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South African businesses take tentative steps into metaverse
The next evolution of the Internet is emerging and, while expected to develop slowly in South Africa, the so-called metaverse could provide business with a new avenue of growth. The metaverse is...
Leakproof oxyfuel system launched at compressed gas safety conference
A partnership between industry peers has resulted in the launch – and shortly, the distribution worldwide – of a new triple-patented oxyfuel system, described as a revolutionary step forward for...
Use of digital payments still low among South African small businesses
Post the Covid-19 pandemic and with digital technologies growing, the world is fast moving towards the digital space, and small businesses not participating risk being left behind, amid the...
MTN ‘crowd sources’ generators from small businesses amid deepening power crisis
Telecommunications group MTN South Africa (SA) is exploring practical and innovative solutions to the power crisis and seeking out partners with generators as it works to maintain customer...
Reunert intent on capturing bigger share of renewable-energy market in SA and beyond
JSE-listed industrial group Reunert has set its sights on capturing a critical market in South Africa and beyond: renewable energy. The group, during its investor day showcase on June 28,...
TCTA, Gold One partner to solve Eastern Basin AMD pumping crisis
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) and Gold One Group subsidiary Newshelf have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to improve the availability and reliability of the Eastern Basin Acid...
5G fastest growing mobile technology – report
Fifth-generation (5G) technology is scaling faster than any previous mobile technology generations, with predictions that it will account for 60% of global mobile network data traffic by 2027. The...
Nokia, Docomo and NTT partner to bring 6G vision to life
A joint collaboration has started work on defining and developing the key technologies to shape the next generation of wireless connectivity technology: sixth-generation (6G). Technology giant...
Vodacom’s #CodeLikeAGirl programme trains 4 000 in five years
The number of young girls trained under information and communication technology (ICT) group Vodacom’s #CodeLikeAGirl programme is expected to reach 4 000 by the end of the financial year. Starting...
Vodacom secures best-quality network ranking
Telecommunications group Vodacom has secured the top position in rankings by independent crowdsourced data company Tutela. Tutela conducted research into the mobile network experiences of South...
Coalition mobilises $25bn to connect the unconnected
The newly launched Partner2Connect (P2C) coalition has secured over 400 connectivity pledges, representing an estimated combined financial value of $25.05-billion, with more pledges still coming...
Vantage Data Centers, SolarAfrica enter power purchase agreement
Hyperscale data centre campuses provider Vantage Data Centers has secured 87 MWp of solar energy for its Johannesburg (JNB1) data centre campus through a 20-year power purchase agreement with solar...
MTN SA targets 25% 5G coverage by year-end
Telecommunications group MTN South Africa (SA) aims to have 25% of South Africa’s population covered by fifth-generation (5G) connectivity by the end of 2022, as it ramps up its deployment. MTN...
Prudent to ‘pause’ and strengthen Wireless Open Access Network business case – Icasa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is still committed to pursuing a Wireless Open Access Network (Woan); however, it has to be done properly, says Icasa chairperson Dr...
Vodacom achieves Level 1 BBBEE for fourth consecutive year
Telecommunications giant Vodacom South Africa has achieved Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) contributor statues for a fourth consecutive year. Parent company Vodacom Group,...
Innovation key to expanding connectivity in Africa – study
Greater innovation from telecommunications and technology companies is vital to drive the expansion of Internet connectivity across Africa, new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator...
Connectivity rolled out to 256 TVET campuses, more targeted by year-end
South African Broadband Education Networks (Saben) has increased bandwidth for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges from 10 Mb/s up to 200 Mb/s using FortiGate devices...
Smartphone shipments to be 3.5% lower in 2022, following three quarters of decline
Weaker demand and global uncertainty are hampering the growth of global smartphone shipments, leading to a significantly reduced forecast for 2022 from the previous projection of 1.6% growth. The...
Newly developed ‘platform’ enables early detection of Covid-19 in wastewater
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), in collaboration with information and communications technology group BCX, has developed an automated platform that digitalises the data...
Wastewater plant in Northern Cape municipality repaired in milestone public-private partnership
Kimberley-based Beefmaster Group has successfully helped to repair the Homevale wastewater treatment plant and bring it back into a working condition in a milestone public–private partnership (PPP)...
Britain’s BT and MTN form strategic alliance
South African telecommunications giant MTN Business and UK-based fixed and mobile telecommunications firm BT have partnered to form a strategic alliance to enhance security and communications...
New digital skills academy launched in Ghana
Smart Africa Alliance and Ghana’s Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation have signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a national digital academy in the West African...
Water supply scheme serving seven KZN villages completed
Multidisciplinary consulting engineering, project and construction management firm Zimile Consulting Engineers has completed a large-scale water supply scheme covering seven villages in the...
Multiple DWS water projects advancing – Mchunu
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is making progress on several projects under way. Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu, speaking during his Budget Vote in May, said that the...
Vodacom to increase renewable-energy use in bid to halve enviro impact by 2025
Technology group Vodacom aims to diversify its energy mix, which includes buying electricity needed for its operations from renewable-energy sources, within the next three years as part of its...
MTN Group reaches Level 1 BBBEE status
Telecommunications group MTN Group has, for the first time, achieved Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) contributor status in South Africa. The milestone, for the financial year...
Condra to supply cranes and hoists to Zimbabwe’s Mupani mine
Condra has secured a new order to provide lifting equipment for Zimplats’ Mupani mine, in the Hartley Geographical Complex, south-west of Harare, in Zimbabwe. Mupani is undergoing an upgrade to...
Draft revised standard for drinking water quality opened for public comment
The public has until June 29 to comment on the new draft national standards for South Africa’s drinking water. The draft seventh edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 241 – Drinking...
Vodacom, Accenture partner to provide cybersecurity solutions for small businesses
Technology company Vodacom Business and global professional services company Accenture have teamed up to bring tailored cybersecurity solutions to small businesses. Vodacom Managed Security...
JSE enters new era as it builds seamless digital marketplace
The JSE is entering a new era as it leverages its wholly owned venture JSE Private Placements (JPP) to build a future-fit capital market delivering a seamless digital marketplace that matches...
MTN invests R624m into Eastern Cape network expansion
Telecommunications group MTN’s ‘Modernisation of Network South Africa’, or Monza, project is expanding into the Eastern Cape with an investment of R624-million to upgrade and deploy new network...
USTDA funding feasibility study on Western Cape broadband infrastructure expansion
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is providing grant funding for California-based certified woman-owned small business Global Resources to undertake a feasibility study to expand...
New children’s book aimed at encouraging water conservation from an early age
A new children’s book, funded and distributed by global water technology company Xylem and its corporate social responsibility programme Xylem Watermark, aims to show young children how to help...
First-quarter global smartphone demand muted
Worldwide smartphone shipments have declined for the third consecutive quarter, falling 8.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022. Preliminary data from the International Data Corporation’s...
MTN enters ‘third chapter’ of its growth
Information and communications giant MTN Group is entering its third chapter of growth as it makes inroads into the financial services market. Following its formative years post-democracy, the...
Trace, Mastercard Foundation partner to launch new learning app
Global multimedia platform Trace and the Mastercard Foundation have a free-to-use, interactive, mobile-based learning application (app) that aims to enable 26-million young Africans to acquire...
Telecommunications companies in best-practice, expertise sharing initiative
Six telecommunications companies have teamed up to establish an alliance, named Alaian, to share best practice and expertise on innovation and generate different use cases on the latest market...
MTN accelerating gender-equity drive
Telecommunications giant MTN Group, accelerating its efforts to drive gender equality, has partnered with United Nations (UN) Women and joined the HeForShe Alliance. MTN is focusing on three...
Google launches its first African product development centre in Kenya
Google has launched its first product development centre in Africa and has started hiring aspiring engineering managers, product managers, software engineers, senior UX designer or UX researchers...
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