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AI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says
Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago By: Reuters

Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access and digital skills, an International Monetary Fund... 


JOHN GILBERT
There is a race on to make sure that we don't generate more data, but that we actually start to really utilise the data that we're generating
Connected digital ecosystems key to unlocking construction productivity
17th July 2026

The global construction industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation, but technology alone will not solve the longstanding productivity challenges that continue to hamper project... 


Isuzu opens R2m AI, coding and robotics laboratory in Motherwell
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Automotive manufacturer Isuzu Motors South Africa has opened a R2-million AI, Coding and Robotics Lab at Khulile Primary School, in Motherwell, in the Eastern Cape, providing access to cutting-edge... 


Vodacom Group, Wits University partner to develop Africa’s future leaders
16th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has partnered with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) on a leadership development initiative designed to prepare the next generation of leaders for... 


MTN maintains best network status in Q2
16th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

MyBroadband Insights’ 2026 Mobile Network Quality Report for the second quarter of the year has found that telecommunications group MTN continues to have the best mobile network in South Africa,... 


(From left to right): Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare, Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi, Herotel co-founder and CEO Van Zyl Botha and Amazon chief global affairs and legal officer David Zapolsky
Herotel, Amazon Leo partner to launch satellite service
15th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Maziv subsidiary Internet service provider Herotel has entered into a distribution agreement with Amazon Leo set to bring satellite connectivity to South Africa next year. Herotel's new service,... 


MTN, AUBC host high-level dialogue on satellite, broadband, consumer protection
13th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The African United Business Confederation (AUBC), in partnership with MTN South Africa, successfully hosted a high-level business roundtable dialogue on satellite broadband, digital inclusion and... 


Warehouses more complex and digital, but some simple solutions possible
10th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Warehouses and distribution centres are becoming more complex, with the changes in customer expectations driven by e-commerce affecting the logistics industry, supply chain and logistics facilities... 


ADB MD Craig Stewart
New study links financial services employees' workplace tech experience to organisational performance
10th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Altron Digital Business (ADB) has published a first-of-its-kind benchmark study to determine how employees experience technology across financial services industry (FSI) institutions in South... 


MPT opens new customer experience centre at HQ
MPT opens new customer experience centre at HQ
8th July 2026

Data centre and critical infrastructure power systems manufacturer Master Power Technologies, or MPT, has opened a customer experience centre at its offices in Midrand, Gauteng. Schalk Burger has... 


Africa's blockchain venture capital almost halved in 2025, while share of global deals rises
7th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Global blockchain venture capital rose by 28.8% in 2025 to $15.4-billion, while deal activity fell by almost a third, which indicates that investors were writing larger cheques, but doing so more... 


SITA set to enter new chapter as DCDT tackles outcomes of PSC investigation
6th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) said that the embattled State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is starting a new chapter after the conclusion of a... 


Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway
3rd July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The first phase of a landmark cross-border fibre project – a new high-capacity digital corridor to connect Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and the wider Paratus network across Southern... 


Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
3rd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has launched three earth observation decision support tools to translate satellite data into actionable intelligence on air pollution, flood risk and... 


Home Affairs reports progress in digital transformation of identity, travel documents
3rd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) says it is making progress ahead of schedule in its digital transformation agenda to reform all systems and processes by decentralising access to services... 


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Final amendments to Numbering Plan Regulations published
2nd July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the Numbering Plan Fourth Amendment Regulations (2025) to create a standardised framework for the churn, deactivation... 


Vodacom completes acquisition of additional 20% stake in Safaricom
30th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Vodacom Group has completed the acquisition of an additional 20% effective stake in Safaricom, increasing its shareholding to about 55%. This followed the staying of a conservatory order... 


Mastercard opens Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence
30th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Payments processing multinational Mastercard has launched its Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence – a pan-African initiative designed to strengthen cyber-resilience, enhance collaboration and... 


Small fibre operators perform well in ISPA's latest fibre survey
30th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Smaller fibre network operators (FNOs) are performing well against established operators, the latest Perception Survey by official Internet industry representative body the Internet Service... 


Gauteng e-Gov dept allocated R1.9bn to transform government and service delivery
26th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Gauteng Department of e-Government has received R1.9-billion for the 2026/27 financial year to advance the province’s digital transformation agenda and support the priorities of the seventh... 


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Networking platform successfully connects graduates to recruiters
26th June 2026

Since its launch in June 2022, civil engineering professional body South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (SAICE’s) newest engineering community platform SAICE Connect has proven to be a... 


Vodacom, Amazon South Africa launch partnership
25th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Amazon South Africa to offer customers expanded benefits through Amazon Prime, unlocking comprehensive benefits for Vodacom customers in South Africa beyond... 


Schreiber calls on citizens to upgrade to smart IDs as more bank branches join digital partnership
24th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber calls on citizens who still have the green identity document (ID) to switch to a smart ID through the 203 bank branches that are now part of the department's... 


South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum use, not performance
23rd June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africans are still spending nearly eight times more connected time on 4G networks, despite the increasing coverage, handset availability and better performance of 5G networks, Opensignal’s... 


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Optical infrastructure critical to Africa’s industrialisation drive
19th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Investment in high-capacity digital infrastructure and optical networks will become increasingly important as African countries pursue industrialisation, digital transformation and greater economic... 


Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac
Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac
17th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Research from consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) finds that the base metals required to power the global data centre boom extend far beyond the servers, cooling units and enclosures inside these... 


Opinion: Reimagining public health service design in the era of National Health Insurance and digital health
Opinion: Reimagining public health service design in the era of National Health Insurance and digital health
5th June 2026

South Africa's health system carries the heavy imprint of history. The apartheid era bequeathed a fragmented, inequitable system in which race determined access to care, geographic distribution of... 


Cyber-risk at top of businesses' agendas – BDO
3rd June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Cyber-risk has surged to the top of the business agenda, with 40% of business leaders saying cyber is the top risk they are unprepared for, which is up from 23% in 2025, says accounting and... 


BCG reports most employees use AI tools
3rd June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

In a survey of 11 749 workers across 14 markets and a range of industries, 72% of respondents, including white-collar frontline and managerial employees, said AI has already considerably changed... 


ASSAf calls for stronger evidence, transparency, oversight after AI policy draft withdrawal
2nd June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The recent withdrawal of South Africa’s draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy presents an important opportunity to strengthen the country’s approach to AI governance through greater... 


Telkom reports strong FY earnings
Telkom reports strong FY earnings
2nd June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Telkom on Tuesday posted a double-digit increase in earnings from continuing operations for the year ended March 31. Headline earnings a share increased 21.5% to 708.5c, while basic... 


Spinnaker Support South Africa MD Teko Mojaki
Spinnaker Support seeks to meet growing local demand for third-party enterprise system support
29th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Core enterprise systems have become economic infrastructure across various sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, retail and manufacturing, with enterprise resource planning,... 


Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Microsoft launch mobile digital lab in North West
28th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Microsoft and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) have teamed up to launch a solar-powered mobile digital lab at the Royal Bafokeng... 


Gauteng Department of e-Government records improved fourth-quarter performance
27th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Gauteng Department of e-Government on Wednesday reported an improved performance during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, as it achieved 32 of its 38 planned targets,... 


Telkom’s continuing operations to achieve double-digit earnings growth
27th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Telkom on Wednesday said it expects to report a double-digit increase in earnings from its continuing operations for the year ended March 31. Basic earnings per share (BEPS) and headline... 


ASPI to make first enriched Si-28 shipments to the US in the third quarter
26th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE- and Nasdaq-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has successfully restarted the first 18 stages, comprising segments one and two, of its Silicon-28 (Si-28) enrichment facility,... 


Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi
South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal
26th May 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's communications minister established an independent panel of experts to review a draft national policy on artificial intelligence, after an earlier version was withdrawn when it was... 


Sentech appoints COO
25th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

State-owned broadcast signal distributor and technology solutions provider Sentech has officially appointed Flenk Mnisi as COO, effective May 18. Mnisi was acting COO prior to his official... 


Altron CEO Werner Kapp
As Altron delivers strong double-digit growth in FY26, it readies for next phase of growth
25th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Altron ended the 2026 financial year on a strong note, setting the tone for the next year and marking the successful conclusion of its 'Accelerated Growth' phase and the start of its... 


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