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Meta opens applications for Llama Impact Grant for startups, researchers in sub-Saharan Africa
20th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Social media and technology company Meta has announced the Llama Impact Grant for startups and researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa, which will support innovative projects that harness Meta's... 


Altron Digital Business cloud services head Natasha Bezuidenhout
Altron Digital Business and DigiCloud Africa to provide Google Cloud to help businesses innovate
20th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Enterprise IT services provider Altron Digital Business and cloud reseller DigiCloud have joined Google Cloud and will leverage it to help businesses in South Africa to innovate. Features that are... 


Research team leader Dr Yaseera Ismail
Stellenbosch researchers partner in record-breaking quantum communications link
20th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Stellenbosch University (SU) Physics Department researchers, working in collaboration with Chinese colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China, have successfully established the... 


SAIMC CEO Johan Maartens
Message queuing telemetry transport cited as a solution for data silos in mining
20th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With data becoming increasingly important for mining operations, the need for a unified, integrated data architecture that eliminates data silos, as well as enhances efficiency, profitability and... 


Google sub-Saharan Africa MD Alex Okosi
Google launches first cloud region in Africa, to support AI-powered cloud use
19th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Internet and connectivity services company Google Cloud has launched its first cloud region for countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which will provide low-latency access for businesses of all sizes to... 


Bacsa urges business to tackle extortion through E2 programme
13th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industry body Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa) is calling on businesses across South Africa to make full use of its proven extortion prevention programme, which forms an integral part of... 


Paratus Group opens in Tanzania
13th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group continues its expansion in East Africa with the opening of Paratus Tanzania. The launch of Paratus Tanzania, a joint... 


Google Hustle Academy applications for SMEs in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa open
10th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Internet services company Google has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its Hustle Academy programme, which will emphasise AI-powered business training to small and medium-sized... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Microsoft announces a further R5.4bn investment in South Africa
6th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Information technology and software company Microsoft has announced that it will invest a further R5.4-billion to build out more data centre infrastructure in South Africa. This is in addition to... 


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Seacom, Q-KON partner to improve LEO satellite connectivity in South Africa
6th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Pan-African connectivity and cloud services provider Seacom has partnered with satellite engineering enterprise Q-KON to enhance Seacom’s low earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services,... 


Lesaka Technologies finalises R507m acquisition of Recharger
6th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE- and Nasdaq-listed financial technology company Lesaka Technologies has completed the acquisition of South African prepaid electricity submetering and payment business Recharger for... 


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Sensor Networks forms smart geyser partnership with Ariston
5th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Local smart home technology startup Sensor Networks has secured a strategic partnership with Italy-based geyser manufacturer Ariston to bring smart water heating solutions to South African... 


AI use for anti-money laundering is expanding, but adoption is slow
4th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

As financial institutions work to combat financial crime, their interest in the use of AI technology in anti-money laundering (AML) processes continues to outpace implementation, says data science... 


ACTOM, Exertherm launch predictive maintenance solutions for electrical systems
3rd March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Electrical engineering company ACTOM and continuous thermal monitoring technology company Exertherm have announced an original-equipment management partnership to provide predictive maintenance... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa at a previous South Africa Investment Conference
Ramaphosa to make address at Microsoft’s AI investment announcement
3rd March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the Microsoft South Africa investment announcement in Johannesburg on March 6. The Presidency said the investment would enhance South... 


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Paris prosecutor drops case against Apple over Congo minerals, document shows
28th February 2025 By: Reuters

French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, according to a document seen by Reuters on... 


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Cisco demonstrates scalable smart building system
27th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Networking and cybersecurity company Cisco has built a smart building system into Africa infrastructure development fund manager Harith General Partners' offices in Chislehurston, Sandton.   


MTN expects H1 earnings plunge
27th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed MTN Group on Thursday said it expects to report a decrease in earnings for the year ended December 31 owing to impairments and net losses on disposals. According to the company’s trading... 


Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale
Subsea cables need more protection as connectivity demand expands
27th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

As demand for connectivity surges, there is a need to strengthen the resilience of subsea cables – and to reconsider how this critical infrastructure is protected. Satellites and wireless networks... 


Teraco signs wind power PPA to complement its solar generation
26th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Data centre and digital infrastructure company Teraco has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with integrated energy aggregator NOA to supply wind-powered renewable energy to Teraco’s data... 


Phishing remains top cybersecurity threat in Africa
25th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Digital security company ESET, in its bi-annual ‘Threat Report’, says phishing remains the top cybersecurity threat across Africa, making up 34% of all detected attacks. South Africa is the most... 


Ziphozihle Wonci
Schneider Electric appoints new CFO for Anglophone Africa operations
25th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Electricity and automation company Schneider Electric has appointed Ziphozihle Wonci as its CFO for Anglophone Africa. With over 18 years of experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)... 


Cisco's Fady Younes, Smangele Nkosi and Colin McMillan
Cisco opens cybersecurity point of presence in South Africa
25th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Networking and cybersecurity company Cisco has, in partnership with cloud services company Amazon Web Services, opened a cybersecurity point of presence (PoP) in South Africa to enable customers in... 


MDPMI provisional report takes aim at tech giants
25th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Competition Commission has published the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) provisional report, outlining several key provisional remedies aimed at reshaping the digital... 


AUDA-NEPAD, Meta and Deloitte launch AI for SMMEs in Africa platform ALKALI AI
21st February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), social media technology company Meta and professional services company Deloitte have launched ALKALI AI – an AI-driven support platform designed to... 


Clyrofor MD and CEO Loyiso Boyce and CSIR Defence and Security executive manager Sipho Mbhokota
Clyrofor, CSIR partnership to support commercialisation of cybersecurity technologies
20th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Cybersecurity company Clyrofor and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance innovation, foster skills development and... 


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Blue Label satisfied with Cell C progress as turnaround yields results
20th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms joint CEO Brett Levy on Thursday said he was satisfied with the performance of Cell C during the six months to November 31, 2024, as the mobile operator’s extensive... 


SOLmate COO Jonathan Holden
Fintech SOLmate’s growth highlights demand for new payments technology
19th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Digital payment platform SOLmate has more than doubled its customer base and its eWallet transaction volumes have grown by up to 500% over the past year, which it says highlight how digital wallets... 


Businesses can benefit from running smaller AI tools on local machines
Businesses can benefit from running smaller AI tools on local machines
19th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Artificial intelligence models and tools are helping companies and their staff to complete work more easily while leveraging lots of data, and the tools also help companies to better serve their... 


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MTN partners with the Eastern Cape SAPS to combat network infrastructure crime
18th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

MTN has entered into a strategic partnership with the Eastern Cape Provincial Police Board and Eastern Cape Community Police Forum (CPF) to protect critical network infrastructure in the region.... 


TymeBank, Kazang enable cash withdrawals from small merchant shops
13th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Digital bank TymeBank and prepaid services company Kazang Pay have partnered to make cash withdrawals more accessible to consumers in townships, rural areas and other underserved areas. TymeBank... 


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Shell sees AI revolutionising energy system in new outlook
12th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

AI could lead to significant energy demand growth as the technology is implemented across industries, an acceleration that could also help to halve the system’s carbon intensity by 2050, according... 


Telkom delivers strong third quarter
10th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom on Monday reported strong data revenue performance, double-digit earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) growth and a... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Business cautiously optimistic on SoNA commitments, but execution will be critical
7th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA), delivered on February 6, has been met with cautious optimism. The Bureau of Economic Research (BER) commended the SoNA’s focus on the... 


Google Maps celebrates 20 years of mapping the world
7th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Internet services company Google celebrates 20 years of providing its Google Map digital map and exploration service, which has expanded since 2005 to include real-time traffic information, Street... 


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SABS still cannot access its systems several months after cyberattack
5th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Following a ransomware attack on the South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS’s) IT systems in November last year, it has been revealed that the State-run entity’s systems are still encrypted and... 


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