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Balancing ethics and privacy rights amid COVID-19

PwC’s Yvette du Toit presents at ITWeb Security Summit 2020.

Information Regulator

Information Regulator eyes bigger budget amid surge in data breaches

A well-funded Information Regulator will go a long way to giving the POPI Act its powers, says attorney and Information Regulator member Sizwe Snail ka Mtuze.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Fresh storm brewing as Cell C employees blow the whistle

The employees are alleging a number of issues, which they place at the centre of the challenges facing the mobile operator.

Samuel Mungadze

Missing master files in dodgy EOH tender baffle Parliament

The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs is critical of the delay in concluding an investigation into the missing master files in a R400 million contract involving EOH.

Cyril Ramaphosa

President believes AI can root out corruption in ANC-led govt

President Cyril Ramaphosa believes technologies like artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in stamping out corruption within the ruling party.

TikTok explains why it sued Trump administration

The video sharing app believes the executive order looking to bar it in the US is not rooted in bona fide national security concerns.

CWU seeks urgent court interdict against Telkom over job losses

The Communication Workers Union accuses the company of violating labour laws by implementing its new organisational structure.

Samuel Mungadze

20 February 2025

ITWeb Governance, Risk & Compliance FEB 2025

Aligning GRC with Business Innovation and Agility

TikTok to fight Trump’s executive order in court

The company argues it was deprived of due process when president Donald Trump moved to block it in the US.

Internet Censorship Act

SA in for nasty surprise if 'Internet Censorship Act’ is enacted

As the Films and Publications Amendment Act edges closer to being operative, legal bodies warn of legal action if its regulations are not amended.

Sibahle Malinga

Experian only informed Information Regulator months after hack

The Information Regulator cannot disclose the contents of Experian’s breach report to the public because it does not want to jeopardise the investigation.

Android app developers sue Google over Play Store monopoly

A lawsuit seeks to recoup losses suffered by Android app developers for monetary injuries they claim to have experienced due to Google’s anti-competitive practices.

US government ups the ante on Huawei restrictions

The Trump administration announces new measures aimed at tightening restrictions on the Chinese telecommunications company.

City of Cape Town

Cape Town vows to continue renewable energy fight

The city will keep standing up for residents and businesses whose livelihoods depend on a reliable energy supply, says mayor Dan Plato.