As the business process outsourcing (BPO), or global business services (GBS), sector in South Africa continues to grow, local contact centres are shifting their focus towards digitally enabled jobs... 

Vodacom South Africa has successfully tested what it said is the world’s first integrated passive-active Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) solution, unlocking greater flexibility for... 

Vodacom Group is stepping up its efforts to make digital services more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people across its African footprint, as it works to remove communication barriers that... 

JSE-listed Altron on Wednesday said that it expected double-digit growth in earnings for the six months ended August 31, 2026. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) for continuing operations are... 

Carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group on Tuesday announced that US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) intends to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and... 

Financial services and investment firm ASI Financial Services has acquired a majority stake in Johannesburg-based managed information and communications technology (ICT) provider Conekt Group,... 

Financial services firm Standard Bank and the Stellenbosch University School for Data Science and Computational Thinking have formed a partnership to explore and develop a framework for responsible... 

The GSMA and the Partnership for Digital Access in Africa (PDAA) have launched a new roadmap setting out priority actions for governments, industry, development partners and investors to move... 

Only 40% of the 135 South African organisations that experienced ransomware incidents in the past year recovered from their ransomware attack within one week, down from 47% in the year before.... 

While most cities in Africa currently deploy only a limited number of AI systems, African urban centres can partner with local innovation ecosystems to deploy targeted, incremental AI services that... 

Samsung Electronics has appointed Mitsumi Distribution as an authorised channel business-to-business (B2B) distributor in South Africa to expand the reach of its Mobile eXperience portfolio and... 

The US International Development Finance Corporation said on Wednesday it would invest up to $155-million in African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC, underscoring Washington's support for... 

As South Africa seeks to restore fiscal confidence, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is seeking to leverage the new era of digitised tax administration to strengthen compliance and convert... 

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) and the Emfuleni local municipality have launched a digital Cemetery Management Platform to modernise and digitise cemetery management and... 

The R7-million UK-backed Advancing Sustainable Connectivity and Community-Led Digital Economies in South Africa initiative is aimed at expanding affordable digital connectivity, strengthening... 

The property sector is adopting new technologies, including property technologies (proptech) and AI systems, to reduce administrative costs and achieve profits in an industry in which many costs... 

Telecommunications group Vodafone Business and global technology leader Cassava Technologies have teamed up to launch Egypt’s first AI factory to develop and enable advanced sovereign AI... 

Services account for a growing share of economic activity and trade globally, although their contribution to countries’ GDP varies widely. In developed economies, services account for about 70% of... 

Energy and natural resources companies are implementing AI pilot projects, but should focus on a few end‑to‑end domains where AI can have an impact, such as asset and process performance, customer... 

Carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group has secured a combined $300-million in investments through a Shareholder Subscription Agreement signed with Africa Finance Corporation... 

JSE-listed Altron on Monday published a voluntary trading and operational performance covering the five months to July 31, revealing performance that has been broadly in line with management... 

As the first fully integrated service of its kind in South Africa, Penny, an AI-powered grocery shopping companion, has been launched by retailer Pick n Pay on its asap! grocery delivery platform.... 

Not many people know that South Africa is a rather heavyweight exporter of specialised spacecraft components and subsystems. Situated in Somerset West, Cape Town, 13-year-old NewSpace Systems (NSS)... 

MTN Digital Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with a UAE-based data centre investment platform, founded by Tarek Al Ashram, an experienced data centre developer, operator and... 

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited Group on Wednesday said that its reported results for the year ended May 31, 2026, were materially affected by the impact of IFRS(R) Accounting Standards arising from... 

The fixed application windows of the Digital Skills Impact Fund have been scrapped and employers of entry-level digital skills and digital skills training providers can apply at any time for... 

Frogfoot, Vox and its subsidiary Hypa have secured a major capital injection that will enable the acceleration of high-speed fibre broadband access to previously underserved and lower-income... 

JSE-listed Cell C on Friday delivered its maiden financial results, since its listing in November, showing improved financial results as its turnaround gains momentum. During the year ended May 31,... 

Technical training only is insufficient to prepare young women for careers in information and communication technology (ICT), with technology company Huawei South Africa saying that confidence,... 

South African fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator Comsol is entering the home broadband market as a wholesale provider of 5G infrastructure, backed by two new shareholders. The... 

The optimism with which CEOs view AI is increasing, with digital technology company Cisco’s latest study showing that nearly two-thirds, or 64%, of CEOs surveyed view AI adoption as mandatory for... 

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has called for comment on the value-added tax (VAT) Modernisation Consultation Paper that aims to support a modern, transparent and efficient VAT... 

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited Group on Friday reported that it expects a significant decline in earnings for the year ended May 31, 2026. In a trading update to shareholders, the company warned... 

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has launched South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) platform, which was designed to modernise and digitally transform South Africa’s visa and... 

As the role of digital infrastructure becomes increasingly important in supporting South Africa’s economic growth, data centres have become critical in shaping this landscape, serving customers in... 

The Department of Home Affairs has reduced system downtime at Home Affairs offices, with so-called system offline errors declining by 61% year-on-year owing to ongoing digital reforms. The... 

Outsourced services industry organisation Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) has launched its Impact Sourcing Practical Guide to help South Africa's global business services (GBS)... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa plans to invest R332-million into network infrastructure across Limpopo in the 2026 financial year. The planned investment will strengthen network...