239 Absa Group’s IT spend for the six months to 30 June reached R8.2-billion, a 5% year-on-year increase from the same period in 2024, as it ramped up spending on security and…
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Standard Bank raises alarm over AI-driven fraud
370 Standard Bank has warned its clients of a rise of “spoofing” scams in recent months, where fraudsters use AI-generated voices and e-mails to impersonate bank officials. “These scams are increasingly difficult…
MTN’s Mupita backs Vodacom-Maziv fibre deal
236 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has described the competition appeal court’s decision last week to approve the sale of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv…
Ferdi Moolman is new CEO of MTN South Africa
295 Incoming MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Charles Molapisi is stepping down as CEO of MTN South Africa, and is being replaced in the role by Ferdi Moolman, who was a…
Biometrics take centre stage in fight against Sim-swap fraud
227 Stricter and more widespread use of biometric authentication by mobile operators could help reduce the growing Sim-swap fraud menace in South Africa, according to the Communications Risk Information Centre (Comric). Comric…
Trump weighs US government taking stake in Intel
237 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the struggling chip maker, Bloomberg News reported…
WhatsApp takes on Zoom, Teams with new meeting-style features
246 WhatsApp is set to become more like workplace communication tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. The Meta-owned messaging service is introducing a set of new features aimed at making group…
TCS | Alan Knott-Craig unveils Fibertime’s big bet on township fibre
267 Alan Knott-Craig’s new fibre internet business, Fibertime, has been flying below the radar for some time now, but the serial telecommunications entrepreneur has finally unpacked his plans for the business. Speaking…
Ronnie Apteker to release new film on Ukraine
238 Ronnie Apteker Ronnie Apteker, the co-founder of Internet Solutions – a pioneering figure in South Africa’s early internet industry – will release a new film in the coming days, focused on…
One last hurdle for Vodacom, Maziv fibre deal
245 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub All that stands between Vodacom consummating its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv is communications regulator Icasa. This is after the competition appeal…