AI Shopping Surge, Polmed Breach Probe and Cell C Leadership Shift Lead SA Tech Headlines
In this week's tech news roundup, In this week's top ITWeb news, South Africa's media landscape continues to evolve, with experts noting that streaming and traditional broadcasting will coexist rather than compete. On the consumer front, nearly half of South African shoppers now use AI tools weekly to guide their purchasing decisions.
Standard Bank Data Breach Sparks Cybersecurity Alarm as Big Tech and Fintech Double Down on SA
In this week's tech news roundup, Standard Bank is facing mounting fallout after hackers known as Rootboy publicly released stolen client data into the public domain. This breach, which began in late February 2026 and involved approximately 1.2TB of sensitive information including account numbers, ID details, contact information, and limited credit card data, has intensified scrutiny over the banks
SA Banks Face Data Risks as AI and Cloud Investment Accelerates Across Industry
In this week's tech news roundup, Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has notified its business clients of a data breach involving unauthorised access to certain personal information, underscoring ongoing cybersecurity challenges. Meanwhile, Absa is accelerating its transition to cloud computing and increasing investment in artificial intelligence (AI)
South Africa’s catalyst for growth and employment enablement lies in building the small, medium and micro enterprise value chain, says Microsoft SA CEO Vukani Mngxati.
The companies join hands to strengthen the SMME ecosystem by offering mentorship, training, funding, and access to shared innovation platforms.
This is how we should be helping South African SMMEs that are crossing the digital divide and making smart technology moves.
The SA Tech Challenge aims to identify and elevate the most impactful and scalable SMMEs across the country’s digital innovation ecosystem.
The telco diversifies its supply chain by providing more opportunities to black-owned SMMEs, leading to an increased spend.
The CySec Bridge, launched by VNQ Systems, is designed specifically for South African SMMEs.
South Africa’s biggest e-commerce platform launches its franchisee development programme in Gauteng.
The local fintech will introduce its buy-now-pay-later solution targeted at small, medium and micro enterprises on Friday.
The Department of Tourism signs a deal to leverage Google’s technology to boost tourism in South Africa.
The telecoms operator selects Payabill as one of the finance partners for its SMME Xlerator programme.
The tech giant’s AI skills development project will upskill 2 000 local small, medium and micro enterprises.
The subsea cable operator and CSIR sign an agreement aimed at supporting local youth- and women-owned ICT SMMEs.