Eswatini becomes Africa’s first to join Trump’s ‘Clean Network’
WhatsApp slams GovChat for ‘breaking’ terms of use
Facebook’s legal team argues the citizen engagement platform is “breaking all the rules” in the terms of use of WhatsApp’s business platform.
Minister Nzimande in data talks with telcos as academic year looms
The minister is engaging with MTN, Telkom, Vodacom and Cell C, with the intention that data becomes accessible to students.
Absa fires, lays criminal charges against data leak employee
The bank’s investigations reveal the former employee sold customer data to third-parties, in a data leak that affected over 209 000 customers.
Edtech start-up Play Sense expands after R8.25m funding
The early childhood development start-up prepares for nationwide expansion after achieving accreditation by the Department of Social Development.
SA’s MeerKAT telescope discovers two ‘monster’ galaxies
These galaxies are among the largest single objects in the universe and are thought to be quite rare.
SARS intros customer-centric channels for Adobe Flash issues
The taxman implements remedial actions, including a toll-free number, to assist taxpayers still experiencing issues due to the Adobe Flash Player termination.
Need for open data, harmonisation never more urgent
Open data, data mining and in-depth data analysis could prove to be invaluable tools in the COVID-19 fight, and in the ones that may still come.