Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

While satellites have historically been prone to non-malicious threats like human error or natural disasters, a more concerning category of threats is emerging, and is driven by the internet. This is according to Dr Bianca Lins, legal officer and lead, space department, Liechtenstein Office for Communications, saying this category includes targeted and intentional disruptions.

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

South Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy integrates with and has picked various elements from the AI legislation of the European Union (EU), China and the US. This is according to Dr Rejoice Malisa-van der Walt, CEO and co-founder of AI Nexus Research, Training & Consultancy, who was part of a panel discussion this week at ITWeb Security Summit 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg.

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is searching for its next managing director (MD) to fill the revolving chief executive seat, for a five-year fixed-term employment contract. This comes as the beleaguered entity faces delivery and capacity challenges, with some client departments looking for alternatives. The new MD will inherit a Special Investigating Unit probe initiated by president Cyril Ramaphosa, to investigate claims of procurement irregularities in government.

4 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

The Innovation Hub is looking to build Africa’s next unicorn start-up business, according to CEO Bangani Mpangalasane. Commonly used in the venture capital (VC) industry, the term ‘unicorn’ refers to a privately-held start-up company with a value of over $1 billion, according to Investopedia. Unicorn investors tend to be private investors or VC firms.

4 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

While it notes the recent publication of draft policy directives in the ICT sector, the African National Congress (ANC) says it remains committed to defending transformation in the sector. Last week, the Democratic Alliance’s Solly Malatsi, who serves as communications minister in the nation’s governing coalition, gazetted several policy directives.