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Vodacom Group steps up drive to make digital services more accessible across Africa
23rd September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Diversity and digitalisation reshape opportunities for women in construction
23rd September 2026

Women are playing an increasingly visible role across the construction industry, with greater representation in project delivery, leadership, technology and engineering helping to broaden the... 


Altron expects double-digit first-half earnings increase
23rd September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


WIOCC Group welcomes US’s DFC as investor for Africa’s digital infrastructure expansion
22nd September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


ASI acquires majority stake in Conekt Group
22nd September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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,... 


Standard Bank, Stellenbosch University form ethical AI in business partnership
21st September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


GSMA, PDAA unveil roadmap to close Africa's mobile Internet use gap
21st September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Ransomware incident recovery times improve, but remain lengthy in South Africa
21st September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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.... 


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ASI acquires majority stake in Conekt Group
22nd September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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,... 


Standard Bank, Stellenbosch University form ethical AI in business partnership
21st September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


GSMA, PDAA unveil roadmap to close Africa's mobile Internet use gap
21st September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Ransomware incident recovery times improve, but remain lengthy in South Africa
21st September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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.... 


Africa's cities adopting AI, can deploy AI micro-services as part of first phase – BCG
18th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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 expands Mitsumi partnership into South Africa
17th September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


US agency to invest $155m in African digital infrastructure firm WIOCC
17th September 2026 By: Reuters

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... 


SARS embraces digital transition, emphasises modernisation, people
14th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

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... 


Salga, Emfuleni pilot digital cemetery management platform
14th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


UK-South Africa township, rural connectivity partnership launched
14th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Science Technology

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
2nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter – observing hints of it during an experiment about a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota – though they stopped short... 


Biomanufacturing training hub for Southern Africa to be established with EU grant – CSIR
1st September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the German Development Bank (KfW) have signed a grant agreement to establish the Southern African Biomanufacturing Training... 


Dr Ashley Naidoo appointed MD of the NRF-SAEON
28th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Research funding statutory body the National Research Foundation (NRF) has appointed Dr Ashley Naidoo as MD of the South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), with effect from... 


Cape Town space hardware specialist on expansionary flight path 
28th August 2026 By: Irma Venter

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)... 


Mentorship key to growing ICT talent
21st August 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

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,... 


ASPI's Quantum Leap evaluating metal conversion opportunities in Namibia
18th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes’ (ASPI’s) nuclear fuels subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy is evaluating metal conversion opportunities in Namibia. A public... 


Newly launched Innovation Ecosystem Policy Hub launched
14th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Innovation Ecosystem Policy Hub (SAIEPH) has been launched to help South Africa’s innovation community work together more effectively. The aim is to strengthen South Africa’s... 


Sansa launches contest to develop a national space mascot
13th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has launched a competition for the country’s high school learners, for the design of an official mascot for the national space programme. Up to now,... 


The SKA Observatory has released a book detailing what scientists want to do with the SKA
11th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

With both elements of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) under construction, the organisation responsible for creating and operating it, the SKA Observatory (SKAO), has released a book,... 


SALT part of urgent global observation campaign for a new supernova
6th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Karoo-based Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) has played a significant role in an urgent international collaboration to monitor a rarely observed phenomenon: the actual start and... 


Telecoms

US agency to invest $155m in African digital infrastructure firm WIOCC
17th September 2026 By: Reuters

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... 


UK-South Africa township, rural connectivity partnership launched
14th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Cassava, Vodafone launch Egypt’s first national AI factory
11th September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Decarbonisation not a ‘grudge’ initiative
9th September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Decarbonisation is not a grudge move just to meet climate targets – it is an important tool for achieving Africa's digital economy and overall development goals, with major cost and energy security... 


South Africans ready to embrace responsible e-waste recycling, says Vodacom
2nd September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

A Vodacom e-waste challenge has revealed that South Africans are willing to embrace responsible e-waste recycling when it is made simple, convenient and rewarding. Vodacom South Africa's Turn Your... 


WIOCC Group secures $300m strategic investment
2nd September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Cape Town space hardware specialist on expansionary flight path 
28th August 2026 By: Irma Venter

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, UAE-based data centre investment platform enter AI infrastructure strategic partnership
27th August 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Closing transformational year, Blu Label looks to growth
26th August 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


How a no-SIM sticker with a tiny battery weighing less than 4 g can track your goods
24th August 2026 By: Irma Venter

Mobility technology and fleet management company GoMetro has launched disposable Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) stickers for companies and individuals to track their goods. GoMetro Internet of Things... 


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