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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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.... 

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... 

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... 

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’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... 

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... 

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... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa’s extensive investment in its network resilience programme and the strategic deployment of power solutions have improved connectivity, particularly across... 

In this article, Absa chief information and technology officer Johnson Idesoh writes about future developments in AI and how this will impact on the financial services sector. 

Telecommunications group Vodacom on Monday reported a stronger third quarter, with Group CEO Shameel Joosub saying that the results support the confidence of an overall stronger second half... 

Networking and security company Cisco has announced that its Webex Calling and Webex Contact Centre cloud-based services have been made generally available in South Africa, and that it has launched... 

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are in the research phase of developing an app that helps foundation-phase children to develop literacy skills in their home... 

Wholesale, open-access fibre-infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has invested over R800-million to upgrade and future-proof its national fibre network as demand for reliable, high-speed... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has approved transfer of control of Cell C’s relevant telecommunications licences to Blue Label subsidiary The Prepaid Company. This... 

IT software firm Microsoft Developer Community VP Scott Hanselman demonstrated the use of an AI language model on a cellphone and on a laptop at the Microsoft AI Tour, in Sandton, on January 23.... 

Nearly 60% of CEOs expect global growth to increase over the next 12 months, which indicates a more positive outlook compared with 38% of CEOs having expected growth this time last year, and 18% of... 

Presented by the Innovation Hub, the inaugural Gauteng Innovation Showcase is set to take place on March 18 in Lynnwood, Pretoria. Under the theme ‘Igniting innovation for Sustainable Growth in... 

Project Management Institute (PMI) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance project governance, implementation and the development of... 

Vodacom Group has partnered with technology providers AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other collaborating organisations to equip one-million young people across eight African countries with digital... 

AI remains a top priority for business leaders worldwide this year, with a strong focus on reaping tangible results from their AI initiatives, consulting company Boston Consulting Group's (BCG's)... 

The 2025 World Economic Forum, set to be held in Davos from January 20 to 24, provides an unparalleled platform for South Africa to assert itself as a global leader in technology and... 

Similar to global attitudes becoming more positive about the use of AI, South Africa too demonstrates a growing embrace of AI, with adoption rates and enthusiasm on the rise, a global survey by... 

Emerging technologies, prevailing geopolitical uncertainty, the evolution of threats, regulatory challenges, vulnerabilities in supply chain interdependencies and a growing skills gap are... 

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) ’Future of Jobs Report 2025’ reveals that 22% of jobs globally will face disruption by 2030, with 170-million new roles set to be created and 92-million... 

Fibre infrastructure operators Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa parent company Maziv has appointed Phila Dube as group chief commercial officer, further strengthening the group’s leadership team.... 

About one-million small businesses in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda have digitised their operations, increased the use of digital financial services and accessed digital marketplaces through the MoMo... 

Investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested R150-million in small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) finance and specialist supply chain support financial technology... 

Digital financial services group Nubank has invested $150-million in Singapore-based financial services firm Tyme's oversubscribed $250-million Series D capital raise, with Catalyst subscribing for... 

Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has completed its fibre network extension from Ramatlabama to Ramokgwebana. The enhanced independent network spans over 730 km, marking... 

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Banking Association South Africa (Basa) have launched the Section 205... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is sponsoring a microgrid initiative in Orange Farm to bring renewable energy, Internet connectivity and new economic opportunities to the area. MTN’s... 

Despite the deterioration of South Africa’s aging transport infrastructure and a challenging operating environment, end-to-end logistics and supply chain solutions provider Unitrans CEO Edwin... 

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has suffered a major ransomware cyber-attack, resulting in critical IT systems going down, Engineering News has learned. This is not the first time the...