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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>
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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>
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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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            <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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            <description><![CDATA[Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has partnered with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) on a leadership development initiative designed to prepare the next generation of leaders for the future of work. The 2026 Emerging Leaders Programme, offered by the Development and Leadership Unit in the Division of Student Affairs at Wits, brings together Vodacom Group's industry expertise and Wits' academic and innovation excellence for three months to address a critical need: equipping graduates with practical skills and real-world experience before they enter the workforce.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Maziv subsidiary Internet service provider Herotel has entered into a distribution agreement with Amazon Leo set to bring satellite connectivity to South Africa next year. Herotel's new service, evry, will bring fast, reliable, nationwide satellite-based Internet, powered by Amazon Leo – Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network – to residential customers across South Africa, with commercial launch expected in 2027.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The African United Business Confederation (AUBC), in partnership with MTN South Africa, successfully hosted a high-level business roundtable dialogue on satellite broadband, digital inclusion and consumer protection, on July 10. The discussions and recommendations emerging from the roundtable, hosted under the theme ‘Regulatory framework, universal access and consumer protection in satellite broadband and available opportunities', will inform future engagements with policymakers, regulators, industry stakeholders and the broader business community.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) said that the embattled State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is starting a new chapter after the conclusion of a DCDT-commissioned investigation by the Public Service Commission (PSC). In December 2024, recognising the seriousness of the challenges facing SITA, Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi formally requested the PSC to conduct an independent investigation into the entity.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The first phase of a landmark cross-border fibre project – a new high-capacity digital corridor to connect Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and the wider Paratus network across Southern Africa – is now live and carrying traffic. The new route is the first major milestone of the public-private partnership (PPP) agreement signed in June 2025 between Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe to jointly invest in and develop high-capacity long-distance fibre infrastructure across Zimbabwe.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) says it is making progress ahead of schedule in its digital transformation agenda to reform all systems and processes by decentralising access to services through technology. The reform programme, started in 2024, to use technology to bring services directly to citizens is delivering measurable results and more ambitious reforms will be introduced.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the Numbering Plan Fourth Amendment Regulations (2025) to create a standardised framework for the churn, deactivation and recycling of inactive mobile numbers. This will ensure the efficient use of mobile numbers that supports long-term sustainability of the numbering resources, provide reasonable opportunity for subscribers to retain their numbers before deactivation and provide regulatory clarity and certainty across the sector.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mobile technologies and services contributed $240-billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, supporting about 13-million jobs and generating $45-billion in public revenues. This underlines the growing role of mobile connectivity in powering economic growth, innovation and digital transformation across the continent, the latest GSMA report, Mobile Economy Africa 2026, outlined.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has kicked off the initiation of the Via Africa submarine cable project, a major new Europe–Africa submarine cable project that will connect Europe to Africa along the Atlantic coast. Through a robust and proven consortium model, bringing together leading industry players including Canalink, Guilab, International Mauritania Telecom, Orange Group, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Sonatel, Silverlinks, the new subsea system aims to connect Europe to South Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed MTN Group on Tuesday reported a strong first quarter performance as the group executes on its Ambition 2030 strategy. During the three months to March 31, MTN Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased by 27.9%, outpacing revenue growth owing to a continued focus on expense efficiencies.]]></description>
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