observation of Ayanda Peta, president…
Lukas van der Merwe, Associate Director, Cyanre. Cyanre, a specialist DFIR firm, is proud to announce its participation at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, where it will address one of the most critical gaps in modern cyber security: how organisations respond when defences inevitably fail. Taking place at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Adam Smith, cyber lead for Southern Africa at the British High Commission discusses the need for Africa’s governments to work together in improving cyber deterrents, the need to improve cyber skills, why the British High Commission has a cyber lead in Southern Africa, and the rise in state-sponsored cyber…
GoTyme customers can now access upgraded banking features, including biometric login and free PayShap payments. (Image: Supplied) GoTyme Bank has migrated one million customers to its new banking app in less than three months, as the digital bank accelerates its national expansion strategy. In February, TymeBank announced it was rebranding to GoTyme Bank, introducing a…
Cabinet has approved a new SITA board, for a three-year period. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) A full complement of new board members has been announced by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). This, as the embattled entity also welcomed its first permanent managing director Magatho Mello on 1 April, promising much-needed leadership stability for the…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Blu Label joint CEOs, Mark and Brett Levy reflect on building the company from car radios and prepaid vouchers to a diversified technology giant, while discussing Cell C’s turnaround, entrepreneurship, energy ambitions, leadership lessons and South Africa’s digital future. #CellC #Entrepreneurship #JSE Blu Label Unlimited, the majority shareholder in…
