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Parliament has urged transport minister Barbara Creecy to kick off the policymaking process that would pave the way for government to issue digital driving licences. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Tuesday, Democratic Alliance MP Rikus Badenhorst, chairman of parliament’s select committee on infrastructure, said a digital driving licence card could help the transport department overcome the many issues it has had with physical card printing machines and save money for the state. “I cannot claim that I came up with the idea; there were previous ministerial undertakings into electronic driver’s licences. In 2022, then-transport minister [Fikile Mbalula] said…

Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel. US-based chipmaker Intel has announced key executive appointments as it looks to turn around its faltering fortunes.The once-dominant US company has been left trailing in the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, after years of management missteps eroded its competitive-edge.As Intel looks to regain its mojo, last month the company entered into an agreement with the Trump Administration to support the continued expansion of American technology and manufacturing leadership. Under terms of the agreement, the US government will make an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock.According to Companies Market Cap, Nvidia ($4.3 trillion) is…

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Anna Wang/Reuters Intel has announced a series of top executive changes, including the departure of products chief Michelle Johnston Holthaus, at a time when CEO Lip-Bu Tan intensifies efforts to turn around the struggling US chip maker. Holthaus, who will leave after more than three decades with Intel, had held numerous senior leadership roles, including interim co-CEO following the ouster of former CEO Pat Gelsinger last year. She will remain a strategic adviser over the coming months. Tan is seeking to flatten the company’s leadership team, with most important chip groups reporting directly to him, while…

Evan Robinson, technical co-founder and now head of product at TaxTim. TaxTim, a South African-based digital tax assistant, has been acquired by a private consortium, led by Twofold Capital, for an undisclosed amount.The consortium, which includes Stellenbosch-based technology group Octoco, provided a successful exit for TaxTim’s non-operational shareholders and a partial exit for co-founder Evan Robinson, who will remain involved in the business and continue to lead product strategy.Since 2011, TaxTim has helped hundreds of thousands of South Africans file every year, processing over R700 million in tax refunds for its users to date, it says.Integrated with SARS e-filing, the…

The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach The Democratic Alliance has called for an independent Cyber Commission to be established to strengthen cybersecurity as more South Africans fall victim to banking cyberattacks. DA justice & constitutional development spokeswoman Glynnis Breytenbach said on Monday that artificial intelligence-driven scams and digital banking fraud are increasing at an alarming rate. However, banks in South Africa are not legally required to refund customers who fall victim to scams. If a customer can prove a bank is negligent, they may pursue compensation, but this can be a lengthy and costly process. Tt will give citizens the protection they…

Sentech has specified four key areas of functionality the STB decoders are required to perform. It’s slim pickings for the ICT industry this week, despite over 650 new advertisements being posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal. Amid this drought of notable tenders, Sentech takes the top spot with its request for additional suppliers to apply to join its panel of suppliers for the sourcing or manufacturing, supply and delivery of digital set-top boxes (STBs) and integrated digital television sets with related accessories. This is sought for the non-subsidised digital terrestrial television (DTT) and direct-to-home (DTH) markets, it says. The tender…

BankservAfrica CEO Stephen Linnell The Competition Commission in August recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition of a 50% stake in payments clearing house PayInc – previously BankServAfrica – be approved without conditions attached. The move radically changes the ownership structure of PayInc, the developer and manager of rapid payments platform PayShap, by giving equal shareholding to the major banks and the public sector through the Reserve Bank. “The Reserve Bank’s focus is on financial stability and so having them take an active stake in the payment’s intermediary that underpins payments in South Africa…

Banks must find better ways to protect their customers. The rise in e-commerce, online banking and digital payments has increased the number of online transactions, creating more opportunities for fraud. Each transaction involves account data, such as login credentials, account numbers and transaction details that can be targeted by fraudsters. However, with the right technology, banks could be using an increased selection of signals to curb fraud, keeping customers safer while ensuring a better user experience.“As our digital footprints and capabilities have grown, so too has digital fraud. Traditional fraud risk management solutions, which might have been effective in the…

Renders suggest this is the new iPhone 17 Pro Apple will on Tuesday hold its annual September keynote, where the iPhone 17 line-up is expected to headline proceedings. The event, branded “Awe Dropping”, will stream live from the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California at 7pm SAST. The keynote will be available on Apple’s website, the Apple TV app and YouTube. Four-model line-up Apple is expected to introduce four new devices: the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (a new model), iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. The “Air” replaces the “Plus” branding, according to reports, and it’s expected…