TOBY SHAPSHAK: Zuma’s end unfolds on social media
Having played his trump card and lost, the former president is a spent force — and he’s still in jail
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Twitter timeline of enflaming a riot
Jacob Zuma’s daughter has been his most strident defender, but she is also fuelling the riots on social media
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Cold War 2.0: set in cyberspace
The latest hack involves a network supplier you’ve never heard of — whose weak security was targeted to reach bigger fish
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Privacy protection arrives at long last
The much-heralded Popi Act will finally bring meaningful legislation to protect SA’s digital privacy and our personal data
TOBY SHAPSHAK: A minimum of tax justice for Big Tech
A global minimum tax came a step closer at the G7 summit, where it was called ‘fit for the global digital age’. Let’s hope so
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google meet the might of Big Law
Having created monopolies in online messaging, search and e-commerce, the giants are finally being reined in
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Six years late, it’s time to act
Despite exhortations by the president to free up analogue signals for broadband, the minister is preoccupied
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Voice messages through the ages
Turning off voicemail solved one problem, but now voice notes are the message format of choice. Is this any better?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook shows its true colours
The social media giant unsurprisingly snubbed what would have been a historic first: appearing before lawmakers in Africa
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Someone tell Stella what it’s all about
Despite the ministry’s incompetence, an opposition MP has brought social media giant Facebook before parliament
TOBY SHAPSHAK: ANC skilled in the art of ducking and diving
If the ANC can’t respond clearly to a simple query, how can we trust it to handle the Covid vaccine rollout?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Apple’s privacy tilt shakes Facebook
Apple’s iOS 14.5 update will prevent advertisers from tracking users — but Facebook is not going down without a fight
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Microsoft gets vocal with Nuance
World’s largest software firm is paying $19bn for the medical AI smarts that voice pioneer developed for health care
TOBY SHAPSHAK: ANC deploys fog of confusion
Yes, Perseverance took a historic selfie, but closer to home Gwede Mantashe's parallel universe was impossible to ignore
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook’s leaf out of Zuma’s book
The company’s impunity over not informing users or regulators about half a billion customers getting hacked is astounding
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Bite-sized caption’s big-time delight
It’s April Fool’s Day every day on the internet, where satire and wit help us stay sane amid the fear-mongering and intolerance
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Not our fault, say tech CEOs — again
Social networks ‘supercharged’ the spread of disinformation, but they hide behind a contentious legal defence
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Blockbuster start for Disney+
The new streaming service has reached 100-million subscribers in just 16 months, helped by Covid lockdowns
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Art prospers amid blockchain boom
The latest tech and investing craze is good news for artists, however odd the idea of owning easily replicated digi-art
