It is a new era for the South African Post Office as its fully-established board begins its term. A communications department delegation, led by minister Solly Malatsi and deputy minister Mondli Gungubele, yesterday engaged the newly-appointed board of the South African Post Office (SAPO). This is in line with efforts to set the tone for…
ITWeb TV speaks to Gareth Redelinghuys, country MD at TrendAI, about the impact that AI continues to have on cyber security, in terms of both defence and attack. Business leaders need to understand this dynamic and how best to protect their ‘crown jewels’. AI remains a double-edged sword. While defenders are tapping into its speed,…
Salesforce’s Linda Saunders explains the impact of AI on CRM, ICT channel and work force in general. AI continues to impact business operations, most notably in customer relationship management (CRM) and customer experience (CX). According to Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director of solution engineering for Africa at Salesforce, the technology also influences the ICT supply…
Subverted’s captivating stand at the IT Web Security Summit 2026 event held at Sandton Convention Center. Local cyber security company Subverted used its sponsor and exhibitor presence at ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg to announce Proactive, a unified offensive security platform now in private beta, alongside new releases inside Subverted Academy – the company’s…
Team Doria, winners of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 Hackathon. Team Doria was named the overall winner of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 Hackathon, taking home R20 000. Doria is an AI-powered supply chain security platform that helps developers identify and block malicious software dependencies before they reach developer environments. More than 850 applicants and…
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…
