161 Pieter Grootes South Africa needs between R108-billion and R142-billion in investment to get all households connected to 100Mbit/s broadband internet by 2035, according to a new report by the Development Bank…
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Kaspersky, Afripol team up to combat African cybercrime
148 As part of a joint initiative with Afripol, Kaspersky provided cybersecurity training courses for law enforcement representatives from 23 African countries, unfolding the fundamentals of security operations centre (SOC) activities and…
Modernise infrastructure with next-gen compute using HPE VM Essentials
149 Tarsus Distribution’s Riaan Swart South African businesses face familiar pressures: workloads keep growing, data volumes expand each year and budgets remain tight. Many IT teams still run estates built over several…
MTN lobs a grenade into SA’s mobile market with Pi launch
227 MTN South Africa has launched Pi, a fully digital network operator that runs on MTN’s infrastructure but operates as a standalone brand – the first to carry what the group calls…
Starlink fires back after Namibia rejects licence bid
173 Starlink has hit back at Namibia’s decision to reject its licence application, calling the regulator’s characterisation of its non-compliance “misleading” and urging Namibians to request a formal appeal. In a statement…
Standard Bank moved R164-trillion in payments in 2025
167 Standard Bank processed more than R164-trillion in payments in 2025, cementing its position as the continent’s largest transactional franchise and underlining the scale of its African payments infrastructure. The bank handled…
WTO showdown looms over e-commerce tariff moratorium
157 World Trade Organisation members are meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon this month to decide the fate of a longstanding global agreement that bans customs duties on electronic transmissions such as digital downloads…
MTN Group shakes up board with five new directors
223 MTN Group has announced a significant overhaul of its board of directors, appointing five independent non-executive directors as part of what it described as comprehensive succession planning. The appointments, effective 31…
Anoosh Rooplal on the Post Office’s last stand
197 The South African Post Office has been in business rescue – a form of bankruptcy protection – since July 2023. Business rescue practitioners Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons have made it…
Global crackdown on children’s screen time gathers pace
165 Britain has told parents to curb young children’s screen time, advising no screens for under-2s and up to an hour a day for 2- to 5-year-olds because prolonged solo use can…