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Huawei looks to accelerate rail’s digital transformation
Information and communications technology giant Huawei is making inroads in delivering connectivity solutions that enable the digital transformation of the railway industry in the Southern African...
Delayed Lesotho Highlands project key to plugging Gauteng water-supply gap
The long-anticipated second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP Phase II) broke ground this year, with ambitions of providing Gauteng and surrounds with a much-needed boost in water...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies secures R900m funding for Eastern Cape fibre project
Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has secured R900-million funding for its South African operations to support universal and affordable broadband access in the company’s...
Partnership paves way for new smart mine
Private investment company Menar, telecommunications group MTN and technology giant Huawei have once again teamed up to bring fifth-generation (5G) technology to a newly-developed mine in...
Telkom expects H1 double-digit earnings increase
JSE-listed Telkom on Wednesday said it expected its reported basic earnings per share (BEPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended September 30 to increase by more than...
MTN South Africa on track to achieve 100% network resilience in Gauteng
MTN South Africa on Wednesday reported that its network sites in Gauteng are now achieving between 95% and 98% network availability daily, compared with the low 80% experienced in Johannesburg...
Crisis looms with inadequately treated sewage
While South Africa’s drinking water largely meets the minimum requirements, the country’s sewage treatment ecosystem is heading toward a state of crisis, civil rights organisation AfriForum’s...
Altron H1 results dragged by discontinued operations, continuing operations shine
JSE-listed Altron has reported a 54% decrease in group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R268-million during the six months to August 31, 2023. While the...
Vodacom posts strong H1 results
Despite higher interest rates, elevated levels of inflation and currency volatility impacting earnings, Vodacom Group on Monday posted strong financial results for the six months ended September...
Swedish university confers honorary doctorate on UP Professor Sunil Maharaj
University of Pretoria (UP) Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education vice principal Professor Sunil Maharaj has received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Sweden’s Malmö University’s...
MTN lauds resilient, innovative App of the Year winners
Information and communications technology group MTN Business has announced the winners for its twelfth yearly MTN Business App of the Year awards, with an application (app) that aims to lower the...
Ericsson launches 5G Core Excellence Centre
Information and communications technology group Ericsson has launched a fifth-generation (5G) Core Excellence Centre dedicated to supporting communication service providers in the Middle East and...
Hudaco partners with Indian firm to bring branded energy solutions to South Africa
India-based energy solutions brand Luminous Power Technologies and South Africa’s Hudaco Energy have teamed up to bring a new range of applicable energy solutions to South Africa. The official...
Africa ‘place to be’ for electronic payments firms, with double-digit growth expected
The impact and scale of the disruption, owing to the rapid rise in integrated electronic payments solutions and value-added services, is amplified in Africa, compared with mature economies, as...
Nearly half the world’s population now accessing mobile Internet through smartphones – report
More than half of the global population, about 54% or 4.3-billion people, own smartphones, while 4.6-billion people are now using mobile Internet. Four-billion people, or 49% of the global...
Rand Water reports stabilising bulk system
Bulk water supplier Rand Water on Thursday reported a recovering and stabilising bulk water system, as critical reservoirs start improving to acceptable levels and metropolitan consumption is on a...
Experian, MTN’s Chenosis partner to drive financial inclusion in South Africa
Credit bureau Experian and MTN platform company application programming interface (API) marketplace Chenosis have partnered to leverage data to drive financial inclusion in South Africa. The...
MTN Group resilient in face of forex volatility, elevated inflation
Telecommunications group MTN Group on Tuesday posted an increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the nine months to September 30, 2023. Maintaining a...
Establish water reuse infrastructure as an asset class – DBSA
Water reuse infrastructure in South Africa should be established an asset class to attract private sector capital and improving the water sector’s resilience, says Development Bank of Southern...
Rand Water continues to over-abstract, nonrevenue municipal water a concern
Water utility Rand Water continues to over-abstract from the Integrated Vaal River System as it works with municipalities to help them reduce consumption, physical losses and nonrevenue water....
GenAI solutions spend to reach $143bn – IDC
Enterprises worldwide are expected to invest about $16-billion on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions in 2023, with spending predicted to increase at a compound annual growth rate...
Drakenstein municipality breaks ground on R1.4bn upgrade project
The Drakenstein municipality has started the upgrade and refurbishment of the Paarl Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW), in the Western Cape, as part of the first phase of the new R1.4-billion Budget...
City of Cape Town awards water saving stars certifications
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has recognised 17 businesses and organisations for efforts in implementing good water management practices at their premises. The various...
MTN Ghana posts double-digit growth in Q3
Telecommunications group MTN Ghana has posted double-digit growth in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda), profit after tax, revenue and service revenue for the...
MTN Nigeria forex losses weigh on Q3 results
Telecommunications group MTN Nigeria on Monday reported an 16.3% increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to N907.9-billion during the nine months to...
Luminous Power Technologies, Hudaco partner to bring branded energy solutions to South Africa
India-based energy solutions brand Luminous Power Technologies and South Africa’s Hudaco Energy have teamed up to bring to a new range of applicable energy solutions to South Africa. With ambitions...
Sun City’s newest high-end development nears completion
Sun International’s R295-million Lefika Villas development is 85% complete and fully booked one year after breaking ground on the expansion at its iconic Sun City resort, in the North West. The...
Scientists using AI to improve detection of respiratory-disease-causing pollen spores
South African scientists are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and classify pollen spores in real time, with two AI counters already set up in Pretoria and Kimberley, to help...
First trial blasting at Clanwilliam dam construction site
The first trial blasting has been undertaken at the Clanwilliam dam construction site in the Western Cape, as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) works to raise the dam wall by 13 m. The...
State of Safety Report unveils rail sector’s crossroads
While South Africa’s railway sector works to rebuild post-pandemic, riots and a variety of disasters, the latest Railway Safety Regulator’s (RSR’s) State of Safety Report 2022/23 has painted a...
MTN appoints David Behr as ICT Centre of Excellence CEO
Telecommunications giant MTN Group and MTN South Africa on Monday announced the appointment of David Behr as the new CEO for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence...
DWS accelerates Operation Bulela Metsi to address severe water challenges in North West
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is accelerating the implementation of Operation Bulela Metsi to enhance access to consistent and reliable water supply in the North West province. The...
New management for Nissan SA, company seeks replacement for soon-to-be-halted NP200 production
As Independent Markets Africa and new Nissan South Africa country director Maciej Klenkiewicz takes the reins, he is navigating a right-sizing, expansions into Africa, disrupted strategic plans...
Cloud adoption to deliver R3.9tr worth of economic benefits over the next decade
A new report commissioned by Amazon Web Services has revealed a potential R3.9-trillion economic boost by 2033 from cloud adoption in South Africa. The report, quantifying the relationship between...
Paratus goes live with Starlink in Zambia
Following the announcement of a distributor agreement for Starlink’s high-speed services across Africa, pan-African telecommunications, data centre and network services provider Paratus has gone...
Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal injects over R1-billion into network
Over R1-billion is set to be injected into telecommunications group Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal’s network this financial year to increase capacity and resilience, as well as accelerate access to...
Higher interest rates hurting household finances, to mute seasonal spending
Higher interest rates, offsetting the gains made in the post-Covid-19 recovery period, continue to weigh on South African households’ finances, and could dampen spending during Black Friday sales...
Consumer Tribunal imposes administrative fine for Consumer Act contravention
South Africa’s National Consumer Tribunal (NCT) has imposed a R1-million administrative fine against Vodacom for what it calls ‘unconscionable’ and prohibited conduct by imposing terms and...
Vodacom Group targets secondary listing, trade on A2X
Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group is preparing for a secondary listing on the A2X Stock Exchange, while retaining its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The group will...
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