
SA’s draft AI policy officially retracted
The draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy has been officially withdrawn through a Government Gazette.
TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2026, 13:32

The draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy has been officially withdrawn through a Government Gazette.

The Starlink satellite company is still to formally apply for an operating licence locally, amid growing geographical expansion.

At its first Rider Safety Summit in Johannesburg, Bolt expanded rider verification and pushed SOS and audio tools, despite data showing only one in 200 trips use emergency features.

In recent months hackers have attempted to extort money from porn stars with big followings, in some cases filling their feeds with pro-MAGA and crypto content.

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup.

The market grow rapidly as consumers seek flexible, transparent payment solutions amid economic pressures, says TransUnion.

More than half of local online gamblers sacrificed essentials to fund betting, while nearly a third borrowed money to gamble.

The federal government is planning to let a rule regulating federal data center operations sunset in September with no replacement.

ISO certification means there are defined controls, tested systems and ongoing checks working in the background to protect your business at every step.

If companies stop investing in junior talent because AI can handle entry-level tasks, this creates a bigger problem for the future, says Ayesha Bagus, HR director and head of people at KRS.

The message from Salesforce’s Agentforce World Tour in Johannesburg was that technology and people may power transformation, but ecosystems make it scale.
The UK government is introducing a ban on social media for children and a minimum age for some chatbots in an attempt to shield young people from dangerous corners of the web.

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app.

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end their war, declaring the deal “complete” and ordering the immediate lifting of the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: npr.org) In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, 15 […]

Three pieces of good news arrived last week, and they all point in the same direction. GDP growth beat forecasts. The World Bank ranked Durban the most improved port in the world. And Fitch upgraded South Africa’s credit rating for the first time in 20 years. The reform agenda is starting to deliver real results. […]

South Africa’s MVNO market will reach approximately 14.4 million MVNO SIMs by 2030, says Africa Analysis.

South Africa’s wagering market has grown into a R1.5-trillion business over the past several years, and the structural shifts that drove that growth have come predominantly from the app-first betting platforms that dominate the market in 2026. The conversation is no longer confined to operator press releases or trade-magazine coverage. It plays out in the […]

India’s agriculture sector is a global powerhouse, uniquely characterized by its massive scale, vast arable land, diverse agro-climatic zones and rich biodiversity.

Google will challenge the judgment, insisting most summaries are accurate and the case concerns isolated errors.

Telecommunications companies (telcos) are strategically diversifying into healthcare by leveraging their existing assets—network infrastructure, customer bases, and billing systems—to bridge gaps in access, especially for underserved populations. They are moving beyond traditional connectivity roles to become digital health service providers. For telcos with advanced 5G networks, the...
“Battered by years of mass layoffs, California tech workers were hoping the job market would rebound this year,” reports the Los Angeles Times. “But things are getting worse.”The class divide is widening in Silicon Valley as a tiny group of employees is landing unprecedented packages for AI skills, while many others struggle to find work. The have-nots are doing everything that used to...