Southern Africa
SA Court Blocks Construction of Amazon Africa Headquarters
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The Challenges in Getting Internet Access to All South Africans
South Africa is on a drive to connect its citizens to the Internet. In November 2021, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced that the government was considering a programme to bring internet access to all South Africans within the next 24 months. Attempting to bridge the country’s digital divide, the programme would not only enable access to online services but also provide opportunities for a digitally-driven economy. The proposed programme indicates South Africa’s determination to embrace digital transformation. Never before has Internet connectivity been so paramount to the expansion and development of economic activity, especially in the age of wide-reaching digital services. But what does broad Internet access look like locally, and what...
How Owning a Smart Home Can Actually Save You Money in SA
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Huawei Finally Launches its First Foldable Smartphone in SA
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Standard Bank Boosts its Shari’ah Banking with AWS Technology
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Here’s How Much MTN Spent During the ICASA Spectrum Auction
MTN announced on Thursday that it had secured the high-demand spectrum required for its 4G and 5G network expansion drive from the highly anticipated ICASA spectrum auction. ICASA announced that MTN had successfully secured the following spectrum bands: 2 x 10 MHz in 800 MHz – R2,933 billion ($195.7-million) 40 MHz of 2600 MHz – R1,093 billion ($73-million) 40 MHz of 3500 MHz – R1,127 billion ($75.2-million) The Group spent a total of $347-million on securing the spectrum it requires. “This is a significant milestone, not only for MTN and the telecommunication industry at large but also for South Africa’s digital future. Spectrum is the lifeblood of our industry and is key to reliable and extensive connectivity for our customers across the country,” said MTN SA’s CEO, Charles Molapisi. “Ou...
IBM Launches Client Engineering Teams in South Africa & the Middle East
Image sourced with Learn Bonds American multinational technology corporation IBM has announced the launch of its Client Engineering team in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for clients and business partners. Located across four countries – Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and UAE – IBM Client Engineering will drive innovation across the MEA region by providing an enhanced customer experience, focused on co-creation, technical eminence and speed. IBM says its Client Engineering teams consist of designers, solution architects, data scientists, cloud engineers, security experts, business transformation consultants and more who work on the agile co-creation of IBM technology and Consulting solutions for their clients – all within 6-8 weeks. The team of creators will be using technologies suc...
Owner of PEP SA Adopts 3D Technology to Take Shopping into the Future
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How the Internet is Giving Side-Hustling South Africans the Earning Edge
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Huawei P50 Series to Launch Soon in South Africa: All The Details
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Cell C Partners with GirlCode to Develop Coding Skills in SA Youth
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F-Secure South Africa Rebrands to MWR Through Local Buy-Out
Image sourced from Twitter: @FSecure_Consult F-Secure, the Finnish cybersecurity company, has announced that it has pulled out of the African market as its South African branch was bought out by the local management of the branch. On Tuesday, F-Secure’s local management team in South Africa acquired the majority stake in F-Secure South Africa LTD and, to reflect the new company’s direction, rebranded to MWR. The full local management team has remained in place and will keep operations mostly the same, along with the vision and mission that the team had as F-Secure South Africa. MWR CyberSec will tailor its consulting services to the African and Middle Eastern markets and will continue to provide world-class security expertise through its local team, as well as becoming the B2B partner for ...
