NTT Data Ditches Data Centres for Services | ITWeb Tech Headlines 27 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. NTT Data South Africa has sold seven data centres in a sale-and-leaseback deal with Open Access Data Centres, shifting its focus from owning infrastructure to delivering integrated managed services. Meanwhile, Standard Bank's business and commercial banking unit says data and AI are now its top priority, with CIO Fezile Dali revealing GenAI is helping staff anticipate client needs faster.
The commission plans to deploy a WhatsApp-based chatbot for labour dispute referrals, reveals CIO Nkosikhona Nkosi.
WhatsApp chatbots are intelligent assistants, handling initial conversations, qualifying prospects and booking appointments automatically.
The chatbot provides weekly lessons to teachers from grade R to 7, preparing them for the future implementation of the new coding and robotics curricula.
Sexual health information hub #ForeverWena turns to a WhatsApp chatbot to equip young people with relevant HIV/AIDS education.
The national legislature introduces a website and WhatsApp chatbot dedicated to the reconstruction of the buildings gutted by fire in 2022.