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Cyber Law

High Court orders Meta to shut down accounts linked to child sexual abuse

16 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Media

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

30 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal risks of AI: Why your business needs a workplace policy

Johnny Davis, Ahmed Dhupli and Simangaliso Sithole 17 Jul 2025

South Africa’s digital revolution: Vision or missed opportunity?

Technology

South Africa’s digital revolution: Vision or missed opportunity?

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Jun 2025

From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

Education & Skills Development

From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

Issued by Trialogue 3 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

TV

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African employment law trends - employee rights and well-being, workplace and technology evolution

Chloë Loubser 13 Jan 2025

New STEM lab at University of Limpopo opens gateways to AI, robotics skills

Higher Education

New STEM lab at University of Limpopo opens gateways to AI, robotics skills

10 Dec 2024

South Africa wants to launch a communications satellite

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa looks to space for economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 24 Nov 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Is AI guilty of unfairly discriminating against certain job applicants?

Mehnaaz Bux, Karl Blom, Caitlin Leahy, and Daniel Philipps 5 Nov 2024

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Telecoms & Networks

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Lindsey Schutters 31 Oct 2024

Malatsi pushes for broadband landscape shift

Telecoms & Networks

Malatsi pushes for broadband landscape shift

Lindsey Schutters 8 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

The DCDT under Malatsi's guidance is seeking to improve SA's digital infrastructure

Telecoms & Networks

Malatsi opens nominations for Sentech board

Lindsey Schutters 10 Sep 2024

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructure

Telecoms & Networks

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 9 Sep 2024

Huawei Seeds for the Future programme is now accepting applications for its 2024 programme to be held in China

Higher Education

Huawei Seeds for the Future programme is now accepting applications for its 2024 programme to be held in China

Issued by Irvine Partners 21 Jun 2024

Standard Bank EmpowHER Conference Cape Town 2024 winner announced!

How To Start Up

Standard Bank EmpowHER Conference Cape Town 2024 winner announced!

Issued by Topco Media 14 Jun 2024

Empowering Africa through technology: Insights from Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024

Digital

Empowering Africa through technology: Insights from Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024

Issued by Topco Media 31 May 2024

Minister Mondli Gungubele delivered an opening keynote at Africa Tech Week.

Telecoms & Networks

DCDT overhauls radio frequency spectrum policy

Lindsey Schutters 31 May 2024

Top innovators shine at the 6th Annual Africa Tech Week Awards

Events & Conferencing

Top innovators shine at the 6th Annual Africa Tech Week Awards

Issued by Topco Media 17 May 2024

Minister Mondli Gungubele delivered a South Africa technology history lesson in his Africa Tech Week keynote.

Technology

#ATW24: Minister Gungubele calls for connectivity and inclusion

Lindsey Schutters 17 May 2024

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will spearhead phase 2 of the South Africa Connect programme.

Internet

Mashatile launches South Africa Connect project phase 2

18 Apr 2024

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024: Shaping Africa's tech future

Digital

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024: Shaping Africa's tech future

Issued by Topco Media 17 Apr 2024

Lindamahle Innovation Centre graduates.

Technology

41 ICT graduates from DCDT and Cisco partner programme in rural EC

19 Feb 2024

The IBM Z platform leverages AI for the highest security, performance and availability. Source: ibm.com

Services

Home Affairs service down because of SITA mainframe issue

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

Philly Mapulane, Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies addresses the audience. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Internet

Africa Fibre Forum calls for increased infrastructure investment

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2023

Mafikeng chosen for sixth Cisco Edge Centre

Technology

Mafikeng chosen for sixth Cisco Edge Centre

7 Nov 2023

SA's 5G rollout could be in jeaopardy. Source: Mohammed Hassan/Pixabay

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's 5G rollout race is against load shedding

8 Sep 2023

Huawei South Africa CEO Will Meng and Acting DG Ms Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani of the DCDT signing the partnership agreement. Source: Supplied

4th Industrial Revolution

Huawei and DCDT sign digital economy agreement

11 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf Icasa has approved applications from five broadcasters to move their
analogue television channels to the broadcasting band 470 - 694

TV

5 broadcasters move to broadcasting band 470 - 694 MHz

3 Aug 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA Post Office enters business rescue

11 Jul 2023

Source © Piyawat Nandeenopparit A press statement on social media from the SABC introducing a licence for car radios this week proved to be fake news

Media

SABC car radio licence 'press statement' is fake news

Danette Breitenbach 12 May 2023

Digital Learning Hub opens in shopping mall

Skills Training

Digital Learning Hub opens in shopping mall

30 Mar 2023

Source © Kirill Kedrinski Cape Town TV has expressed the opinion that digital migration is not the success claimed by the communications minister

TV

Broadcast digital migration will erode free-to-air TV market

27 Feb 2023

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Skills Training

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute of SA officially launches

1 Dec 2022

Celebrating women in tech while calling all women to #Powerup and challenge the status quo

Awards

Celebrating women in tech while calling all women to #Powerup and challenge the status quo

Issued by The Innovator Trust 30 Nov 2022

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Higher Education

SA to establish Artificial Intelligence Institute

2 Sep 2022

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HR & Management

How newly available broadcast spectrum is creating employment opportunities

Natashia Barnabas 1 Jul 2022

Tholoana Ncheke is Primedia's new group legal counsel

Radio & Audio

Tholoana Ncheke is Primedia's new group legal counsel

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 27 Jun 2022

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Law Practice

Govt awaits ConCourt decision on analogue switch-off date

27 Jun 2022

Seamless communication is key to CX: Here's what it should look like

CRM, CX, UX

Seamless communication is key to CX: Here's what it should look like

Brent Haumann 24 Jan 2022

Class back in session, but digital learning remains key to future of education

E-learning

Class back in session, but digital learning remains key to future of education

5 Aug 2021

First Innovation and Digital Skills Centre opens in Mthatha

Skills Training

First Innovation and Digital Skills Centre opens in Mthatha

14 Jun 2021

Gov-X Innovation Challenge: What it is and why it's important for SA's cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Gov-X Innovation Challenge: What it is and why it's important for SA's cybersecurity

21 Dec 2020

Communications and Digital Technologies SOEs merge

Technology

Communications and Digital Technologies SOEs merge

15 Dec 2020

Free online courses offered to unemployed youth

E-learning

Free online courses offered to unemployed youth

11 Nov 2020

Key points of Audio and Audio-visual Content Services Policy Framework

Media & Entertainment Law

Key points of Audio and Audio-visual Content Services Policy Framework

Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom and Wendy Tembedza 20 Oct 2020

IOTIC urges government and businesses to support the digital economy

IoT

IOTIC urges government and businesses to support the digital economy

14 Oct 2020

Multimodal teaching crucial to continued learning

Higher Education

Multimodal teaching crucial to continued learning

8 Jul 2020