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            <description><![CDATA[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 immigration system. The ETA improves mobility and migration management in South Africa and unlocks economic growth through tourism, investment and legitimate travel, while combating visa fraud and illegal immigration.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 multiple industries such as financial services, construction, manufacturing and logistics. In addition to this, data centres also enable digital services such as e-commerce and online banking, thereby becoming fundamental to daily operations, Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company Equinix South Africa MD Sandile Dube said during a media event on August 11.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>BPESA launches guide to help business services sector grow in a tech-rich world</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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) sector grow while creating sustainable employment. The guide provides operational models that local business process outsourcing (BPO) and GBS companies can use to improve their sourcing of employees, such that sourcing and talent development is a core part of business strategy, said BPESA CEO Reshni Singh at local BPO Digiforte, in Randburg, on August 7.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 capacity, expand connectivity and improve service resilience across the province.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed MTN Group has secured IHS shareholder approval to acquire the remaining shares it did not own in the tower company. In February, JSE-listed MTN Group announced plans to increase its 24.7% shareholding in IHS to 100%.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>World Bank proposes small, low-cost AI for developing countries</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By adapting small, low-cost AI tools to local conditions, developing countries can bring better medical care, education, judicial services and agricultural extension within reach of millions of people. International development organisation the World Bank Group's 'World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence' states that 16.2% of jobs in developing economies could see productivity meaningfully boosted by AI.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Datatec subsidiary Logicalis USA establishes New Mexico presence through acquisition</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed information and communications technology company Datatec's subsidiary Logicalis USA has acquired 100% of the share capital of New Mexico-based technology solutions provider Loial. The acquisition establishes a permanent Logicalis USA location in New Mexico and expands the company’s Southwest team.]]></description>
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            <title>Dept launches online bank branch finder to help citizens switch to Smart ID cards</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has launched an online service to enable South Africans to find the nearest bank branch participating in the DHA Digital Partnership to apply for a Smart ID Card. The platform on the department's website – myhomeaffairsonline.dha.gov.za – enables citizens to locate participating bank branches across South Africa.]]></description>
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            <title>Comments on draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities to complement regulations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have published the draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities for comment. The institutions had published the draft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026 for public comment on April 17.]]></description>
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            <title>Miners face new cyber threats as operations become increasingly digital</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The mining industry’s increasing adoption of digital infrastructure and operational technology systems to support autonomous vehicles, drilling systems and remotely controlled equipment is giving rise to new cyberthreats, even as it improves safety, reduces operational costs and enables continuous operations.   Cyber incidents in the mining sector, particularly attacks on operational technology systems that involve cloud computing, Internet-of-Things sensors and automated machinery, have tripled in recent years.  ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Business technology company Zoho has launched a South African edition of its point-of-sales (POS) solution that enables local retailers to manage billing, inventory, purchases, payments, customer relations and loyalty programmes. The card-present, in-person payment collection tool was one of the elements Zoho was missing in South Africa and is a core tool of most businesses to enable them to collect payments easily and quickly, said Zoho South Africa regional head Andrew Bourne on July 27.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Icasa publishes draft IMT Roadmap, implementation plans</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2026 and its accompanying draft implementation plans for public consultation. This marks an important step towards expanding broadband access and preparing South Africa for future mobile technologies.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vodacom reports growth as Safaricom acquisition unlocks a new phase</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As telecommunications giant Vodacom Group wraps the quarter ended June 30 with growth, the completion of its acquisition of a controlling stake in Safaricom marked a defining moment for the group. In a trading update for the quarter ended June 30, Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub on Monday highlighted that the Safaricom transaction was completed effective June 30, increasing the company’s shareholding from 35% to 55%.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vodacom Lesotho subsidiary and M-Pesa operator VCL Financial Services has launched Tsetela, a new mobile-based investment solution that extends M-Pesa beyond everyday transactions into everyday wealth-building. The launch marked an important step in expanding access to regulated investment opportunities and strengthening M-Pesa’s role in Lesotho’s financial ecosystem.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>AI could unlock discoveries if geologists stay in control</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The increasing uptake of AI in many spheres of life has also extended to geology, where it has found several applications with varying degrees of success, although there are myriad ethical, safety and environmental implications that geologists must be cognisant of. This was highlighted by speakers at the Geological Society of South Africa’s (GSSA) ‘AI in Geology’ conference, held last month.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>MTN strengthens partnership with North West government to advance digital inclusion, economic growth</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Telecommunications group MTN South Africa and the North West government have strengthened their partnership following engagements this week among the company’s executive committee, led by deputy CEO Yolanda Cuba, and North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi and members of the provincial executive. The meeting provided an opportunity for both parties to discuss areas of collaboration that will support the province's development priorities, including digital infrastructure, education, youth empowerment, economic participation and improved access to reliable connectivity – all of which are key enablers of the National Development Plan Vision 2030.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>South Africa's data centre 'gold rush' risks resource crunch</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rapid expansion of data centres has helped make South Africa the continent's biggest digital hub, even as critics warn the industry's appetite for electricity and water could worsen shortages affecting millions of people. President Cyril Ramaphosa this month hailed the growth of data centres as essential for the country's security and its businesses, while calling for the protection of human rights and the environment amid the boom.]]></description>
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            <title>AI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access and digital skills, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper showed on Tuesday, but without such reforms the growth dividend could be negligible. As countries and companies race to secure AI's economic benefits, investment in data centres, energy infrastructure and digital networks is surging worldwide.]]></description>
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            <title>Connected digital ecosystems key to unlocking construction productivity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global construction industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation, but technology alone will not solve the longstanding productivity challenges that continue to hamper project delivery. According to RIB Software global product sales director John Gilbert, the industry is moving beyond simply digitising documents towards using data as a strategic asset, with technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), AI and digital twins reshaping how projects are planned, delivered and managed.]]></description>
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