Author: Chris Anu

Binance South Africa’s Hannes Wessels Regulatory advances in 2025 have laid the foundation for the growth of cryptocurrencies, with their use in domestic payments and cross-border remittances expected to surge this year. “Last year marked a turning point for crypto in [South Africa and the rest of] Africa, shifting from retail‑led speculation and towards institutional adoption, broader mainstream awareness and practical use cases,” said Hannes Wessels, South Africa GM at Binance. “Globally, institutions increasingly hold long-term positions in bitcoin and other digital assets, while in South Africa adoption has grown steadily through education and real-world applications,” he said. Transaction fees…

KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, today announced it has earned several prestigious workplace awards in Q4 2025. These include Great Place to Work Certifications across 11 countries, recognition on Computerworld’s 2026 Best Places to Work in IT list, and honors from Top Workplaces and America’s Most Loved Workplaces. The awards recognize KnowBe4’s ongoing commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace culture that empowers employees to thrive both professionally and personally. “This recognition belongs to every single member of our KnowBe4 team,” said Ani Banerjee, chief human resources officer at KnowBe4. “These awards validate…

IBM’s Q quantum computer South Africa is not paying enough attention to the threat future quantum computers could pose to cybersecurity and national key points such as water infrastructure and power stations. This is according to Noelle van der Waag-Cowling, cyber programme lead at the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership (Sigla) at Stellenbosch University, who said with warfare increasingly becoming digital, a clear national quantum defence strategy is needed to ensure South Africa’s national key points are protected as the technology develops. “The US in 2022 passed its first national instruction that government departments had to start deploying post-quantum…

Today, Colgate-Palmolive announced a new multi-year collaboration with the WHO Foundation to support the World Health Organization’s work on oral health. The four-year funding commitment will help expand oral health education, support integration of oral health into national health systems, and raise awareness of oral health as a public health priority. This initiative builds on Colgate’s commitment to providing communities with oral health education and resources. The Company recently announced that the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program has reached approximately two billion children and their families around the world since 1991 with oral health education. This press release features…

Uncapped fibre internet for R5/day? It’s a reality in parts of South Africa as broadband providers push affordable fibre into communities long underserved by traditional fixed-line networks. What was once the preserve of affluent suburbs is now creeping into dense urban and township footprints, powered by new pricing models, new deployment strategies and a business imperative to chase volume rather than high margins. The arrival of genuinely low-cost fibre marks a turning point in the country’s connectivity landscape. For years, mobile broadband – first 3G, then LTE – was the only scalable option for many lower-income households. Fixed-wireless access filled…

Unathi Thosago, new CIO of Parliament. Unathi Thosago has been appointed as the new chief information officer (CIO) for Parliament, effective early January. The appointment process was conducted by recruitment firm Revolution Human Capital. In a statement, the recruiter says Thosago’s appointment is testament to the critical role of strategic executive search in building a state that is secure, transparent and ready for the future.“Our firm was tasked with a mission that extended far beyond filling an executive role. We were entrusted with identifying the individual who would become the chief architect of trust for one of the nation’s most…

A TSCM fabrication plant in Taiwan Taiwan aims to build a “democratic” high-tech supply chain with the US and form a strategic AI partnership under the new tariffs deal it sealed with Washington last week, Taipei’s top negotiator in the talks said on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump has pushed the major producer of semiconductors, which runs a large trade surplus with the US, to invest more in America, specifically in chips that power AI. Under the terms of the long-negotiated deal, chip makers like TSMC that expand US production will incur a lower tariff on semiconductors or related manufacturing…

Amazon aims to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3 000 satellites in LEO. Amazon is preparing to launch its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service in South Africa later this year, through local licensed partners.This is according to Helen Kyeyune, regulatory and licensing affairs lead for Sub-Saharan Africa at Amazon Leo, who shared some details on the local launch of Amazon’s LEO satellite constellation network. Kyeyune was among the stakeholders that presented submissions as part of ICASA’s consultation process on the Second Draft National Radio Frequency Plan 2025. The regulator hosted the two-day public hearings at…

The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will, when introduced, significantly tighten oversight of Sentech’s terrestrial broadcasting signal distribution business, formally declaring the state-owned company to have significant market power across television, FM radio and AM radio transmission services. The proposed signal distribution services regulations, published in the Government Gazette on Friday, follow a multi-year market inquiry by the regulator into the structure and competitiveness of South Africa’s broadcast signal distribution market. Icasa has concluded that the relevant wholesale markets for terrestrial signal distribution are ineffectively competitive, largely because of…

Power utility Eskom expands support with a new customer service model. (Photograph: Pixabay.) Power utility Eskom is rolling out a new customer service model that features mobile customer hubs, digital platforms and self-service tools. This, after Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati told ITWeb that leveraging digital technologies will be key to reducing operational costs and enhancing the overall customer experience.In a statement, Eskom says the new approach blends mobile “hub-on-wheels” units, community pop-ups, self-service platforms and selected permanent customer service hubs. See also These, it notes, will add to Eskom’s brick-and-mortar facilities, which continue to operate in strategic and accessible areas.…