200 MTN Group Fintech has signed a technology partnership with Ant International – part of Ant Group, the Chinese company behind Alipay – to rebuild its MoMo mobile money service into a…
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Avert IT Distribution, AnyDesk create growth opportunities for African IT partners
126 Remote access technology has become a cornerstone of modern business operations. Yet for many organisations, the conversation still centres on basic connectivity – helping employees work from home or enabling IT…
Huawei nova 15 Max now available in South Africa
188 Modern life rarely slows down, and neither should your smartphone. Whether you’re navigating unfamiliar roads, capturing memories with friends or streaming your favourite content on the move, the new Huawei nova…
Eskom Green to build 32GW of renewables by 2040
129 Eskom board chairman Mteto Nyati speaking at the launch of Eskom Green Eskom on Tuesday launched Eskom Green, a dedicated renewable energy business that the utility says will scale solar, wind,…
Big win for South African innovation agency
140 Technology Innovation Agency CEO Titus Mathe Just months after securing US$72.9-million (R1.2-billion) in a landmark settlement with shareholders of former local biotech Kapa Biosystems, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) this week…
South Africa’s cloud reckoning: have your say
167 South African organisations have spent the better part of a decade migrating workloads to the cloud. The strategy decks are written. The hyperscaler contracts are signed. The budgets have been approved,…
South Africa’s operators solved fintech. Digital identity is next
155 For years, the digital identity debate assumed banks would drive adoption. They have regulatory depth, compliance maturity and longstanding customer trust. The evidence now points elsewhere. In fact, the organisations best…
South Africa’s EV sales nearly double
134 South Africa’s electric vehicle market is growing quickly, albeit off a very small base. Battery-electric vehicle sales rose 96% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, according to Naamsa…
The clock is ticking on South African banks’ biggest advantage
177 South Africa’s convergence war has been fought on two fronts simultaneously: Mobile operators have pushed into financial services – payments platforms, digital wallets, money transfers and insurance. Banks have pushed into…
Apple finally overhauls Siri in late bid to catch AI rivals
124 Apple CEO Tim Cook at Apple’s annual developers conference. Carlos Barria/Reuters Apple on Monday rolled out a long-delayed overhaul of Siri, betting the upgraded assistant can help close the gap with…