Three more South African organisations have been added to a dark web leak site as the fallout from the June ransomware breach at MIP Holdings grows despite a ransom payout to the bad actor. Legalbrief notes that the cybercrime group ... Read More
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has developed its first prototype of a digital ID, Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber announced last week. At the same time he announced the ‘capstone’ of the DHA reforms: preparations for a national ... Read More
The Information Regulator met Meta Platforms in September, when the company demonstrated its camera-equipped smart glasses to the privacy watchdog. TechCentral notes the meeting took place in the same month that Meta and eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica named SA among the ... Read More
Icasa has withdrawn its notice of intent to launch a market inquiry into over-the-top (OTT) services like Netflix and WhatsApp. A MyBroadband report notes that it announced plans to launch an inquiry into these services in two Government Gazette notices ... Read More
Moxii Africa won an application last week for leave to appeal against an Icasa decision. There are three significant aspects to the victory. One will have a near immediate positive impact for political party election broadcasts, just before the upcoming ... Read More
* MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita has been elected to the GSMA board of directors for the January 2027 to December 2028 term. Mupita joined the GSMA board for the 2025 to 2026 term and has served as deputy ... Read More
* Former South African and Mozambican first lady, and veteran women’s and children’s rights advocate, Graça Machel, has been appointed as a trustee of the newly established Vodacom Foundation Board, as the telecommunications group moves to consolidate its social-impact initiatives across ... Read More
* WhatsApp accounts for about a third of the time spent on the 10 most popular mobile apps in Kaspersky’s SA child-use data, as the cybersecurity company warns of grooming, cyberbullying and emerging AI-related risks across online platforms. Kaspersky’s analysis of ... Read More
Communications & Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has, acting in terms of section 3(1) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) (the ECA), read with section 10(3) of the Interpretation Act, 1957 (Act No ... Read More
