The state owes us more than “our computers are offline”, and the time to force transparency on the technocrats is right now.
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.
The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of SA reveals that a temporary disruption to certain internal IT systems will render some services and transactions unavailable.
The tech executive joins the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of SA as chief technology and operations officer.
The Supreme Court of Appeal determines Rubben Mohlaloga’s sentence was neither disproportionate nor shockingly severe.
The regulatory authority's disgraced chairperson, Rubben Mohlaloga, has reportedly been sentenced to 20 years behind bars.
Rubben Mohlaloga still occupies public office despite his fraud and money laundering conviction, with no solid resolution about his future at the regulator.
The appointing authority puts the brakes on the removal process of Rubben Mohlaloga as ICASA chairperson, despite calls for his resignation.
Parliament's communications committee gets the ball rolling to remove Rubben Mohlaloga from his post as the regulator's chairperson following his fraud conviction.
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane turns to Parliament to deal with Rubben Mohlaloga's appointment saga, despite the initial decision to appoint him with fraud charges over his head.
A councillor charged with fraud should not be considered for the post until he has been cleared of wrongdoing, says the official opposition.
Rubben Mohlaloga has been charged with defrauding the Land Bank of R6 million.