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The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

5 hours

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Technology

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Issued by Magix Security (Pty) Ltd 25 Sep 2025

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Cybersecurity

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Issued by Offernet 1 Sep 2025

Media

Journalists and leaders unite at Johannesburg’s M20 Summit

1 Sep 2025

Laila Bastati, chief commercial officer, APO Group. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Energy, tech, and finance sectors feel comms pressure in Africa

Laila Bastati 6 Aug 2025

#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker’s Adam Hunter on building bridges: PR in a polarised world

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker’s Adam Hunter on building bridges: PR in a polarised world

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2025

Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Think before you click: 4 pillars of digital responsibility

Digital

Think before you click: 4 pillars of digital responsibility

15 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Digital

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

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Social Media

Authenticity: The new currency in influencer marketing

Bianca James 19 Mar 2025

California AG puts AI firms on notice, and we know DeepSeek’s secret

Technology

California AG puts AI firms on notice, and we know DeepSeek’s secret

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jan 2025

Gerhard Swart is chief technology officer at Performanta

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Finding cybersecurity's place in the world

Gerhard Swart 13 Jan 2025

Financial Services

Global collaboration boosts detection of high-risk bank transactions, research shows

22 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf According to the research participants the disconnect between CCOs and the executive suite is significantly impacting media relations strategies

PR & Communications

Communications and C-Suite disconnect impacts negatively on media

25 Oct 2024

AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Ornico releases SA social media landscape report 2024 – now available for download

Social Media

Ornico releases SA social media landscape report 2024 – now available for download

Issued by Ornico 2 Jul 2024

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Media

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Marilette Pretorius, Issued by Red & Yellow 27 Jun 2024

SA Social Media Landscape Launch Webinar – 28 June 2024

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Launch Webinar – 28 June 2024

Issued by Ornico 25 Jun 2024

Source: © Witness Media Lab Many people have been targeted by deep fakes

Digital

WPP CEO Mark Read targeted by deep fake AI scam

15 May 2024

Media

10 tips for ethical image sourcing and safeguarding against copyright woes

Christina Kennedy 8 Apr 2024

Medtech

Unmasking deepfakes: Navigating the threat to medical professional identity and trust

Brenda Kubheka-Chauke 7 Mar 2024

Marketing

OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa

Mobile & Apps

Oversharing on social media can compromise cybersecurity

23 Feb 2024

Media

Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Layckan Van Gensen 23 Feb 2024

Taylor Swift's deepfake 'nudes': a wake-up call to the dangers of AI

Lifestyle

Taylor Swift's deepfake 'nudes': a wake-up call to the dangers of AI

30 Jan 2024

Social Media

AI's new low: Taylor Swift targeted with explicit deepfake images

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Jan 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: What's hot to eat, taste, wear and more in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: What's hot to eat, taste, wear and more in 2024

Sue Blaine 22 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Authentic is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023

Media

Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year: Authentic

29 Nov 2023

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

Imran Salie 25 May 2023

Media

The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes

Jordan Richard Schoenherr 14 Apr 2023

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IP Law

ChatGPT: Deepfake and copyright concerns

Stefaans Gerber and Alisha Muller 8 Feb 2023

Fintech

Remote facial authentication on the rise for mobile banking

24 Nov 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Social Media

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

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Technology

AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

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Cybersecurity

2022 cybersecurity forecast: Deepfakes, cryptocurrency and mobile wallets

27 Oct 2021

Fact from fiction

Media

Fact from fiction

Howard Feldman 25 Jun 2021

#PulpNonFiction: Glamorama and our digital double lives

#PulpNonFiction

#PulpNonFiction: Glamorama and our digital double lives

Bronwyn Williams 8 Mar 2021

Top IT security threats in 2021

Cybersecurity

Top IT security threats in 2021

Anna Collard 20 Jan 2021

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Digital

Disinformation defences

Howard Plaatjes 14 Jul 2020

#BizTrends2020: 6 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020

Trends

#BizTrends2020: 6 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020

Charl Ueckermann 15 Jan 2020

Image credit: Samsung AI Center.

Digital

Deepfake apps: Society's new enemy

Riana McArthur 29 Oct 2019

The age of the artificial; the proliferation of 'fake'

Media

The age of the artificial; the proliferation of 'fake'

Molly Fitz-Patrick, Issued by Red & Yellow 3 Sep 2019

Looking at the purpose of digital in 2019

Technology

Looking at the purpose of digital in 2019

16 Jan 2019

How artificial intelligence can detect - and create - fake news

Technology

How artificial intelligence can detect - and create - fake news

Anjana Susarla 4 May 2018

People and technology: What the fakery?

Digital

People and technology: What the fakery?

Angie Hattingh, Issued by Havas Johannesburg 4 Apr 2018