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At Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, USP&E demonstrated the latest update to its USP&E SmartPower AI digital-twin platform: a live, data-driven software model of an operating power plant, built on the company’s own multi-country African fleet data.

On 1 June 2026, the Financial Services Tribunal dismissed an application to overturn sanctions against a former independent non-executive director of a JSE-listed technology group. The Tribunal sided with the JSE, confirming a R500,000 fine and a ten-year disqualification from serving as a director or officer of a listed company, after a finding that she had misrepresented holding a PhD.

"Directive 11 is live. SARS is chasing R44 billion in unpaid taxes from companies still holding state contracts. A cabinet minister just lost her job over undisclosed benefits. The regulatory environment in South Africa has shifted – not gradually, but all at once. The question isn't whether your organisation is compliant. The question is whether you can prove it," says Bradley Elliott, CEO, RelyComply. He writes in more insightful detail below. Bradley Elliott, CEO, RelyComply.

Kaspersky experts have uncovered a phishing campaign targeting manufacturing facilities in multiple countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The attackers are sending English-language emails, allegedly from potential customers interested in respective products, attempting to extort corporate data. The campaign began in April 2026 and is still ongoing. The phishing scheme includes several stages.

South Africans are being urged to exercise extreme caution when buying electrical extension cords, following growing industry concerns about the influx of substandard and non-compliant products into the local market.

Grid access, battery energy storage and the skills needed to maintain South Africa’s rapidly expanding solar fleet emerged as the defining issues for the solar PV industry at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA), held in Johannesburg last week alongside the association’s annual industry awards and gala dinner.

Nearly 70% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) remain in the experimental or opportunistic stages of artificial intelligence (AI) maturity, despite growing investment and widespread use of AI tools. The research comes from a new global report commissioned by SAS, a data and AI solutions provider. "AI for SMBs: Closing the Readiness‑Reality Gap" is based on a global survey of more than 1,600 SMB leaders across 28 countries.

Check Point Research, the threat intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., today released its Global Threat Intelligence insights for June 2026, revealing that organisations worldwide experienced an average of 2,270 cyber attacks per week, representing a 10% increase month on month and a 17% increase year on year.

SCAN RF Projects, a member of the iOCO Group and a specialist in industrial communication solutions, has officially announced a strategic partnership with Q-KON, an established engineering company and provider of Twoobii Smart Satellite Services. The collaboration promises to transform industrial field communications by delivering Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services to heavy industries operating across Southern Africa.

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President’s Awards 2026. This year’s theme, "Excellence in ethical digital transformation", aligns with the IITPSA’s own motto. IITPSA President Pearl Pasi notes: “As the ICT industry adapts to a wave of change - much of it driven by AI, ethics and professionalism are more important than ever before.