106 As the African continent accelerates its digital transformation, South Africa prepares to host the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival from 11 to 13 November 2025 at the Cape Town International Conference…
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Can Operation Vulindlela fix South Africa?
115 ‘There needs to be capacity to implement because implementation of some of the complex reforms is not easy.’ It is no secret that Operation Vulindlela has made some progress since it…
Seacom targeting Q4 2026 to lock in funds for huge new broadband system
123 Seacom group chief digital officer Prenesh Padayachee Seacom is targeting the fourth quarter of 2026 to reach financial close on its massive planned subsea broadband cable system that will connect Africa…
NEC XON recognised as Cisco Gold Provider and Integrator
96 Mauritz Kotze, Cisco business unit lead at NEC XON Following independent validation of multi-country delivery, 24×7 NOC/SOC and managed-service excellence – backed by proven references across sub-Saharan Africa – NEC XON…
TFG says ‘almost entirely extractive’ online gambling is greater threat than Shein
119 TFG CEO Anthony Thunström says the retailer will be adding its “weight to the calls for proper regulation” of online gambling, which is “almost entirely extractive and of no benefit to…
Mercedes-Benz South Africa CEO-designate resigns
110 Yves Herman/Reuters Mercedes-Benz South Africa said CEO-designate Abey Kgotle has resigned for personal reasons, less than a month before he was set to take on the role. Kgotle, who joined Mercedes-Benz…
a complete, modern security stack
140 Small and mid-sized businesses face the same sophisticated cyberthreats as large enterprises but often lack the staff, time or budget to manage complex security estates. Avast Business addresses that gap with…
Telkom on the move as Vodacom and MTN stumble at home
143 While pan-African telecommunications giants Vodacom Group and MTN Group are seeing strong growth in many of their African markets as macroeconomic conditions become more favourable, their performance in South Africa has…
About 50 000 valid RAF claims are in danger of prescribing
102 Road accident victims association warns that not even the Constitutional Court can do anything once the period allowed for these claims has lapsed. About 50 000 valid Road Accident Fund (RAF)…
Huawei Cloud named ‘carrier hybrid cloud’ leader in sub-Saharan Africa
108 At AfricaCom 2025, GlobalData, a top data analytics and consulting company, unveiled its latest industry white paper, “Unleashing the Potential of Carrier-Grade Hybrid Cloud in Sub-Saharan Africa 2025”, highlighting key insights…