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Lawmakers question Malatsi's equity equivalent directive
Lawmakers question Malatsi's equity equivalent directive
30th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the tense exchange in Parliament this week over a draft policy direction Gazetted on May 23 relating to the use of Equity Equivalent Investment... 


Aviation’s IT group launches satellite communications service for airports
28th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global aviation industry specialist ICT company SITA has launched a new service – SITA Managed Satellites. Making use of low Earth orbit satellites, it provides airports with communications that... 


Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi
Malatsi insists transformation ‘sacrosanct’ as he comes under fire from lawmakers over equity equivalent directive
27th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi faced fierce push back from lawmakers on Tuesday to his proposed policy direction opening the way for multinational broadband service... 


DCDT issues ICT equity equivalent investment programmes draft policy for comment
23rd May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) on Friday gazetted a draft policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the information and... 


Turkcell believes MTN's Constitutional Court appeal should be dismissed
22nd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell on Thursday said that the Constitutional Court should decline to hear South African telecommunications MTN’s appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s... 


Starlink owner Elon Musk & President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting
20th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government plans to offer Elon Musk a workaround of local Black ownership laws for his Starlink internet service to operate in the country, aiming to ease tensions with both the... 


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Strong H2 boosts Vodacom’s FY25
19th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A strong second half performance enabled JSE-listed Vodacom to deliver growth, on a normalised basis, during the year ended March 31, 2025. In particular, South Africa, Egypt and Tanzania emerged... 


Blue Label proposes restructure ahead of possible Cell C listing
16th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Blue Label on Friday said it is considering a possible restructure to facilitate a separation and potential future listing of Cell C on the JSE. The proposed restructure, with various... 


Lubega appointed head of new Digital Service Unit
12th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa’s Presidency has established the Digital Service Unit, to be led by South African technology entrepreneur Melvyn Lubega, to coordinate the implementation of the Roadmap for the Digital... 


Turkcell welcomes Supreme Court of Appeal ruling
5th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision that its $4.2-billion case against South African telecommunications group MTN can be tried in South... 


MTN to appeal Supreme Court Turkcell judgement
30th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN Group on Wednesday said it plans to appeal a decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that upheld aspects of the appeal lodged by Turkcell. Since 2013, MTN and... 


Port infrastructure
Saudi push into South Africa yields billions of dollars in deals
25th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

A flurry of meetings between Saudi Arabia and South Africa over the past year has culminated in discussions about or signed deals worth billions of dollars into Africa’s most industrialized country... 


Special envoy to the US Mcebisi Jonas
Jonas could face cold shoulder in Washington, US analyst warns
16th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US on April 14, public comments made by Jonas in 2020, in which he... 


MTN maintains title of South Africa’s best network, Cell C overtakes Vodacom in second place
16th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN has maintained its title of South Africa’s best mobile network during the first quarter of 2025, with a Network Quality Score of 9.92. According to MyBroadband... 


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Africa needs its own tech champions, says MTN CEO
9th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Africa needs its own technology champions to enable the continent to be more deliberate about the kind of evolution and digital ecosystem that it needs. The continent’s needs differ from other... 


MTN Group, Synamedia partner to develop pan-African streaming platform
7th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Telecommunications group MTN Group has entered a strategic partnership with video software provider Synamedia to develop a new streaming platform tailored for mobile and fixed broadband subscribers... 


GSMA elects MTN’s Mupita as new deputy chair
3rd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African telecommunications giant MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita has been elected as GSMA deputy chairperson, serving until the end of 2026. Mupita will support GSMA chairperson... 


South Africa’s telecommunications sector grows amid fibre, network coverage
2nd April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa’s telecommunications experienced growth in 2024, driven by a surge in fibre subscriptions, heightened engagement on social media platforms and substantial advancements in network... 


Analogue switch-off date suspended pending application review
31st March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The High Court Gauteng Division has suspended the March 31 switch off of South Africa’s analogue frequencies pending a review of the shutdown date. This followed a two-part application brought by... 


Voice-activated Valor panic app aimed at enhancing safety
31st March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Voice-activated panic app Valor enhances safety because a user can alert armed response and medical emergency teams as soon as she or he becomes aware of a threat or danger, thereby minimising the... 


Actis partner David Cooke
Actis-led consortium completes acquisition of Swiftnet
28th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

A consortium led by global sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in South African telecom tower portfolio Swiftnet.   


Sentech, chamber partner to grow SMMEs in ICT
26th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned digital infrastructure services provider Sentech and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) organisation the Information and Communications Technology SMME Chamber (ICT SMME... 


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... 


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... 


MTN Group FY2024 earnings drop
17th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed MTN Group on Monday posted a 33.5% decline in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R60.10-billion on a reported basis during the year ended December... 


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... 


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MTN repositions brand
11th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant MTN South Africa has repositioned its brand to reinforce its commitment to enabling progress and empowering South Africans to act toward a brighter future. As part of the... 


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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... 


Prototype testing using electric kettles
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... 


Image of MTN South Africa chief wholesale officer Pushkar Gokhale
MTN South Africa appoints chief wholesale officer
4th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

MTN South Africa has appointed Pushkar Gokhale as chief wholesale officer, effective August 1, tasked with advancing MTN's strategy to become the “network of choice” for the wholesale market. He is... 


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... 


Computer with the Apple logo
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... 


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... 


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... 


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