SA shouldn’t miss opportunity to move the sandbox beyond fintech
Since their arrival, regulatory sandboxes have started – though slowly – to appear in areas beyond fintech. South African policy-makers need to pay attention. By Gwen Ngwenya.
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Why the must-have skill in tech is to be human
Why does technology exist? Not just mobiles and tablets and bleeding-edge digital applications, but any…
Telkom shows way to fix South Africa’s broken SOEs
While state-owned enterprises such as Eskom, SAA and the SABC continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons, one (partially) state-owned company is doing quite well, thank you very much. By Duncan McLeod.
MPs struggle to keep pace with technology – and it’s a big problem
The bid to create a regulatory environment in which technology can thrive will be thwarted if regulators take the position that innovation is what happens outside parliament and not within it. By Gwen Ngwenya.
It’s time to end this madness
The news that Google and US chip makers have frozen the supply of critical software and components to Huawei will have severe consequences for businesses and consumers, including in South Africa. By Duncan McLeod.
Government shows little urgency in solving SA’s spectrum crisis
The news this week that government has again kicked the spectrum licensing can down the road is further evidence that it isn’t taking the needs of the sector seriously enough.
No, Mr Patel, market failure is not to blame for high data prices
Ah, that old trope, “market failure”. Economic development minister Ebrahim Patel trotted it out several times this week while unveiling the Competition Commission’s provisional findings into the data service market.
Standard Bank branch cuts are long overdue
The decision by Standard Bank to close 91 branches and cut 1 200 jobs is not at all surprising – the only surprises were that the bank announced it publicly and that it did so before elections in May.
Political parties must protect your data, or face the consequences
The Protection of Personal Information Act applies to the processing of information, by automated and non-automated means. This includes political parties.
Money will become intelligent and programmable
Money has evolved over thousands of years and continues to change. Cryptocurrency will ultimately upgrade the world to a better financial system despite the volatility. By Marius Reitz.