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30/05/2026

These are the top stories making headlines on ITWeb this week: South Africa’s technology sector continues to face a growing ICT skills crisis, with the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa arguing that the real challenge is not a lack of graduates but a shortage of practical industry experience, underscoring the need for stronger collaboration between academia and business. At the same time, the Electoral Commission of South Africa is expanding its digital voter awareness campaign ahead of the 2026 local government elections, leveraging online platforms and enhanced registration systems to combat voter apathy and misinformation. In another government-led digital initiative, the Department of Home Affairs is preparing to launch a biometric verification platform to identify ghost employees in the public sector, a move aimed at reducing billions of rand lost to fraudulent payroll records. Meanwhile, Parliament has raised concerns over the withdrawal of South Africa’s draft AI policy following reports of AI-generated inaccuracies, with government promising a revised version for public comment next year while an internal investigation continues. On the corporate front, Altron reported a strong financial performance, posting a 25% increase in operating profit and a 34% rise in headline earnings per share, as its three-year turnaround strategy continues to deliver improved growth, cash generation and shareholder returns.

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29/05/2026

is reshaping enterprise support and changing how solution providers think and operate, says Stefan Steinle, executive VP and head of global customer support at SAP.

Technology enables a transition from reactive troubleshooting to predictive, preventive and insight-led operations, say enterprise software support and AI specialists.

29/05/2026

South Africa and Botswana’s ministers have reinforced stronger science, technology and innovation cooperation between the nations.

South Africa and Botswana’s science, technology and innovation ministers reinforce stronger cooperation between the nations.

29/05/2026

[Sponsored] Huawei Cloud’s Model as a Service ( ) solution delivers ready-to-use models tailored for AI Compute Service, making it faster, easier and cheaper for developers to do their jobs. Huawei

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29/05/2026

Nearly half of surveyed South African online shoppers buy from international low-cost platforms such as Temu and SHEIN, highlighting a shift in local consumer behaviour and intensifying pressure on domestic retailers.

Nearly half of surveyed local online shoppers now use Temu, Shein and similar low-cost international retail platforms.

29/05/2026

ITWeb Brainstorm South Africa has opened nominations for its inaugural CISO of the Year awards.

Nominations are now open for Brainstorm’s new CISO awards, which recognise the achievements of SA’s foremost cyber security leaders.

29/05/2026

Streaming live from the Johannesburg leg of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, the ITWeb TV team will host interviews with around 30 keynote speakers, presenters and participants from various sessions on Tuesday, 2 June and Wednesday, 3 June.

Running live video interviews with industry experts directly from the exhibition floor of the continent’s largest cyber security gathering, ITWeb’s video programming will provide two days of insight on key topics.

29/05/2026

Eskom has appointed telecoms veteran Junaid Munshi as group executive for its distribution division, effective from 1 June.

The power utility appoints the former Maziv, Cell C and Vodacom executive as group executive for its distribution division.

29/05/2026

CSIR has warned that African countries, including South Africa, are losing potential economic value by exporting electronic waste to overseas markets, instead of processing and recycling it locally.

The continent continues to ship large volumes of e-waste to Europe and Asia, resulting in lost manufacturing and job creation opportunities.

29/05/2026

In this episode of ITWeb TV, Kelvin Nhlapo, GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa, uncovers the root causes of SA’s growing ICT skills gap and the institute's efforts to tackle the crisis.
https://www.itweb.co.za/article/itweb-tv-sas-ict-skills-crisis-rooted-in-experience-gap/DZQ58MV8RejvzXy2