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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... →

Fintech startup secures funding from Standard Bank

By: Sabrina Jardim 20th March 2024 Financial services firm Standard Bank has provided an $11-million facility to financial technology (fintech) startup company Float which will use the funds for the ongoing rollout of its card-linked instalment platform, supporting its accelerated growth plans over the next four years. Float is a... →

Float CEO Alex Forsyth-Thompson.

Company invests in driver, vehicle management systems

By: Halima Frost 15th March 2024 Specialist transport group Unitrans continues to invest heavily in various event-based in-vehicle management systems (IVMS) to ensure the safety of its drivers, fleet and cargo in its chemical and petrochemicals bulk transport supply chain businesses. “Owing to the significant volatility of its... →

A unitrans tanker at a depot in the setting sun

Unitrans chemicals and explosives transport head Bryce Varner and Unitrans business development: petroleum head Ray Singh discuss compliance and its fleet. Camerawork: Halima Frost. Editing: Nicholas Boyd. Recorded: 21.02.2024

EOH's shares fall on warnings of further losses, lower operating profit

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th March 2024 Information and communications technology (ICT) group EOH expects to report a lower operating profit and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the six months ended January 31 – the first half of its 2024 financial year. The group's operating profit... →

Telkom to support SMMEs at GEC+Africa congress

By: Natasha Odendaal 12th March 2024 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, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMME’s) the opportunity to attend the Global Entrepreneurship... →

Huawei launches three AI-focused data storage solutions

By: Natasha Odendaal 8th March 2024 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 intelligence (AI) models. The three innovative solutions, which will aid carriers in building data... →

Image of Huawei information technology product line president Dr Peter Zhou

MTN inks more deals to drive fintech, digital transformation

By: Natasha Odendaal 8th March 2024 South African telecommunications giant MTN Group has continued partnering with various global companies it drives its financial technology (fintech) and digital transformation ambitions and modernises its core network. MTN signed a multi-market agreement with global technology company Mastercard... →

Image of MTN Fintech Group CEO Serigne Dioum and Mastercard Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa market development executive VP Amnah Ajma

Teraco moves to grow and green SA data-centre footprint

By: Schalk Burger 8th March 2024 Digital transformation is happening in every industry and digitalisation of the economy is intensifying the need for highly available, and sustainable, information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Against this background, data centre infrastructure and services company Teraco is... →

Gen AI, sustainability, monetisation key themes of 2024 TMT predictions

By: Natasha Odendaal 6th March 2024 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 (TMT) Predictions' report. The TMT report outlines 19 global trends for 2024, grouped into four... →

MTN, community police forums advance theft and vandalism mitigation proof of concept project

By: Natasha Odendaal 5th March 2024 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 in Soweto. This followed the February announcement of the innovative collaboration aimed at... →

Image of MTN South Africa stakeholder relations GM Ramsey Mosethedi

Icasa publishes draft amendments to the 2016 End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations

By: Natasha Odendaal 4th March 2024 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. Stakeholders have until April 15 to provide input into the proposed amendments, which aim to improve and... →

Intelsat, Openserve partner to advance connectivity throughout South Africa

By: Natasha Odendaal 4th March 2024 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 infrastructure provider’s network across South Africa. Through the duo’s renewed and expanded... →

MDPMI public hearings start Monday

By: Natasha Odendaal 4th March 2024 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, assisted by panel member and media veteran Paula Fray. More than 40 stakeholders, including... →

IBM investing in AI training to address technology skills gap

By: Darren Parker 29th February 2024 To address the impending skills shortage in the artificial intelligence (AI) and automation space, technology company IBM has launched initiatives to train two-million learners globally, focusing on underrepresented communities, in AI over the next three years. This follows on the back of... →

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IBM technical community leader Satish Babu

Huawei unveils National Cloud 2.0

By: Natasha Odendaal 29th February 2024 Global digital transformation has reached a new stage of full intelligence driven by data and artificial intelligence (AI), said Huawei Hybrid Cloud VP Hu Yuhai. With this shift from moving applications to various clouds to data- and AI-driven industry intelligence, Huawei, at the Mobile World... →

BCG highlights challenges, opportunities amid energy transition

By: Sabrina Jardim 28th February 2024 Amid the global transition to cleaner energy sources, African countries face various challenges and opportunities pertaining to the adoption of renewable energy. Consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partner Rudi van Blerk noted during an online discussion on February 27 that many African... →

IFC, Solcon Capital to provide growth capital funding for South African, Indian deep tech companies

By: Schalk Burger 28th February 2024 Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and technology investment company Solcon Capital have announced a strategic partnership aimed at identifying and nurturing investment opportunities in the deep technology (deep tech) sector within India and South Africa,... →

Solcon Capital chairperson Andile Ngcaba

Huawei showcases AI-oriented cloud solutions

By: Natasha Odendaal 28th February 2024 Huawei Cloud is accelerating the digital and intelligent transformation of industries as it presents cloud as the infrastructure of choice for artificial intelligence (AI). The company unveiled ten AI-oriented innovations, and the extensive industry expertise of its Pangu models, at the Huawei... →

Huawei Cloud global marketing and sales service president Jacqueline Shi

Global aviation’s IT company celebrates 75 years of innovation

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th February 2024 Specialist air transport industry information technology (IT) group SITA is currently celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. It should be noted that the first controlled flight of a powered aircraft, by the Wright brothers, had taken place only 36 years earlier (December 1903) than SITA’s... →

Absa launches repositioned brand, aims for human-centred banking

By: Sabrina Jardim 23rd February 2024 Financial services provider Absa has launched its repositioned brand, signalling a shift to a more deliberately customer-centric business with the new brand promise being the theme ‘Your Story Matters’. “As a full-service bank, we cater for customers from all walks of life – from clients who only... →

Absa Group CEO Arrie Rautenbach

Teraco to build 120 MW solar plant after securing grid capacity allocation

By: Schalk Burger 21st February 2024 Data centre infrastructure and services company Teraco will start construction of a 120 MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in the Free State after securing its first grid capacity allocation from State-owned Eskom. The grid capacity allocation enables it to connect the planned 120... →

Telkom mobile subscribers near 20m

By: Natasha Odendaal 19th February 2024 Telecommunications group Telkom’s mobile subscriber base is nearing the 20-million mark, amid increased next generation (NGN) product uptake. In the trading update for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, Telkom reported that its mobile subscribers increased 6.4% to 19.7-million, while its mobile... →

Icasa reopens telecoms loadshedding inquiry comments period

By: Natasha Odendaal 19th February 2024 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has reopened the submissions process for its inquiry into the impact of loadshedding on telecommunications operators in South Africa. The reopening of submissions aims to afford all stakeholders adequate time to answer the series of... →

Financial sector to use AI solutions to counteract sophisticated fraud strategies – SAS

By: Schalk Burger 15th February 2024 The challenge of fighting financial crime has become more complex and multifaceted, and the financial services sector will employ artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to counteract sophisticated fraud strategies, says data analytics company SAS Europe, Middle East and Africa fraud, fincrime and... →

Most of construction industry expects busy, profitable 2024, survey shows

By: Schalk Burger 9th February 2024 A survey of the construction industry by construction software company RIB Software indicated that the industry in the sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is looking forward to a busy and profitable year, with the majority of players expecting an increase in revenue and... →

Teraco offers Google Cloud interconnect at Isando campus

By: Schalk Burger 6th February 2024 Data centre services company Teraco will offer connectivity directly through Google Cloud Interconnect to the Google Cloud Johannesburg region at its Isando Campus. This announcement follows Google’s announcement last week of the launch of the Google Cloud region in Johannesburg, which is its... →

Teraco head of platforms Michele McCann

Shoprite Foundation launches robotics labs at KwaZulu-Natal high schools

By: Sabrina Jardim 1st February 2024 As part of the first phase of a programme to provide technology support for various schools around South Africa, the Shoprite Foundation launched two fully equipped robotics laboratories at the Mountview and Verulam high schools, in KwaZulu-Natal, on January 31. The foundation invested... →

Maude Modise standing alongside two students

‘Funding winter’ sees investments in African tech startups drop

By: Schalk Burger 30th January 2024 Total investment into the African technology startup ecosystem fell by 27.8%, to $2.4-billion, in 2023, down from a record $3-billion in 2022, as the impacts of the global capital shortage began to make themselves felt on the continent, technology news and research company Disrupt Africa's... →

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