iAfrikan BYTES

The South African Information Regulator is requesting the National Department of Health to comply with its requirements for the deletion and de-identification of personal data handled during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we’re joined by Adv Collen Weapond from the Information Regulator to better understand what procedural and substantive considerations the regulator will undertake after it referred matter to its enforcement committee following unsuccessful compliance attempts by health officials.

The French pay-television firm Canal Plus upped its stake in Multichoice to 30 percent, making it the largest stakeholder. This has alarmed market observers. Critical, is section 64 of the Electronic Communication Act, which regulates the extent to which foreign entities can have interests in commercial broadcasting services within South Africa. In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, from ICT law firm PPM Attorneys, we're joined by Lucien Pierce, to unpack the interpretation of section 64 and understand the legality of Canal Plus largest shareholder status.

The University of Pretoria and the United States Attorney General Alliance are hosting a webinar titled Fintech-Crypto Assets and Consumers to discuss the regulation of crypto assets as it stands today, the difficulties facing regulators, and what the future may hold for this rapidly developing industry. In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we are joined by Prof Sylvia, associate professor, Department of Mercantile Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa to share insights about the event.

Three-time premiership champions SuperSport united and fintech company iKhokha have struck a sponsorship agreement for the team’s sleeves. In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we hear from Graeme Cumming, chief growth officer of iKhokha, who explains from a storytelling standpoint, if we do it well, it’s a terrific medium for us to take our brand to all of South Africa and increase our brand awareness in a crucial market segment.

Ben Karpinski, a content strategist at Matchkit joins us on this episode to explain what the ROI in sport advertising is. Explaining in more details the measurements and factors businesses take into account before deciding to sponsor a certain athlete or team or to allocate advertising budget.

We spoke with Andile Ngcaba, executive chairman and founding partner of Convergence Partners about why investors engaged in this fundraising round despite a challenging economic backdrop, where most Private Equity companies are holding onto dry powder.

We spoke with Andile Ngcaba, executive chairman and founding partner of Convergence Partners, to debunk this myth. Through the acquisition of South Africa's Syrex, a cloud hyper-convergence company, by inq., a Convergence Partners company, Ncgaba reveals Convergence Partners' investment approach towards digitizing Afrika, knitting an Afrikan digital village.

Geekulcha, an urban-focused STEM incubation center with a nationwide network, is one of the most effective organizations for connecting, sharing ideas, and learning new skills among young, talented, creative, and ambitious tech brains.

In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we hear from its founder, Mixo Ngoveni, on the development of the digital technology skills in South African urban communities, as well as initiatives that target very scarce talents.

Yossabel Chetty of the Center of Analytics and Behavioral Change joins us on iAfrikan BYTES to talk about how her group utilizes brand monitoring technologies to track, monitor, and analyze online narratives in real-time to report on and prevent fake news.

As mandated by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the South African government is currently undertaking a process to migrate the transmission of analog television signals to digital. The South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) after an initial dispute with the country's Communications Minister on the proposed date for the analog switch-off, has now accepted the Gauteng High Court’s order to begin the process on 31 June 2022.

However, with just 165,000 Set-Top-Boxes (STB) supplied out of the remaining 2.9 million impoverished homes eligible for STBs, the SABC remains worried that turning off the analog TV signal before these families receive their STBs may jeopardize its public mission.

In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, Siphumelele Zondi, host and senior producer of Network, the SABC's flagship technology show, joins us to explore the broadcaster's stance on the issue.