March 06
South Africa: How Google and Facebook Are Killing Local News Publications
This week the Competition Commission is probing how online news is affected by AI chatbots, search and advertising technology. The outcome of the hearings is important for the… Read more »
December 17, 2023
Africa: Groundbreaking HIV-Prevention Initiative Harnesses AI to Bring Medicine to the People
The ePrEP programme represents a significant leap forward in addressing critical challenges in PrEP accessibility, continuity and adherence among transgender women and men who have… Read more »
October 17, 2023
South Africa: Amazon Set to Go Live in 2024
The American e-commerce giant announced it would be open for business in the new year, but kept its cards close to its chest, saying only that it would happen sometime 'in 2024'. Read more »
August 23, 2023
South Africa: Daily Maverick Hit With Cyberattack After Report On Modi
Daily Maverick has been forced to temporarily block website access in India after experiencing a malicious denial of service attack. Read more »
May 08, 2023
South Africa: 'It's Creating Havoc' - Western Cape Library Headache Persists Five Months After System Crash
The computerised database used by Western Cape libraries crashed in November 2022, but the operating system has yet to be fully restored, causing administrative problems for many… Read more »
December 05, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's New National Artificial Intelligence Institute Can Help Transform Our Economy
The new institute will include projects such as AI for the mining industry, the construction of a large government data cloud, AI for motor industry infrastructure enhancements,… Read more »
July 28, 2022
South Africa: Competition Commission Disrupts Google's Unrepentant Advertising Monopoly
Toby Shapshak is publisher of Stuff (Stuff.co.za) and Scrolla.Africa. Read more »
July 03, 2022
South Africa: The Concourt's Digital Migration Ruling Is Wrong
The Constitutional Court is an excellent institution and it has saved South Africa in any number of situations on any number of occasions. Its sense of justice is profound and its… Read more »
June 29, 2022
South Africa: SA Information Regulator Ready to Fine and Jail Company Directors for Data Breaches
The regulator might slap companies with sanctions, including fines of up to R10m or company directors facing imprisonment for up to 10 years. Companies in the regulator's firing… Read more »
South Africa: Steaming (And Streaming) Ahead in the Brave New World of 4IR Education
Michael Workman is a retired educator who was most recently principal of St John's Preparatory School and before that, principal of Carmel Primary. He has an M.Ed (Curriculum… Read more »
June 28, 2022
South Africa: Concourt Rules Communications Minister's Digital Migration Deadline Was Unlawful
Minister of Communications Khumbudzo Ntshavheni did not consult telecommunications, broadcasting and civil society players about South Africa's decision to migrate from analogue to… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Africa: Digital Skills Will Give Africa's Women a Growing Chance of Competing in Agriculture
Women produce 70% of the food on the African continent, but they face significant barriers to succeeding in the agribusiness arena. Addressing their access to technology and… Read more »
April 26, 2022
South Africa: Digitalisation = Embracing Digital Technologies
Digitalisation has been a key topic for many years. The Covid-19 pandemic intensified the focus on digitalisation as the world's interactions had to move online to survive. Still,… Read more »