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Altron expects double-digit earnings increases from continuing operations

By: Natasha Odendaal 17th May 2024 JSE-listed Altron expects to deliver higher earnings from continuing operations for the year ended February 28, 2024. In a revised trading statement on Friday, Altron said that its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for continuing operations are expected to be 35% to 38% higher, at between 115c... →

Mining-focused manufacturers see innovation as key to survival and future growth

By: Sabrina Jardim 17th May 2024 Amid the challenges of loadshedding, logistical constraints and volatile commodity prices, South Africa’s mining-focused manufacturers and equipment suppliers view ongoing innovation, including embracing digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI), as increasingly central to their survival... →

MTN Q1 performance muted on ongoing macroenvironment challenges

By: Natasha Odendaal 14th May 2024 JSE-listed MTN on Tuesday posted a dip in service revenue and earnings during the first quarter of the year, amid ongoing high inflation and local currency devaluations in some of its key markets. The group reported a 28.7% contraction in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... →

Vodacom FY earnings dip on challenges, revenue up

By: Natasha Odendaal 13th May 2024 JSE-listed Vodacom Group on Monday posted double-digit increases in revenue, however, its earnings a share for the year ended March 31, 2024, declined. The group reported a 11.2% decrease in earnings a share to 842c, along with a 10.8% decline in headline earnings a share to 846c during the year... →

61% of organisations report cloud security incidents, up from 24% a year ago

By: Schalk Burger 10th May 2024 Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies' ‘2024 Cloud Security Report’ shows a critical surge in cloud security incidents, with 61% of organisations reporting significant disruptions, compared with 24% in 2023. This sharp rise underscores the risks associated with cloud environments... →

Personality affects susceptibility of people to cybercrime

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th May 2024 Personality type is a major factor in people’s vulnerability to cybercrime, a Stellenbosch University (SU) researcher has established. People with an “agreeable” personality were more vulnerable than others to “social engineering” cyberattacks. The research was carried out by systems analyst Vian... →

Vian Smit

Telecommunications to play a critical role in upcoming elections

By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th May 2024 As South Africa approaches its 2024 national elections, scheduled for May 29, telecommunications infrastructure will play a key role in ensuring seamless communication among voters, electoral bodies and all stakeholders involved in the electoral process, the Communication Risk Information Centre... →

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MTN achieves record 98% network availability in Limpopo

By: Natasha Odendaal 7th May 2024 As telecommunications giant MTN South Africa accelerates its nationwide modernisation programme, the company has achieved a record 98.33% network availability daily in Limpopo. The 2024 resilience plan, which was completed in the first quarter of 2024, aims to ensure that all sites have power... →

Telkom set to support 2024 elections

By: Natasha Odendaal 6th May 2024 Telecommunications group Telkom is preparing to support South Africa’s upcoming national elections as the information and communications technology partner to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). South Africa’s 2024 elections are set to be held on May 29. →

Ransomware payments increase 500% in past year, attack rate falls slightly

By: Schalk Burger 3rd May 2024 The average payment for ransomware attacks has increased by 500% in the past year to $2-million, up from $400 000 in 2023, cybersecurity firm Sophos reports in its 'State of Ransomware 2024' report. Additionally, excluding ransom payments, the survey found the average cost of recovery reached... →

Access to farming equipment boosts mechanisation

By: Nadine Ramdass 3rd May 2024 Agricultural technology company Hello Tractor, celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, aims to improve small-scale farming practices through its app Hello Tractor, which facilitates increased access to farming equipment. With a core focus on improving African agriculture through... →

An image of farm equipment working on a farm

FARM MECHANISATION Farm equipment can supplement the need for physical labour, minimising the impact of labour shortages on small-scale farms

Outa demands information on Sanral, Ceta tenders

By: Darren Parker 24th April 2024 Nonprofit watchdog the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) of keeping contracts with questionable companies secret, which it says is in line with a government... →

MTN South Africa, Investec, Electrum collaborate to introduce PayShap on MoMo

By: Natasha Odendaal 24th April 2024 Information and communications technology group MTN South Africa has partnered with Investec and Electrum to introduce the PayShap solution on its Mobile Money (MoMo) platform. The collaboration aims to provide users with an instant, cost-effective mobile payment system, with MoMo becoming the... →

Cisco launches AI-powered Hypershield service to protect modern data centres

By: Schalk Burger 23rd April 2024 Networking and security multinational Cisco has launched its Hypershield service, which is a cloud-native, artificial intelligence- (AI-) powered approach to highly distributed security for AI-scale data centres that is built into the fabric of the network, says Cisco executive VP and security... →

Cell C appoints chief data and analytics officer

By: Creamer Media Reporter 23rd April 2024 Communications group Cell C has appointed Bryan O'Donovan as chief data and analytics officer, effective May 2024. He will be responsible for spearheading the management of the organisation's data and analytics assets, championing data-driven decision-making processes and leveraging data assets... →

Image of Cell C chief data and analytics officer Bryan O'Donovan

Icasa officially appoints new chairperson

By: Natasha Odendaal 22nd April 2024 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has appointed Councillor Mothibi Ramusi as chairperson, effective May 2, for a five-year term. The official appointment of Ramusi followed Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele’s announcement in the... →

Image of Icasa chairperson Councillor Mothibi Ramusi

Project envisions rollout of smart LPG, solar systems, hydrogen stoves to 3.51m indigent households

By: Darren Parker 22nd April 2024 Energy solutions company Kili Energy is spearheading a large-scale initiative, the Kili Energy Clean Energy Democratisation Project, to provide smart liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters and stoves, smart solar systems and novel hydrogen-powered stoves to 3.51-million indigent households in... →

Automated project manager scorecards enhance operations

By: Trent Roebeck 19th April 2024 Gold mining and exploration company Harmony Gold’s project management office (PMO) recently showcased its digital project manager scorecard – developed by project solutions company Project Portfolio Office (PPO) – which provides “clear direction” for project managers and administrators by... →

An image of one of Harmony Gold's mine sites

DRIVING EFFICIENCY Harmony will automate mundane tasks that will prove to be efficient for business processes

Robotics, AI beneficial for business

19th April 2024 The manufacturing industry is currently at the doorstep of a transformational era, one marked by the seamless integration of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality or virtual reality (AR/VR), says GridRaster co-founder and COO Dijam Panigrahi. This fusion is “not merely a... →

DIJAM PANAGRAHI GridRaster co-founder and COO Dijam Panigrahi that robotics and AI will have an impact on the manufacturing industry

MTN, Huawei launch joint technology innovation lab

By: Natasha Odendaal 17th April 2024 Telecommunications giant MTN Group and information and communication technology group Huawei have jointly launched Technology Innovation Lab to accelerate digital transformation and sustainable development across Africa. The establishment of the lab at MTN’s headquarters in Roodepoort, marking a... →

University of Pretoria inaugurates new immersive technology lab

By: Darren Parker 16th April 2024 The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology has launched a new immersive technology lab at the Department of Information Science as a way of further integrating advanced immersive technologies into its curriculum and research initiatives. The... →

Digital Earth Africa breaks barriers to participation in space economy

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th April 2024 The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) has been appointed as the interim host for the pan-African Digital Earth Africa Programme Management Office. Digital Earth Africa is used extensively by stakeholders throughout Africa as a free platform providing satellite imagery... →

ABB becomes minority investor in GridBeyond

By: Darren Parker 16th April 2024 Technology company ABB has joined investors EDP, ESB, TotalEnergies, Act and DublinBIC in becoming an investor in energy management solutions company GridBeyond, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to enable customers to improve distributed energy resources and industrial... →

ABB engineer working on ABB drives and motors

Seacom launches LEO satellite service for enterprise clients

By: Natasha Odendaal 15th April 2024 Telecommunications and managed services provider Seacom has launched its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service for its enterprise clients after a two-year process of consultation with industry partners. LEO satellites orbit the Earth at an altitude of up to 2 000 km – the same altitude at which... →

Paratus express route from Johannesburg to Europe goes live

By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th April 2024 Pan-African telecommunications group Paratus Group has launched the fastest fibre express route from Johannesburg to Europe. Using Infinera FlexILS and GX Series DWDM equipment, latency on the new route is 123 milliseconds and the Infinera equipment can support wavelengths of up to 800 Gb. →

Reunert to merge IQbusiness, +OneX subsidiaries

By: Schalk Burger 10th April 2024 JSE-listed electrical and electronic engineering group Reunert Group plans to merge its technology management and consulting firm IQbusiness and digital services firm +OneX subsidiaries into a single client-focused business that brings together their almost 1 500 team members. The intention is to... →

MTN, Vodacom ranks top in valuable brands survey

By: Natasha Odendaal 9th April 2024 Telecommunications groups MTN Group and Vodacom Group have secured the top two spots in the latest Brand Finance survey. Despite an 8% decrease in brand value to R68.2-billion, MTN Group maintained its position as South Africa’s most valuable brand, while Vodacom, increasing its brand by 10% to... →

Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new solar farm in the Free State

By: Darren Parker 8th April 2024 Technology group Cassava Technologies subsidiary Africa Data Centres (ADC) has broken ground on the construction of a solar farm in the Free State in collaboration with solar power company Distributed Power Africa (DPA) Southern Africa. The first phase will entail the construction of a 12 MW... →

MTN named South Africa’s best mobile network

By: Natasha Odendaal 8th April 2024 Telecommunications giant MTN Group has maintained the title of South Africa’s best mobile network in the latest MyBroadband Insights report. The first quarter 2024 Mobile Network Quality Report shows that MTN achieved a network quality score of 9.66. →

Icasa publishes draft plans for radio frequency spectrum

By: Natasha Odendaal 8th April 2024 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on Monday published the Draft Radio Frequency Migration Plan (RFMP) and the Draft International Mobile Telecommunication Roadmap (IMTR) for public consultation. The draft documents aim to ensure proper alignment and coordination of... →

Schneider launches entry-level circuit breakers for basic applications

By: Marleny Arnoldi 5th April 2024 Energy management and automation group Schneider Electric has launched two new entry-level market products – the GoPact Moulded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB) and the Manual Transfer Switch (MTS). The products have been designed with the basic entry level of the market in mind that require... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Marleny Arnoldi
Schneider Electric's new GoPact Moulded Case Circuit Breaker

Microsoft taking principles-based, collaborative approach to responsible AI

By: Schalk Burger 4th April 2024 Information technology multinational Microsoft has set out principles for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and has developed the second version of its responsible AI standards that govern how the company approaches AI. This is because AI can have beneficial or harmful impacts,... →

Mike Silber to join MTN

By: Natasha Odendaal 28th March 2024 Telecommunications giant MTN Group has appointed Mike Silber as group executive regulatory, effective April 1. Over the past five years, Silber held the role of Liquid Telecom group chief regulatory officer, where he was instrumental in the creation and expansion of the most extensive... →

EOH posts loss a share, as Operational Technologies division offsets Digital Enablement growth

By: Schalk Burger 26th March 2024 JSE-listed information and communications technology services firm EOH reported a 2% year-on-year decrease in revenue to R3.1-billion for the six months ended January 31. Group operating profit also decreased, to R9-million, from R142-million in the six months ended January 31, 2023. →

Outgoing EOH CEO Stephen van Coller

US software company Powerfleet lists on JSE amid merger with MiX Telematics

By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th March 2024 Software-as-a-service (Saas) and artificial intelligence (AI) provider Powerfleet has attained a secondary listing on the JSE amid its merger with fleet and mobile asset management solution company MiX Telematics. Powerfleet has its primary listing on Nasdaq and its headquarters in Woodcliff... →

AIIM consortium acquires Octotel, minority stake in RSAWEB

By: Natasha Odendaal 25th March 2024 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 consortium, which includes infrastructure and energy impact fund STOA and Thebe Investment Corporation,... →

Telkom sheds Swiftnet in R6.75bn deal

By: Natasha Odendaal 22nd March 2024 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 Towerco Bidco comprises of equity investors led and managed by Actis, which holds 70% of the... →

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