239 The communications & digital technologies department has issued a wide-ranging request for information (RFI) inviting potential partners to help modernise and commercialise key parts of the South African Post Office (Sapo),…
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Inside the MSB reseller model: turning connectivity into opportunity
274 Networks aren’t yesterday’s setups of wires and signals; they are the invisible scaffolding holding businesses up. Every decision, every sensor, every mobile worker depends on them. Unfortunately, when complexity grows, the…
Dis-Chem goes digital
454 Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life…
It’s time for a new approach to government IT spend in South Africa
231 The author, Richard Firth The South African government spends billions of rand annually on technology and infrastructure, yet citizen-facing systems are well-known for being inadequate for the task. From chronic billing…
Meta’s continent-hugging mega-cable is here
308 The 2Africa cable coming ashore at an undisclosed location. Image: Meta Platforms The consortium behind 2Africa, a new broadband cable encircling the African continent, has announced the completion of the new…
Your crypto, your safety – how Binance is gearing up for Black Friday
266 Black Friday is fast approaching. Deals flash. E-mails ping. Temptation is everywhere. This year, add your crypto life to that radar. Because while bargains abound, so do the threats. If you…
AvePoint launches multi-cloud SaaS platform in South Africa
286 AvePoint, a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, has announced the launch of its services in the Azure and AWS commercial data centres in South Africa, marking a historic…
South Africa as a rising tech outsourcing hub
269 The old nearshoring model is broken. With rising costs, increasing geopolitical risk and saturation in traditional outsourcing hubs, European tech leaders are looking at alternatives, including high-quality destinations like South Africa…
GIS empowers ISO 20022 compliance
298 The global shift to ISO 20022 represents one of the most significant transformations in financial data management in decades. Between 1 November 2025 and 1 November 2026, financial institutions worldwide must…
MTN South Africa launches ‘Do Not Disturb’ summer campaign with compelling deals
294 South Africans are people who rise early, work late and keep pushing forward all year round. This year, recognising that December is more than a holiday and a reward for the…