CyberFOCUS
Telkom now pursued by three suitors
Ironically, the week that SA’s major telecoms players formally joined an association to boost networking synergies in the sector, Telkom received two more expressions of interest in acquiring the telecom operator’s business, writes Legalbrief. Telkom shareholders, which include the government ...
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CyberREPORTs
Make tech giants pay for local content, inquiry hears
Australian-style legislation that would force Google and Meta (owner of Facebook) to pay for the privilege of featuring news content of local media houses, has been proposed in SA. A News24 report notes that as part of a Competition Commission ...
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SA's metros will benefit from new tech – expert
With reports that only 16% of SA’s 257 municipalities got a clean audit for the 2020-21 financial year, accounting experts Xero SA, has declared that the overall standard of financial management in the municipalities has regressed considerably over the past ...
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Retweeting a tweet inciting violence is a crime – expert
With the Hawks saying they are confident more arrests are on the cards, experts say anyone who shared or retweeted statements, pictures and videos which incited public violence during the July unrest last year are just as guilty as the ...
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Icasa CEO steps down
Amazon advertises SA jobs
Enforcement Committee increases regulator’s powers
Home Affairs' digitisation project to create work
JSE's ShareHub online platform working well – official
CCTV gives clues about Mihalik's assassin
7% of South Africans own cryptocurrencies – study
Nedbank to spend R1.3bn on digital transformation – COO
Profile block stops former teacher’s employment bid
Cellphone tracing expert testifies in Tazne van Wyk case
Sexy radio advert 'harmful to children'
DJ the victor in R200 000 defamation claim
E-toll gantries' functionality extended
Kenya court to hear case over content moderation
MTN records runaway fintech success in Africa
Alleged scamster targeted Uganda officials
Elon Musk sells $6.9m worth of Tesla shares
Former Twitter employee spied for Saudi Arabia
Saudi woman jailed for pro-democracy tweets
Blockchain bridges a 'weak link' for hackers, experts warn
Cryptocurrency developers' duty of care appealed
Meta turns over data for abortion investigation
CCTV footage at the centre of custody battle
WhatsApp rolls out new privacy features
CyberANALYSIS
Chatbots will help firms engage with customers
The significant increase in the use of chatbot technology and online live agents on chat will help firms better engage with their customers. Writing in an analysis on the Out-Law.com site, Andreas Carney, partner at Pinsent Masons, notes that ...
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CyberBYTES
Data demand propels MTN’s growth
* MTN saw mobile data revenue rise by 14.6% from R7.9bn to R9.04bn in its results for the half year to end June. Data revenue was up despite a 8.9% reduction in the effective rate of data ...
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Sassa concerned about new scam
* Sassa in KZN said it was concerned by the increasing number of scam messages on social media purporting to be selling Sassa cards. In July, Sassa urged social grant recipients to be wary of fake people purporting to be Sassa ...
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SABC settles with sacked head of news
* The SABC has reached an out-of-court settlement with its former head of news, Phathiswa Magopeni, who was axed in January after a disciplinary process over a breakdown of trust in their relationship. An internal disciplinary hearing in December found her ...
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Communications DG resigns
Biden signs Bill boosting US semiconductor industry
South Korea President pardons jailed Samsung CEO
Cybercrime suspects detained in Israel
SIDEBARS
LinkedIn sees significant growth in SA
LinkedIn on the rise in SALinkedIn, the networking platform for professionals, says it has seen significant growth in SA, with a double-digit increase in user registrations year-on-year, over the past few years. The world’s largest professional network made its debut ...
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Policy Watch
Icasa calls for comment on ownership transfer
Icasa has given notice that it has received applications from Q-KON SA (Pty) Ltd for the transfer of ownership of its Individual Electronic Communications Service and Individual Electronic Communications Network Service licences. A Policy Watch report notes that the transfer ...
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