Not since the development of nuclear weapons, has the world been so concerned about the existential threat of a new technology. Yet evens as the calls by leading AI firms, lawmakers and others, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, grow for more ... Read More
Law firm Webber Wentzel says Netflix and other streaming platforms could face major changes in SA as the communications regulator examines how over-the-top (OTT) services fit into the country’s regulatory framework. IoL previously reported that South Africans could eventually see ... Read More
SA’s crypto industry has formed a new coalition called ‘Catastrophe’ to fight proposed changes to exchange controls that they say discriminates against blockchain-based payments, and threatens jobs and investment. Moneyweb notes that Catastrophe stands for Crypto Asset Taskforce for Advancing ... Read More
SA will not be introducing a social media ban for children under 16 anytime soon. An EWN report notes that the Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, recently confirmed the government's position in a parliamentary Q&A. In ... Read More
SA is accustomed to leading the continent on technology. We host cloud regions from Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Our largest banks are among Africa's most advanced adopters of AI. Writing in IT Web, Johan Steyn, founder of AIforBusiness ... Read More
* Six Nigerian nationals wanted in the US for allegedly defrauding more than 100 women of over R100m in online romance scams have been extradited from SA. Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said the men, allegedly part of the Black Axe ... Read More
* An Australian pensioner was defrauded of R2m by a scammer using a fictional identity named 'Melanie McCallum'. 'Melanie' was revealed to be an AI deepfake after a cybersecurity specialist noticed she had six fingers on her hand in a video ... Read More
* Three members of a syndicate that preyed on Facebook Marketplace users in SA have been handed a combined 150 years in prison for their crimes. The sentence was handed down in Ga-Rankuwa last week, with the gang members facing multiple ... Read More
Digital cemetery goes liveThe South African Local Government Association (Salga) and the Emfuleni local municipality have launched a digital Cemetery Management Platform to modernise and digitise cemetery management and improve access to municipal burial services. The system went live on ... Read More
Parliament’s Justice & Constitutional Development Committee has published the names of candidates for vacant positions on the Information Regulator on Parliament’s website for public comment, notes Policy Watch. Read More
