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InfoReg unpacks regulatory complexities posed by AI

South Africa’s Information Regulator was established nearly a decade ago, but the data environment it oversees has changed significantly, says chairperson advocate Pansy Tlakula.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Third-party cyber breaches rock SA firms

EasyEquities, Satrix, Cell C and Alexforbes are hit by third-party cyber incidents, highlighting the ever-growing data risks.

South African Revenue Service

Fake SARS e-mails get smarter this tax season

With the tax deadline just over a month away, fraudsters use AI to make phishing scams targeting SARS taxpayers more convincing.

TrueMark South Africa

Data as a service in the agentic age

Blocking bot traffic looks like control, but the smarter move is designing systems that agents can use safely.

National Prosecuting Authority

NPA turns up heat on digital crime syndicates

The National Prosecuting Authority shifts its crime-fighting strategy from case numbers, to dismantling tech-enabled criminal networks.

Digital transformation

SA banks put AI value under the microscope

SA’s major banks shift digital transformation towards measurable returns, as AI moves deeper into core operations.

Sibahle Malinga

Hollard rejects hacking claim, points to MIP cyber breach

A cyber attack on MIP Holdings exposes personal information linked to customers of South African insurers, with affected companies assessing the implications.

Border Management Authority

BMA replaces e-mail with digital port system

The Border Management Authority launches a digital Port Health Management System at Durban Harbour.

Snode Technologies

Modern defence is connected. Cyber defence must be built in

Project CLASSS, which aims to provide sovereign security solutions in a more integrated, synergistic way, is set to launch at the Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition later this month.

Snode Technologies

Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa warns against ‘reckless’ AI approach

South Africa pushes BRICS to create an independent international panel to scientifically evaluate AI, amid heightened attention on the behaviour of AI models.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Check Point Research

Check Point red-flags heightened attacks on Africa’s energy and utilities sectors

African organisations faced more weekly cyber attacks than the global average in August 2026, with energy and utilities bearing the brunt, Check Point Research finds.

Your recycling certificate is no longer enough

Device traceability is becoming an essential component of modern technology life cycle management, says Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive of Qrent.

Huntress expands international footprint to Africa, advancing global growth through new QBS Software Africa partnership

Expansion into Africa advances the company's mission to protect businesses from organised, AI-enabled cyber crime as the need for layered security grows globally.