Solar technology company Wetility has provided a preview of its One Bill offering, which it describes as a comprehensive energy management system designed to increase solar adoption in South... 

State-owned Broadband Infraco (BBI), in collaboration with global information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices provider Huawei, has launched an upgraded intelligent... 

Telecommunications group Telkom has donated land, valued at R3.9-million, across Gauteng and Western Cape, to the Department of Basic Education (DBE). The land donation will be used to strengthen... 

Property group Fairvest is positive that its township retail assets will be able to tap into its R486-million investment in Onepath Investments (OPI). OPI is the owner of digital infrastructure... 

Agentic AI systems account for 17% of total AI value this year. This is expected to increase to 29% by 2028, says management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its 'The Widening AI... 

The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will, on October 6, launch its digital platform for its member businesses, and all its services, including business training courses,... 

Vukani Mngxati has been appointed CEO of Microsoft South Africa, effective October 1. His appointment builds on Microsoft’s more than three decades of partnership and investment in South Africa,... 

The UK government has announced new projects to support the responsible development and use of AI across Africa, following the G20 ‘AI for Africa Initiative’, held in Cape Town. These initiatives,... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa has successfully modernised its core network with Ericsson, achieving a number of firsts. The modernisation brings a range of benefits to South Africa’s... 

Online classifieds multinational OLX, which is wholly-owned by JSE-listed consumer Internet investment group Prosus, has entered into an agreement to acquire French automotive classifieds platform... 

Nonprofit think tank The Milken Institute and philanthropy organisation the Motsepe Foundation have announced the ten semifinalist teams of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing. The... 

Professional services firm Accenture and IT services and infrastructure company Cassava Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to enable Cassava’s customers to process AI workloads and... 

South Africa’s telecommunications sector ranked lowest in customer sentiment across all major industries in 2024, professional services firm PwC’s South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index... 

As requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting become increasingly more stringent, companies in South Africa are urged to better understand the importance of ESG... 

Google has announced a series of investments aimed at building Africa’s digital future, including a new subsea cable connectivity hub in South Africa, $9-million in new funding for African... 

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has launched a set of extended detection and response (XDR) tools, as well as a managed XDR service, designed to protect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), said... 

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports that a significant rise in the number of spyware, banking trojans and infostealer cyberattacks was detected in the first quarter of this year, compared with the... 

Amid a shift taking place in the global trading landscape, owing to issues such as elevated uncertainties and building inflationary pressures, Investec economist Lara Hodes has said the growth rate... 

Luminaire manufacturer Beka Schréder has opened its new head office, in Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, with the aim to streamline workflows, reduce production bottlenecks and enable quicker turnaround... 

Carrier-neutral data centre provider Digital Parks Africa and hyperscale, carrier-neutral data centre provider iXAfrica Data Centres have formed a partnership to bring data centre services to... 

South African startup fintech company Float has obtained funding of $2.6-million (R46-million), to scale-up its local operations, improve its proprietary technology card-linked instalment platform... 

Smart energy technologies company Sensor Networks and demand-side management specialist company ThermoVault have formed a partnership to enable real-time, remote control of smart geysers that will... 

There is a fundamental shift in how organisations are approaching data, from simply collecting more data to using data more intelligently, a new report by Altron Digital Business shows. The... 

The gap between businesses' AI strategies and execution arises from the difficulty in effectively harnessing data, such that reliable, trustworthy data support more effective business decisions and... 

Camera surveillance company Vumacam and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, services company Drone Force have formed a partnership that will see Drone Force provide aerial intelligence in... 

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited Group subsidiary The Prepaid Company (TPC) has received conditional approval from the Competition Tribunal to acquire an additional 4.04% shareholding in Cell C from... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute has been awarded core funding of $1-million by Internet services firm charity and philanthropy... 

“Reliable and affordable connectivity is a basic requirement for full economic participation,” said Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi on August 28. “Connectivity is not... 

The approval by the Competition Appeal Court of the Vodacom/Maziv merger marks a critical milestone in South Africa’s telecommunications landscape, paving the way for major capital investment and... 

Custom software development company Tati Software founder Bertha Kgokong has launched Skhokho 2.0 – a business management platform designed for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The platform aims... 

Digital platform BlueAvo has been named runner-up for the acclaimed Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for developing a platform for creatives – a platform that has placed BlueAvo on a... 

The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the proposed merger between Cell C and Comm Equipment Company (CEC). Cell C will acquire CEC, which is responsible for the mobile operator’s... 

The African fintech sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by a combination of economic expansion, high demand for financial services and innovative solutions addressing longstanding gaps in... 

Internet services company Google has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) programme for South African founders. The programme will be a... 

JSE-listed MTN Group on Monday posted triple-digit increases in first-half earnings as macroeconomic conditions improved, characterised by greater stability in inflation and foreign exchange... 

Telecommunications group MTN Group has made changes to its board and operating model as it looks beyond 2025. During an evaluation of its Ambition 2025 strategy and its execution over the past... 

South Africa’s Competition Appeal Court has green lighted Vodacom Group’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in Maziv. Maziv houses all Community Investments Ventures Holding’s (CIVH’s) fibre... 

Telecommunications group MTN Business has partnered with the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) Gauteng Region, as part of its commitment to strengthening local businesses that form the...