Staff Writer
ITWeb
ITWeb's journalist 
Google names new MD for Africa
Alex Okosi, currently MD of YouTube EMEA, will now be responsible for Google’s operations across the continent.
Ministry, Airbnb partner to revive SA tourism
Airbnb will collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism to grow SA’s tourism sector and create more jobs.
Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub receives honorary doctorate
The group CEO is presented with an honorary doctorate from the Central University of Technology.
UJ team wins July’s JSE Investment Challenge
The University of Johannesburg students emerged as the July winners of the monthly JSE Investment Challenge.
VALR enables crypto payments at Pick n Pay
The exchange joins forces with CryptoConvert to facilitate digital currency payments at the retailer’s till points across SA.
Clarification and update from Bam Telecoms
Bam Telecoms clarifies the information it originally supplied to ITWeb on its manufacturing facility in KwaZulu-Natal.
MTN appoints sustainability, shared value group exec
Marina Madale will be responsible for setting the MTN Group’s strategic direction for the management of sustainability.
Irish initiative looks to reward SA’s tech start-ups
The Irish Tech Challenge 2023 looks for South African tech entrepreneurs driving Sustainable Development Goals innovation.
Woolworths online sales boosted by food business
The retailer reveals online sales grew by 9.3% for the full-year ended 25 June, contributing 8.3% to the group’s turnover.
CSIR sets up digital transformation advisory body
The CSIR establishes a nine-member industry advisory panel, to assist with digital transformation.
'She Wins Africa' accelerator seeks female entrepreneurs
The 12-month programme opens applications for the first cohort of female techpreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa.
OpenAI steps into corporate with ChatGPT Enterprise
The enterprise version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence model targets large-scale businesses.