Deputy minister sheds light on justice in digital age
Despite digital transformation, justice deputy minister Andries Nel concedes limitations like ICT HR capacity and budget pressures persist.
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SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets
SJY’s Zeph are brilliant wired headphones, using flippable earcups for two different takes on your favorite music.
ITWeb TV: NTT Data SA prioritises services over data centre ownership
The IT services provider repositions for a new era of AI-driven infrastructure, moving from data centre ownership, to an asset-light model.
The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to push the boundaries of security and transparency.
Domains.co.za launches self-hosted n8n VPS hosting
Pre-installed n8n on local infrastructure lets businesses run unlimited workflows for a predictable monthly fee.
South Africans Lose Hundreds Of Millions Of Rands To Morita Forestry Investment Scam
Morita Forestry — with an office in Sandton and an address in Colorado, but run from China — has scammed South Africans out of hundreds of millions of rands. Morita is a pyramid scheme that claimed to pay people out daily if they invested in woodland projects in the US. Social media influencers and the […]
Context is the missing piece in enterprise AI: Obsidian
Obsidian Systems argues technology should reduce the burden on people, not add another system.
How FNB Enabled People To Join The SGK Pyramid Scheme
SGK, an extensive pyramid scheme that conned people into investing money and recruiting new members for guaranteed returns, collapsed over the last few weeks. Some members who rose through the ranks had opened physical stores in Lesotho to recruit more people. In at least one store, on at least one day, First National Bank employees […]
Nedbank hires MTN’s former tech chief as group CIO
Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group’s CIO, to the same role at the bank.
Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Nedbank Taps Former MTN Executive Nikos Angelopoulos As New Group CIO
Nedbank Group has announced a major leadership change in its technology division, appointing Nikos Angelopoulos as its new Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). The appointment, effective 1 September 2026, signals a significant shift for South Africa’s “green bank” as it looks to double down on digital innovation. Angelopoulos joins the financial services giant from MTN […]
Yooz and Sage expand access to purchase-to-pay automation across additional Sage markets
Yooz’s purchase-to-pay automation solution will be expanded across additional Sage markets, following a successful rollout in France earlier this year.
IITPSA SIGCyber experts call for governance-first approach as Shadow AI becomes business reality
The challenge facing organisations is no longer whether employees are using unauthorised AI tools, but how businesses govern that reality.
Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble
The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.
TCS+ | Why South African workers must become supervisors of digital labour
ADG’s Cliff de Wit on why the next management challenge is overseeing teams of autonomous software agents.
We All Do Errands. Noah Blau Films Them.
Fighting a traffic ticket. Hanging a curtain. Installing an air-conditioner. With his cult-hit online series, Noah Blau has made the mundane fascinating.
Microsoft just had the biggest day in stock market history
Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.
Why ‘it looks right’ isn’t a test case: Rethinking BI quality assurance
A report can pass every visual inspection and still be wrong, because the failures that matter in BI are the quiet ones, says Treescape Technologies.
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?
Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.
AI shifts IT role from operator to orchestrator
The SolarWinds World Tour will outline how organisations can move from reactive troubleshooting to self-healing, resilient IT environments.
What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels
You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.