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Phillip de Wet

Phillip de Wet

ITWeb contributor

Phillip de Wet is an ITWeb contributor. He joined ITWeb in 1998 as a student journalist, and spent four years covering everything from telecoms deregulation to Y2K. He later helped launch Daily Maverick and a South African version of Business Insider, after being involved in two magazines and a newspaper that failed.

At the Mail & Guardian, he wrote about topics including corruption and service delivery protests, and covered foreign affairs for News24, where he still writes a regular column on international relations. He is a contributor to The Stack, a publication for ICT leaders in the United Kingdom, and helps to edit non-profit investigative journalism.

Articles

Governance risk and compliance

OpEd: 'Why isn't it in SA?' The bright side of AFRINIC's drama

The latest AFRINIC drama played really well for South Africa, as many question why AFRINIC is registered in Mauritius and not SA.

OpEd: SA can't cyberwar, but it's got friends if one finds it

In a cyberwar, South Africa will be cyber-toast, as it has barely paid lip service to establishing a military cyber command.

Artificial Intelligence

OpEd: IM made open plan great; AI is about to kill it

Knowledge workers repeatedly have to deal with the resentment prompted by another change in physical space and infrastructure necessitated by tech.

OpEd: It's not you, AI conversations are really hard right now

While AI is getting tangibly real, there is utter madness on the dealmaking side, and it’s nearly impossible to talk about AI outside the expert sphere.

OpEd: Diplomats think your IT systems should be on a war footing

Government regulation demanding greater system resilience for even non-critical sectors won't be far behind.

Emerging Technologies

OpEd: Starlink nearly took SA down a dangerous road

How diplomacy over telecoms regulation was balanced against international political pressure on a global stage.

Johncom makes R93m from MTN

Johnnic Communications (Johncom) says it saw a R93 million windfall from its sale of MTN shares, but about 40% of its holding in the company is tied up by debt and employee obligations.

Internet providers want Telkom to play fair

Internet service providers have complained to regulators that Telkom is engaging in unfair and anti-competitive business practices that are undermining competition in Internet provision. The complaint could explain why only Telkom is offering ADSL.

Telcos advised to avoid SA

As the government struggles to patch together a competitor to Telkom and set deadlines to assess the possibility of a fourth cellular operator, research house Gartner is advising investors to steer clear of the South African market.

MTN Nigeria: A victim of its own success

Nigeria has proved to be quite a challenge for MTN and the country is still far from won. But initial success there has whet MTN`s appetite for Africa, leading to the near-acquisition of operations in 14 other countries.

Telkom invites LCR users to join legal fray

Anyone using or selling least-cost telephone equipment has been invited to join a legal battle in which Telkom wants the service declared illegal. However, those who join could be forced to help bear legal costs.

Telkom lists at R28

Telkom`s JSE debut got off to a shaky start this morning, listing at R28 a share, more than 16% lower than the bottom range initially envisaged by the government. The first trade, at R29, was more positive, but from there it moved steadily downwards.