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05 December 2025 Cyberlaw & Technology Watch

CyberFOCUS


Critics warn against move to tax online gambling

SA’s online gambling industry is vociferously opposing National Treasury’s proposal to tax the sector even further, arguing its move is not only unconstitutional but would also push punters and companies deeper towards the internet, writes Legalbrief. What's more, some say, the ... Read More

CyberREPORTs


Icasa to review telecoms licensing process

Icasa has announced plans to review the country’s telecoms licensing process, following a directive from Communications Minister Solly Malatsi in August. A Tech Central report notes that the Minister instructed Icasa to investigate the granting of individual electronic communications network ... Read More

Icasa finally approves Vodacom, Maziv deal

Vodacom has overcome the last regulatory hurdle in its attempt to acquire a stake in Maziv, four years after they first agreed to the transaction, TechCentral reports. Vodacom confirmed in a statement to investors that the transaction now has the ... Read More

Please Call Me’s Makate heads to court again

Please Call Me inventor Kenneth Makate will go to court next week to defend a claim by litigation funder Black Rock Mining, Moneyweb reports. Black Rock believes a freeze should be placed on 40% of Makate’s reported R700m payout from ... Read More

CyberANALYSES


Human work must co-evolve with AI, not compete with it

AI is not taking over the workplace. Instead, it’s quietly reshaping what human work looks like – and what makes people valuable within it. Writing in an analysis in The Conversation, Nazrul Islam, Professor of Business and associate director, Centre ... Read More

CyberBYTES


Explicit videos of charismatic pastor leaked

* Church communities in Cape Town’s northern suburbs are abuzz over two explicit videos of the charismatic Pastor Eugene van Wyk that have spread like wildfire across WhatsApp groups. The two leaked videos – one believed to have been recorded by ... Read More

Paramount Africa closes its doors

* Paramount Africa will close its doors at the end of December 2025, which brings an end to the company’s South African operations. Paramount Africa is a television and multi-media broadcast organisation based in SA and Nigeria. The company reached audiences ... Read More

Tech firm concludes restructuring

* Management and technology consulting firm IQbusiness has concluded its restructuring exercise, which resulted in some employees losing their jobs. Reunert Group completed the merger of its subsidiaries – IQbusiness and +OneX – into a business and technology services ‘digital integrator’ ... Read More

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