These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Bolt says it has paid more than R42.3 billion to driver operators in South Africa since launching in 2016, onboarding just over 500 000 drivers and serving more than 30 million passengers. itweb.co.za/videos/VgZeyqJlp…

Home Affairs plans to use machine learning to make decisions on visa applications. #PublicSector #HomeAffairs #VisaApplications #AI itweb.co.za/article/machine-…

Bolt South Africa says R42.3 billion paid to partner drivers and operators as the platform confronts safety, affordability and regulatory challenges. #ITWebTV #Bolt #e-hailing @boltapp itweb.co.za/article/itweb-tv…

Despite charting significant gains over the years, SA’s global business services industry to fall short of 500 000 cumulative jobs target by 2030. #outsourcing #JobCreation itweb.co.za/article/bpo-sect…

BSG scales its data and AI practice as SA banks, insurers and telcos move AI into production. New partner Alykhan Vira says talent, governance and trust will be key. #AI itweb.co.za/article/bsg-part…

Gen X leads SA’s new-energy vehicles finance applications, as Chinese brands expand and lower running costs reshape electric vehicle market. #EV #NEV @Carsdotcoza itweb.co.za/article/gen-x-fu…

The Hugging Face incident has sparked renewed debate around agentic AI. Experts say stronger governance and oversight will be key as adoption accelerates. itweb.co.za/article/hugging-…

In this episode of ITWeb TV, Simo K., senior operations manager at Bolt South Africa, discusses with Sibahle Malinga how a fatal profile-rental incident prompted the e-hailer to strengthen safety controls against driver profile sharing. Watch more: itweb.co.za/videos/xA9POvNE2…

Data quality is not an IT project with a clear end date; it is an ongoing operational discipline, says InfoBluePrint CEO Bryn Davies. #IndustryInsight #DataManagement itweb.co.za/article/why-exec…

Competition Commission recommends approval of MTN’s IHS Tower acquisition, adding several conditions. #CompCom #MTN #IHS itweb.co.za/article/mtns-ihs…

SA tech consumers look beyond upfront prices, with refurbishment, repairability, warranties and trade-ins reshaping tech ownership, says @NIQGlobal. #connectivity itweb.co.za/article/sa-consu…

SA advertisers could be losing up to R12 billion a year to online ad fraud. #DigitalEconomy itweb.co.za/article/sa-adver…

South Africa must strengthen national system of innovation funding model, after US aid freeze exposes funding vulnerabilities. #PublicSector #innovation #scitech itweb.co.za/article/us-fundi…

Gauteng’s Legislature demands answers from e-Government Department over reports of a security flaw in the e-Panic Button app. #PublicSector #CyberSecurity itweb.co.za/article/e-panic-…

Uber Eats marks 10 years in SA, generating R1.6 billion for restaurants and expanding into broader digital marketplace. #UberEats #DigitalEconomy @UberEats itweb.co.za/article/uber-eat…

Blu Label joint-CEOs acquire 10 million company shares worth R73.5 million through the close-out of a contract for difference. #financial #BluLabel itweb.co.za/article/levy-bro…

ITWeb, in partnership with First Distribution and AWS, is conducting a survey on the state of AI in South Africa to assess where local businesses are on their journey. Take the survey and stand a chance to win an R3 000 Amazon voucher itweb.co.za/survey/6mQwkoM6G…

AI's transformative potential is clear, but so is the need to manage the risks that accompany its rapid development, says Sandile Nene, acting deputy director-general, GCIS. #IndustryInsight #AI itweb.co.za/article/balancin…

Yesterday, tech leaders, cloud architects and business decision-makers gathered at The Canvas Riversands Conferencing to explore how cloud is becoming the backbone of AI-driven innovation in South Africa. flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6h7M

Nutun charts global deployment for AI debt collector Zoey, starting in the UK in November. #AI #Nutun itweb.co.za/article/nutun-ey…