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MTN, Huawei sign MoU for joint innovation tech laboratory
Telecommunications giant MTN Group and information and communication technology (ICT) giant Huawei have partnered to create a Joint Innovation Technology laboratory at MTN’s Roodepoort...
Vodacom SA awarded 5-Star Green Star certification
Telecommunications group Vodacom South Africa has been awarded 5-Star existing building performance (EPB) certifications for two of its buildings, Vodacom’s Business Park and Corporate Park, at its...
ICT industry transitioning into intelligent economy era
The global information and communication technology (ICT) industry is undergoing a significant shift as the world transitions from a digital era into an era of the intelligence of everything. As...
RMB advises Royal Bafokeng on the proposed acquisition of Swiftnet
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) has entered into a transaction agreement alongside Actis to jointly acquire 100% of independent owners, operators and developers of mast and tower infrastructure...
Telkom forms new technology committee
JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom has established a technology committee to boost technology strategies. According to an update to shareholders on Sens on Wednesday, the new Technology...
CoJ officially launches water security strategy
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has officially launched its Water Security Strategy to connect to existing strategies and policies to offer an aligned approach to water security and provide a...
AIIM consortium acquires Octotel, minority stake in RSAWEB
A consortium, led by infrastructure-focused private equity fund manager African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), has signed an agreement to acquire fibre network operator Octotel. The...
MTN rides out difficult operating environments
Telecommunications giant MTN Group unpacked a resilient set of 2023 financial results, despite elevated inflation in several key markets averaging a blended 16.7%, forex volatility and ongoing...
Icasa publishes draft call termination amendments for public comment
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on Friday published the draft amendments to the Call Termination Regulations of 2014 and 2018. Following a review in 2021, and the...
Telkom sheds Swiftnet in R6.75bn deal
Information and communication technology group Telkom has sold its masts and towers infrastructure subsidiary Swiftnet for R6.75-billion to consortium Towerco Bidco. The newly incorporated entity...
Mobile industry commits over $9bn to ITU’s call for global universal connectivity
The mobile industry committed over $9-billion in investment to extend global connectivity. The new industry commitments brings the total current value of planned investment in infrastructure,...
Condra refurbishing Mpumalanga power station’s 39-year-old crane
Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is refurbishing a 40 t electric overhead travelling crane that was manufactured and commissioned 39 years ago. The 21-metre-span double-girder crane is used for...
CoJ presents plan to tackle water challenges
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has presented an action plan, comprising immediate, medium and long-term measures, to tackle widespread water infrastructure challenges and the high levels of...
Rand Water’s Eikenhof station hit again
The City Power substation that powers Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station with electricity was tripped after being struck by lightning on Monday night, the water utility reported. Accordingly, a...
Huawei intent on unlocking potential of networks through commercialisation of 5.5G
Following the success of fifth-generation (5G) technology over the past five years, information and communications technology (ICT) giant Huawei aims to unlock the potential of networks and create...
DWS hosts public consultation on revamped water, sanitation regulations
As the end of the public comment period nears, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) held public consultations for the proposals set out in the draft Compulsory National Standards for Water...
AfriForum brings urgent application against Rand Water’s water cuts
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has brought an urgent application against Rand Water following the water supplier’s decision to reduce water supply to several municipalities. AfriForum, in its...
Telkom to support SMMEs at GEC+Africa congress
South Africa’s start-up ecosystem is a thriving hub of innovative and talented entrepreneurs with a desire to scale, and in support of this, telecommunications group Telkom is providing five small,...
Construction under way for Kempsdale dam wall raising
The construction phase of the raising of Kempsdale dam wall and construction of a pump station is now under way. Inaugurated by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on March 8, the project,...
DFFE publishes latest biological invasions report
The latest ‘National Status of Biological Invasions and their Management in South Africa’ report paints a sobering picture of the multitude of alien species that have taken root in – and threaten –...
Huawei launches three AI-focused data storage solutions
Information and communications technology giant Huawei has launched three new data storage solutions aimed at tackling the challenges experienced, amid the rapid development of large artificial...
MTN inks more deals to drive fintech, digital transformation
South African telecommunications giant MTN Group has continued partnering with various global companies it drives its financial technology (fintech) and digital transformation ambitions and...
Water technology firm, association ink MoU
Water technology company Xylem and the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) have embarked on an innovative partnership, formalising their strategic and cooperative collaboration...
AI-based PCs poised to account for 60% of all PC shipments by 2027
Personal computers (PCs) installed with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative artificial intelligence (AI) tasks locally are expected to account for 60% of all PC...
Cape Town’s New Water Programme gets under way
The City of Cape Town has implemented its New Water Programme (NWP) in an effort to diversify and expand Cape Town's water supply sources and meet the growing water demands of an increasing...
Gen AI, sustainability, monetisation key themes of 2024 TMT predictions
Generative artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and monetisation have emerged as three key themes in the 2024 edition of advisory firm Deloitte’s 'Technology, Media and Telecommunications...
DWS, CoJ engaging on measures to ensure water supply sustainability
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) metropolitan municipality are continuing discussions around water supply challenges in the region. The city has a...
Gauteng reiterates exit of GFIP tolling by end March
The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) has approached financial institutions to raise money required to honour its contractual obligations ahead of the March 31, 2024, target date to scrap the...
Gauteng’s R500bn budget focuses on crime, township economy boost
Gauteng’s Finance MEC Jacob Mamabolo on Tuesday tabled a provincial budget for Gauteng of R165.8-billion for the 2024/25 financial year, with a focus on fighting crime and boosting the township...
MTN, community police forums advance theft and vandalism mitigation proof of concept project
Telecommunications giant MTN South Africa is advancing its partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board to tackle vandalism and theft at its towers in a proof-of-concept project...
WRC extends water partnership, support to Northern Cape
The Water Research Commission (WRC) is embarking on a roadshow in the Northern Cape to strengthen provincial water and sanitation resilience to climate change through research, development and...
DWS, DFFE suggest short-, long-term invasive plant interventions
A joint task team established by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) have identified immediate short- and long-term...
Bayside Canal R87m upgrade on track
Progress is being made on the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT's) R87.5-million upgrade of the Bayside Canal, from Blaauwberg road to the Rietvlei in Tableview, in the Western Cape. Work is expected to be...
Icasa publishes draft amendments to the 2016 End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published further draft amendments to its 2016 End-user and Subscriber Service Charter (EUSSC) Regulations for comment....
Intelsat, Openserve partner to advance connectivity throughout South Africa
Global integrated satellite and terrestrial networks operator Intelsat and South African telecommunications group Telkom subsidiary Openserve have embarked on a project that will modernise the...
DWS releases water and sanitation services on privately owned land policy
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has launched the Water and Sanitation Services on Privately Owned Land Policy. The landmark policy, which aims to accelerate the delivery of access to...
Lesotho Highlands Tunnel set for six-month maintenance closure
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel is preparing for a six-month closure as it undergoes planned maintenance, jointly undertaken by the Lesotho Highlands Development Agency and Trans Caledon...
MDPMI public hearings start Monday
The Competition Commission on Monday kicked off its month-long series of hybrid public hearings into its Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI), chaired by chief economist James Hodge,...
Municipal debt escalating, Rand Water takes hardline stance
Water utility Rand Water has warned of a destabilising financial position as several municipalities fail to honour their bulk water purchase agreements and debt settlement arrangements with Rand...
Call for continued public participation in wetland protection, preservation
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called for continued public participation in the protection and preservation of South Africa’s critical wetlands. Wetlands play a significant role...
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