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These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. NTT Data South Africa has sold seven data centres in a sale-and-leaseback deal with Open Access Data Centres, shifting its focus from owning infrastructure to delivering IMS. itweb.co.za/videos/6GxRKqY…

MTN has graduated 80 unemployed Western Cape youth from its Digital Skills for Digital Jobs programme, with qualifications in data analytics, systems development and cybersecurity. #DigitalSkills #YouthUnemployment #TechJobs itweb.co.za/article/80-une…

At the Armata Cybersecurity Leadership Summit, experts urged organisations to strengthen cyber resilience, rethink trust and prepare for when attackers get through. #Cybersecurity #AI #CyberResilience itweb.co.za/article/trust-…

[Sponsored] AI is reshaping the role of IT professionals, shifting them from reactive operators to strategic orchestrators. itweb.co.za/article/ai-shi…

Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos as its new group chief information officer, effective 1 September. #CareerMoves itweb.co.za/article/nedban…

On this episode of ITWeb TV, NTT Data South Africa’s managing executive Amantha Naidoo outlines the company’s asset-light strategy, artificial intelligence ambitions, and its plans to grow South African technology talent. #Datacentres #AI #Cloud itweb.co.za/article/itweb-…

ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026 is an opportunity for tech leaders, cloud architects and business decision-makers to unpack how AI-driven infrastructure is reshaping IT. #ITWebCloud2026 itweb.co.za/article/compan…

Despite digital transformation, justice deputy minister Andries Nel concedes limitations like ICT HR capacity and budget pressures persist. itweb.co.za/article/deputy…

WATCH: NTT Data South Africa is repositioning for a new era of AI-driven infrastructure, moving from data centre ownership, to an asset-light model. #ITWeb #Datacentres #AI #Cloud itweb.co.za/article/itweb-…

A US court legitimises shredding books for AI training, raising questions about copyright, culture and consequences for South African authors. itweb.co.za/article/paperb…

MTN Group and fintech firm Clydestone Ghana are locked in a legal dispute over the alleged unauthorised use of intellectual property linked to the West African country’s mobile money sector. #LegalView #Telecoms #Fintech itweb.co.za/article/mtn-cl…

#ChatGPT developer OpenAI has cut the cost of its GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence models by as much as 80% and introduced faster processing for its premium model. itweb.co.za/article/openai…

ITWeb Industry Insight: The question is no longer whether networks should be secure and automated; it is whether organisations can afford to compete without them, says Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. itweb.co.za/article/the-in…

Artificial intelligence is becoming a core component of UCT Online High School's strategy to enable personalised learning. itweb.co.za/article/uct-on…

Ozow, FNB and RMB are stepping up API-driven payments, giving merchants a faster way to process account-to-account transactions with real-time authorisation and settlement. #Fintech #APIs itweb.co.za/article/ozow-f…

Rentoza has entered business rescue after its board concluded the company was financially distressed. itweb.co.za/article/rentoz…

Minister Solly Malatsi describes ICASA's regulatory moves on mobile data expiry as a useful intervention to bring down the cost to communicate and ensure consumers receive full value for money. #Mobile #ICTandGovernance itweb.co.za/article/malats…

AI will transform SA's mining sector, but only companies investing in skills and data will remain competitive, says PwC. itweb.co.za/article/sa-min…

Microsoft has introduced Project Perception, an agentic security system designed to defend against AI-powered cyber attacks. itweb.co.za/article/micros…

Nearly three-quarters of recent voter registration transactions were completed online, ahead of the 2026 local government elections. @IECSouthAfrica itweb.co.za/article/iec-se…