Tando Luyaba, CIO at the Information Regulator, scooped the IITPSA President’s Award for IT Personality. (Photgraph by Lesley Moyo) Tando Luyaba, chief information officer (CIO) at the Information Regulator, was announced the winner of the 2026 Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Award for IT Personality. Luyaba received the coveted award in…
The Information Regulator has fined First National Bank R1-million after finding that a misconfigured setting in the FNB app let 696 customers view the home loan applications of 88 other people – and that the bank failed to fix the flaw after customers twice reported it. The fine relates to an offence under section 105…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg South Africa’s Information Regulator met Meta Platforms in September, when the company demonstrated its camera-equipped smart glasses to the privacy watchdog. “We did meet with Meta last month, where they were demonstrating the camera-recording smart glasses,” the regulator told TechCentral. The meeting took place in the same month that Meta…
Banks face heightened scrutiny as regulators respond to growing risks posed by AI, cloud services, cyber threats and digital transformation. (Image created via ChatGPT) South Africa’s banks and fintech firms are facing tighter regulatory scrutiny, as the Prudential Authority (PA) steps up oversight of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, cyber security and digital operational resilience…
The Competition Commission has confirmed it received a formal complaint from Pretoria-based fintech Motswagae Holding, which has accused South Africa’s largest banks of blocking access to the ATM networks its cardless cash platform needs to operate. In a statement last week, the little-known company said it had made a submission to the commission – it…
Namibia’s communications regulator said on Monday, 22 June, it dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its license applications, reaffirming that Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider failed to meet local ownership requirements. The silhouette of Elon Musk and Starlink logo are seen in this illustration taken 11 June 2026. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The…
The dispute stems from enforcement notices issued by the Information Regulator against the DBE over its publication of matric results in the media. (Image generated by ChatGPT) The Information Regulator has suffered another legal setback in its long-running dispute with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) over the publication of matric results in the media,…
The Information Regulator’s Mukelani Dimba Wednesday, 28 January marks World Data Privacy Day. With South Africa’s Information Regulator celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, TechCentral spoke to Mukelani Dimba, acting executive for education and communication at the regulator, about the state of information rights in the country. In this interview, Dimba reflects on the effectiveness…
The Regulator says it is disappointed that the court’s judgment was not in its favour. The Information Regulator says it is “disappointed”, after its bid to block the publication of matric results was set aside by the Pretoria High Court. This after the decision by the full bench of the Pretoria High Court, to set…
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned that artificial intelligence is both an opportunity and a risk for South Africa’s financial sector, especially when it comes to information security. In a wide-ranging report, Artificial Intelligence in the South African Financial Sector, the FSCA said AI presents a number of risks related to consumer protection…
