In this episode of ITWebTV, Sibahle Malinga talks to Alastair Tempest, CEO of the Ecommerce Forum South Africa, who believes the local e-commerce sector’s biggest challenge is not inadequate legislation but weak enforcement and a lack of resources to police cross-border e-commerce.#eCommerce #Retail #SouthAfrica The South African Revenue Service’s customs system is still failing to…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Warren Mande, MD of Netstar, talks about how the company is using artificial intelligence to recover stolen vehicles as well as how the Altron subsidiary is making use of the vast amounts of data it collects. #Netstar #FleetTelematics #AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most powerful…
The internet service provider’s CEO Van Zyl Botha details the company’s next growth areas, including adding one million South African homes to its expanding footprint. Internet service provider (ISP) Herotel is targeting an additional one million South African homes in the next two years, expanding its footprint to 1.6 million homes. So said Van Zyl…
Winners of the inaugural ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Awards: Deidre Marais, Zaid Parak and Manoj Puri. The leaders responsible for protecting some of South Africa’s most critical digital environments have been recognised at the inaugural ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Awards. Deidre Marais, CISO at the Western Cape government, was named Public Sector CISO of the Year, while…
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…
