94 Hackers targeted the department of planning, monitoring & evaluation in recent attacks on Microsoft’s SharePoint customers. The department confirmed the attack and said it had implemented countermeasures to isolate the affected…
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South Africa opens bidding for R390-billion grid overhaul
150 South Africa is seeking proposals to shortlist bidders for a R390-billion grid expansion project to bolster the country’s energy security. The department of electricity & energy invited “experienced and committed” groups…
Government steps in to resolve SABC, Sentech tariff feud
153 The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg The department of communications & digital technologies has published a tender in efforts to mediate in the ongoing tariff dispute between the…
Meet the CIO | How Marijke Guest steered Nedbank through an IT crisis
136 When Nedbank realised early last year that its mammoth core banking overhaul and modernisation programme was going awry, it turned to Marijke Guest for help. Guest, CIO of Nedbank Corporate and…
Airports operator Acsa could enter mobile game with MVNO
86 Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) is exploring the launch of an eSim-capable mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offering that would provide connectivity services to inbound international travellers. According to Acsa, a…
TCS | Britehouse MBO: Graham Parker on what’s next for software firm
99 The recent management buyout of Britehouse from NTT Data – previously Dimension Data – has put the software development house on a new trajectory. In this episode of the TechCentral Show,…
Blockchain booms in Africa as use cases multiply
186 Blockchain technology is maturing on the African continent as use cases beyond cryptocurrency gain traction – in areas such as digital identity, payments, agriculture and data management. This is according to…
US, South Africa trade deal hangs by a thread
127 A top South African diplomat said on Tuesday that US demands on domestic affirmative action policies were complicating efforts to secure a trade deal, days before a 30% tariff on South…
Apple loses fourth top AI researcher in a month to Meta
86 Apple has lost its fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta Platforms, marking the latest setback to the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence efforts. Bowen Zhang, a key multimodal AI researcher…
Bain shuts scandal-tainted South African consulting business
155 Former President Jacob Zuma Bain & Co is closing down its consultancy business in Johannesburg, likely bringing to an end a yearslong battle to try and restore its reputation in Africa’s…