As Australia today enacts a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, many countries are mulling following suit. In SA, a social media legal expert is in the process of drafting a Bill to this effect, saying ... Read More
Vodacom plans to cement its position in East Africa with a R36bn deal to take majority control of Kenya’s Safaricom, TechCentral says. The SA company said last week it reached an agreement with Kenya’s Government to buy a further 15 ... Read More
SA is widening the net to combat tax evasion, in all its forms, including enforcing compliance with crypto-tax regulation. Moneyweb reports that SA’s adoption of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development’s (OECD) Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and an updated Common ... Read More
Capitec has announced a deal where it will acquire 100% of fintech company Walletdoc Holdings in a deal that could reach R400m. Walletdoc provides payment gateway services for merchants, including in-app payments, digital wallets, instant EFT and more. Capitec said ... Read More
The UN themed this year’s 16 days of activism (November 25-10 December) ‘End digital violence against all women and girls’, mobilising under the slogan #NoExcuse for online abuse. Writing in an analysis in The Mercury, Dr Jill Ryan, the co-ordinator ... Read More
* Talks between Warner Bros. Discovery and Canal+ SA about renewing a content agreement for SA pay-TV operator MultiChoice Group have stalled over price, sources say. The agreement that includes access to channels such as CNN International and Cartoon Network is ... Read More
* American singer and songwriter Sabrina Claudio has faced backlash on social media following the announcement of her performance in Johannesburg last weekend. The Stand Still hitmaker was the headliner at the LYFE Festival at Marks Park in Emmarentia. The backlash ... Read More
* A digital property pack in the UK, which combines multiple sources of data into a ‘single source of truth’ for home buyers, sellers, conveyancers and other professionals has won a government prize worth £50 000. Moverly estimates that average transaction ... Read More
Vula Medical the app of the yearHealth-tech stood out at this year’s FNB App of the Year Awards as Vula Medical, an application that connects general medical staff with specialists that are on call in an area, took top honours ... Read More
The Board of the National Council of Societies for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has published a notice announcing changes to its rules, states Policy Watch. ‘A society shall publish its name, telephone numbers including emergency telephone numbers and ... Read More
