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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... 


Calcamite executives accept the AVEVA Sustainable Impact Aware
South African company takes home first prize at AVEVA World 2026
22nd May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Specialist South African packaged wastewater treatment plant service provider Calcamite was crowned the winner of industrial software company AVEVA’s Sustainable Impact Award 2026.   The... 


Reunert delivers mixed results in H1, resilience ensured through diverse portfolio
22nd May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Reunert posted a 23% decrease in operating profit to R453-million during the six months to March 31, 2026. The group’s operating profit was adversely affected by non-cash IFRS 2... 


The entrance to Fuchs Electronics' South African operations
Reunert, CSG establish independent electronic fuze manufacturing capability in Slovakia
22nd May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Reunert has concluded an agreement with CSG, formerly known as the Czechoslovak Group, to establish a strategic European electronic fuze manufacturing capability for large calibre... 


Primary school learners
OPINION: How can South Africa leverage digital public infrastructure for improved educational outcomes?
22nd May 2026

South Africa’s education system has no shortage of policy ambition. It has strategies, data systems, institutional mandates, and a growing national agenda for digital transformation. Much of the... 


AVEVA chief product officer Rob McGreevy
AVEVA bolsters product innovation
21st May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

In the world of software-as-a-service, the pace at which industrial software company AVEVA is innovating and upgrading its portfolio has increased dramatically, chief product officer Rob McGreevy... 


Landis+Gyr CEO Connel Ngcukana
Landis+Gyr EMEA launches electricity smart meter at Enlit Africa
20th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Multinational electronics company Landis+Gyr Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) unveiled its latest electricity smart metering innovation, the E480 DIN-Rail meter, at the Enlit Africa 2026... 


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Africa’s data centre market a generational opportunity
20th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Africa has the foundation to benefit from the growing global data centre ecosystem, delegates heard during law firm Bowmans seminar, titled Data centres and Africa’s digital opportunity: Business,... 


AVEVA CEO Caspar Herzberg addressing delegates at AVEVA World 2026
AVEVA announces strategic partnerships at global conference
20th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

In a volatile world, with multiple paradigm shifts and transitions unfolding, unprecedented levels of technology growth offer many opportunities that can be leveraged. Industrial software company... 


ACTOM Smart Technologies GM Herman Maré speaks to Engineering News at Enlit Africa 2026 about the practical realities of smart metering and digitalisation deployment across Africa.
ACTOM Smart Technologies plays key role in advancing smart grids across Africa
19th May 2026

Automation solutions provider ACTOM Smart Technologies is playing a key role in advancing smart grid capabilities across Africa, with a strong focus on improving utility efficiency, reliability and... 


Microsoft South Africa commercial solutions and AI officer Ravi Bhat
Global AI use increases in first quarter – Microsoft
18th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

During the first quarter of this year, worldwide AI use increased by 1.5 percentage points to 17.8% of the world’s working age population, up from 16.3% in the second half of 2025, information... 


Equinix signage in a lobby
Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns
18th May 2026 By: Reuters

A plan by US-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental impact, a formal objection lodged with city... 


Data Servers
[OPINION] The Digital Life of Citizen X: Information Highways, Data, and Digital Sovereignty
15th May 2026

This opinion article by Mark Burke looks at where South Africa's data is physically hosted and who owns and controls the infrastructure that stores citizens' data across public and private sector... 


Icasa’s approval of licence transfer application of Herotel paves the way for national fibre expansion
15th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The approval by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) of Herotel’s licence transfer application marked a definitive step forward in strengthening South Africa’s fibre... 


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Refurbished hardware bypasses constraints
15th May 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Refurbished hardware offers a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to buying new hardware while bypassing constrained chip availability and supply chain disruptions, says refurbished... 


As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability still essential – panel
As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability still essential – panel
14th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While organisations are increasingly adopting technologies to improve workplace health, safety and security, employers and qualified professionals remain responsible for ensuring compliance with... 


New subsea cable to strengthen the connectivity between Europe, Africa launched
14th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has kicked off the initiation of the Via Africa submarine cable project, a major new Europe–Africa submarine cable project that will connect Europe to Africa... 


MTN delivers strong Q1 results
12th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed MTN Group on Tuesday reported a strong first quarter performance as the group executes on its Ambition 2030 strategy. During the three months to March 31, MTN Group earnings before... 


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Vodacom starts Vision 2030 strong as double-digit earnings reported for year
11th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Vodacom Group on Monday said it has had a strong start to its Vision 2030 strategy, after delivering double-digit earnings growth for the year ended March 31. During the year under... 


Fingerprint sensor
Opinion: The Political Economy of Digital Public Infrastructure Adoption in Digital Identity Systems
8th May 2026

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as the dominant framework through which states pursue digital transformation, Mark Burke notes in this opinion article. Proponents describe it as a... 


Datatec expects to report higher full-year EPS, HEPS
7th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed information and communications technology company Datatec expects to report headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between $0.38 and $0.40 for the financial year ended February 28. That... 


The UCT researchers behind MzansiLM Simbarashe Mawere, Anri Lombard, Dr Jan Buys and Dr Francois Meyer
UCT researchers release South African languages AI model
6th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have developed a curated multilingual dataset, MzansiText, covering the 11 official written languages, as well as a language model, called MzansiLM,... 


Digital security
Fragmentation in South Africa’s digital identity regulatory and institutional framework: implications for citizen control of their data
5th May 2026

One of the biggest challenges in South Africa’s emerging digital identity system is fragmentation. In this opinion article, Mark Burke notes that this means that the policies, laws, institutions,... 


AI biggest driver of change in cybersecurity, boosting response and resilience – WEF
5th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Organisations deploying AI strategically are achieving significant advantages, and 77% of organisations already use AI in their cyber operations, global organisation the World Economic Forum’s... 


Vodacom to report strong FY earnings
5th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications company Vodacom Group on Tuesday expects double-digit increases in earnings for the year ended March 31. In a trading update, the group said that the strong results are expected... 


Visitors can use their smartphones to see a historically grounded, 3D reconstruction of the ancient smelter digitally overlaid directly onto the existing remains using QR codes.
UJ brings ancient structures at heritage site to life through augmented reality reconstruction
4th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has launched an augmented reality platform for visitors to the Melville Koppies Nature Reserve and heritage site to use their smartphones to view digital... 


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Can South Africa build a digital identity system that gives citizens real control over their data?
4th May 2026

Over the last decade, thinking about digital identity has shifted. Traditionally, governments collected personal information, stored it in central systems, and controlled how it was used. Newer... 


South Africa’s telco landscape undergoing quality-led shift
30th April 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa’s mobile market is undergoing a structural shift, as challenger operators start to capture high-value subscribers from market leaders. According to Opensignal’s latest subscriber... 


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