Why school fees keep rising faster than inflation

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | CambriLearn, Cognia, Company News, Competition Commission, Education and skills, Pearson Edexcel, Score Academy Online, Sections, Stats SA

Public school fees have outpaced inflation since 2020, driven by property costs, not teaching.

Should South Africa ban ransomware payments?

by nouman | Sep 29, 2026 | Atlassian, Brett Callow, Chainalysis, Clare O'Neil, Dominic White, Emsisoft, Fabian Teichmann, GOTyme Bank, Hollard, Information security, Jim Weaver, MIP Holdings, News, Orange Cyberdefense, Richard Firth, Sections, Sophos

The CEO who paid his attackers now wants ransoms outlawed. Information security expert Dominic White urges caution.

MTN loses bid to halt US Anti-Terrorism Act claims

by nouman | Sep 29, 2026 | Irancell, MTN, News, Sections, Telecoms

A US court has refused MTN’s bid to appeal, sending two Anti-Terrorism Act lawsuits into discovery.

South Africa now hosts world’s fourth-largest Comic Con

by nouman | Sep 29, 2026 | Carol Weaving, Entertainment and reviews, Kellogg’s, News, Red Bull, RX Africa, Sections, Telkom

RX Africa says its Johannesburg show has grown into the world’s fourth-largest Comic Con since 2018.

TCS | Dominic White and Adam Ely on AI agents going rogue

by nouman | Sep 29, 2026 | Adam Ely, Anthropic, Check Point, Dominic White, Fanie van Rooyen, Hacktron, Hugging Face, Information security, OpenAI, Orange Cyberdefense, Sections, TCS - The TechCentral Show, Tech Shows

Orange Cyberdefense’s Dominic White and Check Point’s Adam Ely unpack the breakout of OpenAI’s rogue agents.

DStv tests free subscriber upgrades, starting with Sports

by nouman | Sep 29, 2026 | Broadcasting and Media, Canal+, DStv, DStv new packages, DStv Select, DStv Sports, MultiChoice, News, Sections, Willington Ngwepe

MultiChoice is testing a free upgrade week, starting with Select, with other packages to follow.