Third-Party Risk Tops CISO Fears | AI Debt Collector Banks R10m a Month | This Week in SA Tech
This week's tech roundup: South African CISOs flag third-party risk as their biggest cyber security concern, while AI-driven attacks climb. Nutun's new AI debt collector, Zoey, is recovering nearly R10 million a month across a R30 billion portfolio. The e-hailing sector emerges as a major job creator, the B-BBEE ICT Sector Council faces instability after a wave of resignations, and new research shows most South Africans are still on 4G despite the country's early 5G rollout.
This Week in Tech: Post Office Reboots, Naspers Soars, and AI Comes for Your Debt
This week's ITWeb roundup tracks a tech sector in flux. The SA Post Office edges out of business rescue, but its digital overhaul now hangs on a new board after government withheld R3.8 billion. The decades-old "Please Call Me" battle flares again. Naspers posts a $7.3 billion knockout year. Nutun's AI agent "Zoey" claws back R10 million a month in debt. And the UK moves to bar under-16s from social media.
SA Matric 88% Record Pass! Cheating Crackdown, Maths Boost, Solar EVs, E-Commerce Boom
In this week's tech news roundup, Historic 88% NSC pass rate for Class of 2025 announced! DBE fights matric cheating (leaked papers via WhatsApp/USBs + ChatGPT misuse) with tougher tech controls. Maths uptake low at 34.1% – big push planned for pure/technical maths. Research: Solar EVs could dominate Africa before 2040 with cheap solar charging. SA e-commerce up 47% in 2025 orders, but top brands took most gains. Land Bank hit by IT disruption – systems offline as precaution.