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South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Internet

South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Justin Mackenzie, Issued by VO Connect 27 Jun 2025

South Africa’s digital revolution: Vision or missed opportunity?

Technology

South Africa’s digital revolution: Vision or missed opportunity?

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Jun 2025

South African lawmaker accuses minister of trying to change law for Musk's Starlink

Telecoms & Networks

South African lawmaker accuses minister of trying to change law for Musk's Starlink

Nqobile Dludla 8 Apr 2025

22 On Sloane and Microsoft launch Women in Tech Entrepreneurship Programme

Technology

22 On Sloane and Microsoft launch Women in Tech Entrepreneurship Programme

Issued by 22 on Sloane 18 Mar 2025

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Telecoms & Networks

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Lindsey Schutters 31 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Internet

SA fibre providers are bridging the connectivity gap

David Coleman 24 Oct 2024

Malatsi pushes for broadband landscape shift

Telecoms & Networks

Malatsi pushes for broadband landscape shift

Lindsey Schutters 8 Oct 2024

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 5 Jul 2024

Minister Mondli Gungubele delivered an opening keynote at Africa Tech Week.

Telecoms & Networks

DCDT overhauls radio frequency spectrum policy

Lindsey Schutters 31 May 2024

Investment signing ceremony. Source: Supplied.

Internet

#ATF2023: IFC and RMB in R900m deal with Liquid to expand affordable broadband

16 Nov 2023

SA's 5G rollout could be in jeaopardy. Source: Mohammed Hassan/Pixabay

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's 5G rollout race is against load shedding

8 Sep 2023

Vodacom lands 2Africa, the world's largest subsea cable, in EC

Internet

Vodacom lands 2Africa, the world's largest subsea cable, in EC

23 Jan 2023

Edtech can power Africa's growing education market

Education

Edtech can power Africa's growing education market

Julien Deconinck 20 Dec 2022

MTN SA lands world's longest undersea cable 2Africa in Western Cape

Internet

MTN SA lands world's longest undersea cable 2Africa in Western Cape

13 Dec 2022

Huawei launches 5G skills development programme in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Huawei launches 5G skills development programme in South Africa

20 May 2021

Work on digital migration project underway

Telecoms & Networks

Work on digital migration project underway

14 May 2021

Factors that will aid small business recovery over the next year

Trends

Factors that will aid small business recovery over the next year

Colin Timmis 7 Dec 2020

Branding

Webinar on brand intelligence trends and insights in telecommunications in South Africa

Issued by Ornico 29 Oct 2020

Accelerating Africa's digital future

4th Industrial Revolution

Accelerating Africa's digital future

Fadi Pharaon 31 Aug 2020

Could the increase in demand for data in Africa be a solution?

Data & Analytics

Could the increase in demand for data in Africa be a solution?

Anthony Okenwa 31 Aug 2020

Cheaper access to internet is top of ATU's agenda

Internet

Cheaper access to internet is top of ATU's agenda

5 Aug 2020

Keeping the economy open may be hard if the virus spreads uncontrollably. Shutterstock

Economy

How South Africa can best balance control of Covid-19 and avoid economic disaster

Miriam Altman 28 May 2020

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Technology

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Donald Waigumbulizi 22 May 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Digital

Connecting communities across Africa to the internet

4 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Digital

Africa's digital agenda is all about growth and jobs

21 Oct 2019

Cape Town named Africa's leading digital city

ICT

Cape Town named Africa's leading digital city

16 Aug 2019

(L-R) At the Digital Lagos: Broadband for All, cocktail reception hosted by MainOne: Solape Hammond, CEO impact hub and Lagos State transition committee member; Funke Opeke. CEO MainOne and Babatunde Dada, chief financial officer MainOne.

Digital

Launch campaign to build a 'Digital Lagos' in Nigeria

27 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

How African countries are doing in ballooning digital music revenues

Christiaan De Beukelaer and Andrew J. Eisenberg 14 May 2019

Report shows growth in employment within ICT sector

ICT

Report shows growth in employment within ICT sector

1 Apr 2019

Nigerian government urged to review national broadband plan

Digital

Nigerian government urged to review national broadband plan

17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Top 11 trends in South African education

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Top 11 trends in South African education

Yusuf Karodia 7 Jan 2019

Increase of public access to Wi-Fi services in WC

Internet

Increase of public access to Wi-Fi services in WC

5 Dec 2018

Internet inclusion and its transformative power in Africa

Internet

Internet inclusion and its transformative power in Africa

Kevin South 16 Oct 2018

Affordable, accessible broadband via satellite awaits government go-ahead

Technology

Affordable, accessible broadband via satellite awaits government go-ahead

11 Oct 2018

SAEx, Alcatel Submarine Networks begin survey for a new submarine cable

Development

SAEx, Alcatel Submarine Networks begin survey for a new submarine cable

8 Oct 2018

Agri Tech

Africa well positioned to feed the world

Heather Dugmore 27 Aug 2018

Kyle Whitehill, Avanti CEO and Mathew Welthagen, Gondwana CEO

Technology

Avanti Communications signs distributor contract iWayAfrica

8 Aug 2018

Trevor Rajcoomar

Telecoms & Networks

What needs to be done to get SA telcos ready for 5G?

Trevor Rajcoomar 12 Jul 2018

Netflix and bust? Or not?

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Netflix and bust? Or not?

27 Feb 2018

Hardware

InterSat, ABS launch new platforms to provide broadband access across sub-Saharan Africa

14 Nov 2017

Microsoft SA, Brightwave bring connectivity to 213,000 students in Eastern Cape

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Microsoft SA, Brightwave bring connectivity to 213,000 students in Eastern Cape

31 Jul 2017

Proptech

These are some of the potential disruptors to the commercial property market

27 Jul 2017

(L-R): Nic Rudnick, CEO, Liquid Telecoms; Uche Ofodile, Regional Head, Africa Express Wi-Fi, Facebook; Artur Mendes, CCO, Angola Cables; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Chris George, Strategic Initiatives, Google, at the 2017 International Telecoms Week, held in Chicago, this past week.

Internet

Greater investments needed to drive data explosion in Africa

22 May 2017

Co-working properties get the green light from alternative funders

Retail & Hospitality Property

Co-working properties get the green light from alternative funders

Gary Palmer 19 Apr 2017

Tim Genders (South Africa) presenting Afri-Fi: Free Public Wi-Fi.

Internet

Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge winners

5 Apr 2017

Free Wi-Fi brings marketing returns for retailers

Retail Marketing

Free Wi-Fi brings marketing returns for retailers

Prashil Gareeb 24 Mar 2017

SA telecoms - the race is on

Telecoms & Networks

SA telecoms - the race is on

Warren Bonheim 30 Jan 2017

Government can help small biz thrive in recession

Marketing

Government can help small biz thrive in recession

29 Sep 2016

High-speed bandwidth for Afrika Tikkun's Phutaditjaba centre

Education & Skills Development

High-speed bandwidth for Afrika Tikkun's Phutaditjaba centre

25 Aug 2016

Vodacom calls for lower licence prices

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom calls for lower licence prices

Thabiso Mochiko 5 Aug 2016