The department of communications & digital technologies is under fire for allegedly lying to parliament about the state of discussions with broadcasters to resolve the legal impasse over digital television migration. The department claimed in parliament on Friday, 12 September that it was collaborating “regularly” with broadcasters regarding the broadcast digital migration project, and the…
The Ingonyama Trust, a statutory body established in 1994 to manage communal land in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of Zulu tribes and communities, has been the subject of an attempted ransomware attack, the effects of which are still under investigation. A senior IT expert, who disclosed details of the incident to TechCentral, said NightSpire has…
Matthew Stevens, CTO at Dolos. AI is enabling threat actors to launch increasingly sophisticated attacks. At the same time, it is bolstering blue team efforts to mitigate risk. By pairing AI with zero trust architecture (ZTA), organisations can build more modern, robust security frameworks. This is according to Matthew Stevens, CTO at Dolos, who was…
Schneider Electric’s Clive Roberts In a landscape defined by volatility – from supply chain disruptions to rising compliance demands – manufacturers are under increasing pressure to become faster, smarter and more resilient. But beneath the buzzwords of digital transformation, sustainability and traceability lies a more human story – one about people, data and the growing…
Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Seville, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action. Activists, many from the Global South, attending the talks in Spain, are calling for greater leadership and commitment from wealthier nations to help address long-standing structural…
LinkedIn is emerging as a trusted voice among the bevy of social platforms. Online professional network service LinkedIn has edged past Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram as the most utilised platform by brands. This is according to World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, detailing several key takeaways from the latest SA Social Media…
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,…
Restoring trust will take all of us. (LexisNexis Risk Solutions) In early 2024, a finance worker at a major multinational design and engineering company was on a video conference call with several of his coworkers. On the call, the company’s CFO directed this worker to pay a multimillion-dollar outstanding invoice to one of the corporation’s…
Kagiso Trust has officially launched its 40th anniversary celebrating four decades of meaningful impact in education, socio-economic development, civil society, and local governance. As the organisation enters this milestone year, it unveils its new positioning statement: “Igniting Human Capacity” a reflection of its mission to empower individuals and communities as drivers of sustainable change. A Model…
