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End of the road for e-tolls
Cabinet approves shutdown of Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, as well as writing off all outstanding debt.
SA firms ‘rewire’ leadership for AI future
Local firms redesign executive structures as AI becomes central to business operations, decision-making and future growth, says IBM.
South Africa’s leap to modern Wi-Fi has barely begun
Icasa freed up new Wi-Fi spectrum years ago, but ageing routers and handsets are throttling South Africa’s Wi-Fi upgrade.
TechCentral appoints Dr Fanie van Rooyen as deputy editor
The former Beeld reporter and science communicator joins TechCentral to deepen its market-leading journalism.
Troubled SAPO gets new board
Cabinet’s approval of the appointment of a 10-member board signals progress towards stable leadership, says the comms ministry.
How to get cloud-native right (and actually lower your spend)
True cloud-native practices increase performance and scalability by using technologies like containers, micro-services and serverless functions.
Why enterprise supply chains are over-investing in tracking, under-investing in visibility
Orange Logistics introduced Sigfox 0G technology as a complementary connectivity layer within its tracking environment.
Apple Expected to Detail Its A.I. Plans at Conference
For the second time, the company is expected to explain its artificial intelligence plans. Unlike some rivals, it is not reorganizing around the technology.
Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.
B.F.I. Preserves ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ and More Videos in Archive of Viral Moments
The British Film Institute assembled more than 400 videos in an archive of culturally significant internet moments. See what made the cut.
Critical infrastructure attacks bring nations to their knees
Hackers increasingly target essential public services, exposing nations to devastating consequences, the ITWeb Security Summit heard.
SA emerging as global AI inference powerhouse
Local organisations rapidly adopt AI inference to move beyond pilots, driving real-time insights and global innovation leadership, says Lenovo.
Buy, build or govern: The CIO decision model AI just broke
In the AI era, CIOs should be asking which assumptions about technology decision-making are no longer valid.
End of the line for the green ID book in South Africa
A biometric record of every person in the country will underpin South Africa’s planned new digital ID.
A San Francisco Burglar Escaped in a Robotaxi – and Police Still Can’t Find Him
A burglar took a self-driving Waymo taxi to rob a San Francisco yoga studio this past January, reports TechCrunch — “and police have still not caught them.” Even the police officer assigned to the case thought it would be easier to solve, notes The San Francisco Chronicle, since Waymos are outfitted with multiple high-definition cameras and require users to make accounts with their credit...
Why Fixing South Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Starts In The Workshop
How do we address youth unemployment while ensuring the automotive sector has the skills needed to keep South Africa’s automotive industry moving? The question is becoming increasingly urgent. According to Statistics South Africa’s Q1 2025 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, unemployment among young South Africans aged 15-34 rose to 46.1%, with young women continuing to face […]
Can you really see if someone is lying? Probably not – but you might hear it | Kirsty King
We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealing
Imagine you are a juror on a murder trial. A married couple have been found shot dead. The defendant, a man known to them, denies the charge. You’ve heard the prosecution’s evidence and you’ve heard his testimony. But you and your fellow jurors are...
SA’s Greatest Strength Is Unity In Crisis. Now Joburg Needs Business, Government And Citizens To Fix The City
As the World Cup kicks off this week in North America, I am reminded of our hosting of the event in 2010. The first match will again be South Africa against Mexico – the same fixture that launched the tournament when we hosted. That 2010 World Cup showcased South Africa at its best. But the […]
Dolos, WatchGuard present refreshed Endpoint Security Portfolio for Africa at ITWeb Security Summit
This new tiered offering includes enterprise-grade features like AI-powered security, proactive vulnerability management and URL filtering.
Access got us here. Outcomes will take us further
EdTech accelerator and think tank Injini says the sector has reached a critical point where scale must be interrogated for a more honest analysis of what is being achieved.