12 Jun

Relaunched union to defend free speech in social media era

Freedom of expression rights online, social media disputes and censorship will be major battlegrounds for Free Speech Union SA.
12 Jun

CIOs must prioritise efforts to solve top-three threats

Chief information officers have to get to grips with three specific ICT crises as they chart a digital future, advises Dr Andile Ngcaba.
12 Jun

Elon Musk raises his $75bn in world record listing

SpaceX has smashed records before its shares even start trading and Elon Musk is closing in on his first trillion dollars.
12 Jun

Child safety platform rolls out across SA schools

OS Lab and ChildSafe.dev deploy AI-powered RoseShield to protect South African children from online threats.
12 Jun

Wits CIO Dr Mpofu joins SAICA board

Dr Stanley Mpofu’s responsibility will be to execute governance responsibilities in accordance with recognised best practices.
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10 Jun

Data confidence and AI readiness across Africa

ITWeb and Veeam are conducting a survey to explore data trust, resilience and AI readiness across the continent.
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SA enforces foreign vehicle declarations

New border rule applies to all foreign-registered vehicles entering or leaving South Africa.
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26 May

Vodacom M-PESA enables PayPal payments

New integration enables seamless transfers between M-PESA wallets and PayPal accounts.
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2026 Wired4Women Awards shortlist announced

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as part of the final round of judging, after which winners will be selected.
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16 Feb 2026

HAVAÍC’s $50m Fund 3 achieves third close

HAVAÍC has announced the third close of its African Innovation Fund 3 with investment from E Squared Investments, along with new and follow-on investments in SAPay, Entersekt, Sportable, and Talk360.
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5 Feb 2026

Platform to curb empowerment fraud goes live in SA

The platform's introduction comes as the B-BBEE Commission warns that fraudulent activity is on the increase, with estimates indicating that up to 5% of all BEE certificates may be invalid.
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R30,000 prize for SA's top female tech student

The deadline to enter for the Wired4Women Awards Top Tech Student award is 8 February – with a R30 000 cash prize up for grab.
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Who will you nominate for the Wired4Women Awards 2026?

Don’t miss the deadline: All entries across 13 award categories, must be in by 8 February.
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23 Jan 2026

Understand the power of AI in finance

A free-to-attend webinar will explore how artificial intelligence enables financial teams to gain real-time insights, streamline operations, and open up new prospects for growth.
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4 Dec 2025

Safaricom ownership shifts as Vodacom buys 20% stake

The pan-African telco has struck a defining agreement with Kenya’s government and Vodafone to raise its Safaricom stake to 55%, tightening its grip on East Africa’s largest telecoms and mobile money ecosystem.
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SA-born access to justice innovation gains global spotlight

Designed to put efficiency, transparency, and data-driven advocacy at the core of public interest law, the innovation has transformed how legal services are delivered to underprivileged communities across South Africa.
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26 Nov 2025

AfricArena Grand Summit to reveal what's next for Africa

The company said it presents an opportunity to explore tomorrow’s trends by showcasing some of Africa’s most innovative start-ups and connecting them with investors.
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31 Oct 2025

MTN Group upgrades major cloud platform

Enterprise Value Analytics platform processes around 22 billion records each day and runs more than 800 analytics workflows from over 1,700 data feeds.
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