The Please Call Me Millions: Who Paid? | ITWeb Tech Headlines 21 – 26 September 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. An ITWeb investigation into the Please Call Me saga asks who paid for inventor Nkosana Makate's decade-long legal battle, with advocates potentially costing up to R145 000 a day, as Black Rock Mining's Errol Elsdon claims 40% of Makate's settlement with Vodacom.
Lelapa AI's Ambitious Growth Plan | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 31 Aug – 5 Sept 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. South African AI start-up Lelapa AI is expanding its Vulavula platform with text-to-speech capabilities and new languages beyond Africa, as it builds efficient AI models tailored for African languages. Meanwhile, Discovery Bank posted its first full year of profit, with normalised operating profit of R370 million and client numbers growing 26% to 1.57 million, as it leans on AI to power its new "super bank" strategy.
Cell C's R12.6bn Turnaround | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 17-22 August 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Cell C added 1.3 million subscribers and cut net debt by 64% in its first full year as a JSE-listed company, with group revenue climbing to R12.64 billion. Meanwhile, Standard Bank is shifting from just using AI tools to becoming a fully AI-enabled organisation, with more than 39 000 staff, 72% of its workforce, now active generative AI users.