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ITWebITWebPanacea builds its Auto-ID distribution footprint across Sub-Saharan Africa – with Datalogic
Panacea Technology Distributors is building its product portfolio, strengthening technical support and expanding stock availability for resellers.
ITWebWho answers for the AI agent your team built last week?
A simple AI agent can now be built in an afternoon, which means agents are arriving faster than most organisations are deciding how to govern them, says Braintree's Doug Morrison.
ITWebOneData works with Workonline to strengthen network resilience
The Nigerian ISP assists Workonline Communications with a network redesign to improve routing, redundancy and capacity management.
ITWebFree cyber crime victim helpline launches
The new local Cyber Helpline offers online guidance and trained human responders to cyber crime victims.
ITWebFinancial services has an agency collaboration problem, and it belongs on the CIO's desk
Banks and insurers scrutinise every rand they pay agencies and media owners. Far less attention goes to the internal workflows that decide how hard that money works, says Gail Hamilton-Brown, strategic accounts and partnership manager at CloudSmiths.
ITWebFrom asset registers to asset intelligence: Why SA organisations need trusted asset data
Effective fixed asset management is about maintaining accurate, trusted information throughout the asset’s complete life cycle.
ITWebAI’s growing influence goes beyond standalone investment deals
AI cannot be treated as a separate investor category because it is widespread and influential, research suggests.
ITWebICASA strives for balance in rapidly-changing digital economy
The Independent Communications Authority of SA expands its regulatory approach, as satellite connectivity, cloud computing and AI reshape the digital infrastructure landscape.
ITWebNIBSS and Transactility Partnership Delivers National Payment Stack
Transactility, Inc. announced that the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), Nigeria’s central payment infrastructure operator, leveraged Transactility’s jPOS open-source technology for the rollout of the National Payment Stack (NPS), a next-generation ISO-20022 instant payments platform…
ITWebMalatsi risks action over cellphone gambling crackdown
A gambling law expert warns that using ICASA to restrict lawful betting could trigger a constitutional challenge.
ITWebThe trillion-dollar AI bet needs a security strategy
Recent AI containment failures show that innovation alone isn’t enough. Every AI investment needs a security strategy behind it, says Arctic Wolf.
ITWebStop choosing AI models on price alone
Token prices tell only part of the story. Context, architecture and model selection often have a greater impact on the final AI bill, says Saurabh Agrawal, CTO: software engineering at DVT.
ITWebParatus Namibia to showcase connectivity solutions at ICT Summit 2026
ICT Summit 2026 will run until 16 October at the Ongwediva Trade Centre in the Oshana Region.
ITWebPassword security in SA: Why 2026 is the year to stop re-using passwords
F-Secure Total's Password Vault securely stores passwords in an encrypted vault protected by a single master password.
ITWebDFA steps up fibre-to-the-business strategy
Dark Fibre Africa shifts from network upgrades, to expanding its footprint by connecting more commercial properties.
ITWebITWeb GRC 2026: Scaling trust amid rising AI adoption tops agenda
Tech experts and business leaders will discuss how the rapid convergence of AI, evolving regulation, cyber risk, digital sovereignty and sustainability is fundamentally redefining enterprise governance.
ITWebThe lock that will always be broken
For decades, we have treated encryption as a mathematical fortress, but we are entering a new era – Post-AI Cryptography.
ITWebLast call for CIOs to participate in ITWeb Brainstorm 2026 survey
The survey is open until the close of business on Friday, 16 October.
ITWebCyber Resilience Is the Foundation for Africa’s Next Phase of Digital Growth, Mastercard Whitepaper Finds
Africa's digital economy is growing at remarkable speed, opening new opportunities for people, businesses and governments across the continent.
ITWebOpensignal Launches World’s First Interactive Map of Satellite-to-Smartphone D2D Connections
Opensignal, a global independent consumer connectivity analytics and insights company, today launched the Opensignal D2D Satellite Map, the world’s first interactive, real-world depiction of where direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connections with smartphones are happening across the globe.
ITWebMegaport Expands Global Automated Infrastructure Platform Into Portugal
Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (“Megaport”), a leading global automated infrastructure platform, today announced the launch of its services in Portugal, expanding its European footprint and enabling enterprises and service providers in the region to connect instantly to the world’s leading cloud…
ITWebTecnotree Named a Visionary in the Inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CSP AI-Enabled Marketing and Sales Solutions
Tecnotree, a global digital platform and services leader for AI, 5G, and cloud-native technologies, today announced that Gartner has positioned it as a Visionary in the first-ever Magic Quadrant for AI-Enabled CSP Marketing and Sales Solutions.
ITWebVisa expands global digital travel platform to SA
South Africa becomes the first African market to launch Visa Destinations, joining international locations such as New York, London, Dubai, Thailand and Mexico City.
ITWebITWeb TV: AI-driven fraud rises as criminals target human trust
Orca Fraud CEO Thalia Pillay warns financial institutions to move beyond perimeter security in the age of AI.
ITWebMangale steps down from Absa board
Alpheus Mangale resigns from Absa’s board, citing personal reasons, amid an investigation at Seacom, where he is CEO.
ITWebVodacom brings connectivity, fintech to SA e-hailing
The programme combines connected-fleet tech and managed e-hailing operations, while investors retain responsibility for vehicle finance.
ITWebSAP says enterprise context is key to predictive AI operations
SAP's customer success chief says governance and enterprise context will shape how organisations adopt agentic AI.
ITWebn8n hosting options: Cloud convenience vs self-hosted flexibility
Domains.co.za's Self-Hosted n8n VPS Hosting ships with n8n pre-installed on Debian 13, letting users launch workflows without building a base server environment first.
ITWebSeacom CEO placed on leave
Group CEO Alpheus Mangale is on special leave pending an investigation, with CFO Charl Slabbert serving as interim CEO.