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

Industry regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has approved mobile network operator Telkom's R6.75-billion disposal of its Swiftnet business, which houses its... 

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... 

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... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the amendments to the 2014 Call Termination Regulations, setting a new three-year glide path for termination rates in... 

Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), managed by Ninety One, acted as a coanchor investor, alongside IFC and Proparco, in... 

MTN Group on Friday said that group president and CEO Ralph Mupita’s employment agreement has been extended until August 31, 2030. The group reached an agreement with Mupita on the extension of his... 

South Africa’s MTN Group and Northern Virginia-headquartered Open RAN Development Company (ODC) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and test innovative Open RAN (ORAN) solutions... 

South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau is appealing an order by the nation’s Competition Tribunal that blocked Vodacom Group’s R13.2-billion deal to buy a stake in... 

Mobile network operator Vodacom and connectivity and telecommunications infrastructure company Maziv have decided to lodge a notice of appeal with the Competition Appeal Court after the Competition... 

Real-time payment request service PayShap Request, to be launched on December 2, will enable users to initiate payment requests instantly through their bank channels, thereby accelerating payment... 

MTN Group has launched commercial 5G networks in Benin and the Republic of Congo. Since its first commercial 5G launch in South Africa in 2020, the telecommunications group has its 5G offerings... 

Assurance, advisory and tax services company PwC’s 'Global Digital Trust Insights Survey 2025: South Africa' report shows that 66% of South African organisations prioritise mitigating cyber-risks,... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) opened a new AI research hub called the Wits Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute on November 19. The institute will focus on... 

The departments of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), together with their entities, signal distribution company Sentech and the South... 

As the gazetted date of December 31 draws closer for the years-delayed switch-off of the analogue broadcasting signals, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) warns of the... 

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky and African Union policing institution AFRIPOL have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at preventing and fighting cybercrime. Covering a period of five years, the... 

Telkom South Africa on Monday reported an 18.3% increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) from continuing operations to R5.61-billion during the... 

Africa's biggest mobile operator MTN is exploring partnerships with low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite providers to bring internet connection to rural and remote customers in particular, Group CEO... 

Mobile network operator MTN achieved a 12.9% increase in group revenue in constant currency terms, with data revenue having increased by 21.3% and financial technology (fintech) revenue by 28.9%... 

Mobile network firm MTN South Africa and information technology multinational Hauwei have, in a strategic partnership, completed the first 5.5G network trial in South Africa at the MTN Head Office,... 

Liquid Intelligent Technologies and the Western Cape government have renewed their partnership to continue expanding the proliferation of connectivity in the province, which has, in turn, enabled... 

Data centre and information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure company Teraco has started building a new 40 MW hyperscale data centre at its Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The... 

Information and communications technology infrastructure company Teraco has started construction of its 120 MW utility-scale solar PV power plant in the Free State, which is expected to come online... 

South Africa's biggest telecoms operator Vodacom said on Monday it will not look into other M&A deals after its proposed merger with fibre group Maziv was blocked by regulators last month. The... 

JSE-listed Vodacom Group on Monday posted a 2.7% decline in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R26.56-billion; however, on a normalised basis, Ebitda... 

The GDP of sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile industry is projected to reach $170-billion by 2030 – if key connectivity barriers are addressed – with opportunities in AI, 5G and satellite connectivity set... 

Telecommunications company Vodacom South Africa and not-for-profit producer responsibility (EPR) organisation Circular Energy have partnered to divert growing volumes of electronic waste (e-waste)... 

Stellenbosch-based electric vehicle (EV) company MellowVans has partnered with Itemate Solutions to launch a new mobile store solution for African telecommunications companies, developed... 

South Africa’s competition landscape is under intense scrutiny following the Competition Tribunal’s recent decision to block telecommunications firm Vodacom’s R14-billion acquisition of a... 

Pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group has completed its strategic East-West Africa fibre route, the first coast-to-coast terrestrial route using Paratus-built fibre infrastructure,... 

The Competition Tribunal's decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will likely derail a push by South African telecoms firms to use big M&A deals as a shortcut to... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) invites comments on the draft amended Regulations 4 of the Consumer Protection Act, which provides mechanisms to block unwanted direct... 

Infrastructure projects blended finance firm the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has invested $28-million in the oversubscribed $300-million capital market maiden bond issue...