148 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement…
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solving interoperability is key to Africa’s fintech future
162 Paystack CEO Amandine Lobelle Addressing the issue of non-interoperability between different kinds of value stores such as mobile wallets, voucher cards and bank cards is the next challenge facing payment services…
The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon
139 The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an…
Digitally designed – this is how life sciences can stay on track
129 Life sciences, which include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, today operate under intense scrutiny. Regulatory bodies demand flawless documentation, production schedules allow no margin for error and environmental deviations can invalidate entire…
Police raid uncovers hundreds of illegal streaming boxes in Johannesburg
128 Police investigators last week swooped on a Lenasia, Johannesburg premises and seized “hundreds of illegal streaming devices” valued at more than R500 000, broadcaster MultiChoice Group said on Wednesday. The operation was…
Amazon’s Kuiper in deal for rural cell towers in Southern Africa
120 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023….
FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border money transfer platform
134 A cross-border payment service called Globba has been launched by FNB and Mastercard. It allows customers to send money internationally to more than 120 countries. The service has multiple payment options…
SpaceX grows impatient over licensing delays for Starlink in South Africa
150 SpaceX has criticised the time it is taking communications minister Solly Malatsi to issue a policy directive to reform regulations that would allow the Elon Musk-controlled company to launch the Starlink…
Africa Tech Festival brings digital leaders and innovators to Cape Town
128 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…
Seacom targeting Q4 2026 to lock in funds for huge new broadband system
156 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…