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Jan Vermeulen's coverage primarily focuses on local South African tech and business news, including government announcements and legal policy regulations. He seems to be particularly interested in technology developments within South Africa, such as telecom, cybersecurity, and business ventures.
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Enoch Godongwana, South Africa's Minister of Finance, said that National Treasury and the Reserve Bank must rethink their proposal for regulating cryptocurrencies in the country.
CipherWave Business Solutions has notified customers that Wayne D'Sa has officially resumed his role as chief executive officer.
A large number of Vodacom customers are reporting that their data balances have been zeroed overnight. Subscribers have established that it only appears to impact prepaid customers.
By: Jan Vermeulen
South African companies scrambled to patch vulnerable web servers after details of two critical PHP vulnerabilities were leaked yesterday before they were officially disclosed and patched.
The Presidency of South Africa announced on Friday that its website was temporarily unavailable as a precautionary measure “in response to a global cybersecurity event”.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana said that National Treasury's long-term plan is to remove all levies on fuel, which will save motorists R6.5833 per litre of petrol.
By: Jan Vermeulen
South Africa's mobile network operators have assured that they are unaffected by two critical vulnerabilities in PHP which were leaked before a coordinated disclosure deadline last week.
By: Jan Vermeulen
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it is close to publishing a discussion document for licensing new network operators and Internet service providers.
By: Jan Vermeulen
Internet service providers and network operators in South Africa that are not 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups will have to shut down when their licences come up for renewal in 2028.
MultiChoice has cut movie repeats across DStv's channels by 40%, Canal+ Africa chief content officer Nomsa Philiso told MyBroadband.
