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Nigeria's digital economy is growing rapidly, creating new opportunities for economic growth, financial inclusion, and innovation.

Artificial intelligence is on a relentless march across the computing landscape.

New partnership with the Kingrich Foundation aims to equip Ghana's youth with globally recognised prevention-first cyber security skills amid escalating AI-driven threats.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become deeply woven into every aspect of financial services,

New Brand Phishing Report reveals cybercriminals are concentrating attacks around the world's most trusted digital, social, and have now added AI platforms

A sixth consecutive year of global alliance recognition — and a zero-risk AI acceleration programme for the customers who have trusted NEC XON longest

MetroFibre has renewed its longstanding sponsorship of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), funding critical work to protect South Africa's cheetahs.

Traditional password-based authentication is no longer sufficient as a standalone control for protecting business systems

For years, cybersecurity strategies focused on protecting centralised environments such as data centres and corporate networks, and, more recently, the cloud. However, the rapid growth of edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and distributed digital infrastructure is changing this landscape.

South Africa's telecoms sector has a stock excuse it reaches for whenever a powerful player wants to do something anticompetitive, and it never seems to wear out: we're doing this for the underserved communities

For years, cybersecurity strategies have focused on a single goal: keeping attackers out.

Sophisticated attacks are specifically engineered to bypass individual security tools, and companies absorbing the damage are those who have confused procurement with protection, says Richard Frost, Head of Technology Solutions and Consulting at Armata Cyber Security

French telecommunications billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone's largest shareholder after acquiring a 16% stake in the company in a deal worth approximately R108 billion.

Woolworths is introducing an artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant aimed at simplifying meal planning and grocery shopping, marking another step in the retailer's broader investment in customer-facing AI technology.

The modern workplace extends beyond traditional office walls

eMedia has entered into a content licensing agreement with Netflix that will see selected programming from its free-to-air television portfolio distributed on the streaming platform across Africa

Partnership combines NEC XON's ICT Integration expertise with PowerX's AI-Driven Energy Management Platform to deliver Integrated solutions for Africa's Telecommunications Sector

Information security, privacy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance are often treated as separate disciplines, but, in practice, they are closely linked.

Artificial intelligence is transforming customer service at unprecedented speed.

As organisations move from transactional customer interactions to continuous, integrated engagement, the way they make technology decisions must evolve too.

As organisations face growing regulatory scrutiny and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, confidence in how technology partners manage personal data has become a critical business consideration.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africa and the rest of the continent to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, arguing that the technologies are becoming essential to economic competitiveness, state capability and long-term development.

PPP ignites first phase of Botswana–Zimbabwe–Zambia high-capacity fiber corridor

Vodacom Group Limited (JSE: VOD) today announced the completion of its acquisition of an additional 20% effective stake in Safaricom PLC, following the staying of a conservatory order by the Court of Appeal of Kenya on 26 June 2026 and the fulfilment of all remaining conditions precedent.

South African businesses have a clear responsibility to help build our country. We all want to create local jobs, support home-grown suppliers, and invest in our communities. These are not just targets on a scorecard; they are the foundation for our long-term economic success.

New era for skills development as thousands of legacy qualifications set to be phased out South Africa's skills development landscape is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in recent years, with more than 1,100 legacy qualifications set to be removed from the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as the country shifts towards occupationally-directed programmes.

In a first-of-its-kind deal, Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Amazon South Africa to offer customers expanded benefits through Amazon Prime, an all-in-one membership programme that provides members an unparalleled combination of unlimited free delivery, savings, and entertainment benefits.

Cloud spending has become a growing concern for many organisations. Even after taking clear steps to improve efficiency, such as adjusting workloads, shutting down unused resources, and moving data to cheaper storage, monthly bills often still rise. As budgets tighten and scrutiny increases, CIOs and tech leaders face a tougher question: not just how to cut cloud costs, but how to manage them effectively over time.

There's a clear message for companies considering enterprise connectivity strategy: networks are entering a new phase defined less by raw capacity alone, and more by how effectively organisations can manage accelerating data growth, rising complexity and persistent skills shortages.

The recognition caps a deliberate, multi-year strategy of investing in engineering depth, lab capability and customer relationships well ahead of demand - the same long-game discipline that has earned NEC global Partner of the Year recognition, year after year

For most of the past two decades, the investment case for Naspers has been remarkably simple: own a stake in Tencent and hope the market eventually recognises its value.

Apple is preparing to increase prices across its product ecosystem as escalating memory chip costs and tightening global supply chains reshape the economics of consumer electronics, according to CEO Tim Cook.

Spar’s SAP reset highlights how large-scale system failures in retail are more often driven by organisational complexity than software capability.

The UK government has announced plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from using major social media platforms, in what would be one of the most comprehensive efforts by a Western nation to regulate young people's online activity.

SpaceX announced a formal agreement to acquire artificial intelligence start-up Cursor in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion (R1.08 trillion), marking one of the largest deals in the rapidly expanding AI sector

The real challenge is not whether AI will transform law, but whether South Africa's institutions are prepared to govern and harness it effectively.

Santaco’s interest in food and parcel delivery signals growing competition for control of South Africa’s urban logistics network.

Dell Technologies has introduced PowerStore Elite, a refreshed enterprise storage platform designed to address higher-density workloads, AI-driven processing requirements, and continuous infrastructure modernisation in modern data centres.

From telecoms incumbent to architect of Africa’s digital backbone

As we move into the latter part of the first quarter of 2026 businesses operating fleets can expect expenses to increase from procurement stage through to termination and this is due to various local and international factors

Delayed data leads to delayed decisions — and lost opportunities, this is according to Sage Platinum Business Partner, ALNET Technologies.

Leading South African cyber security specialists, Solid8 Technologies, has partnered with Ping Identity a global leader in identity software.

AI - and Shadow AI - are proliferating, creating a series of new risks for organisations. To gain control of who and what is accessing corporate data, organisations need unified control planes designed to shed light on the entire environment.

As artificial intelligence accelerates the speed and sophistication of cyberattacks, protecting high-value data, such as financial records, legal files, patient data, intellectual property, and compliance records, has never been more urgent. This is according to CASA Software, a leading digital transformation organisation, and Nexsan sub-Saharan Africa distributor.

HealthTech Connect 2025 explores how digital innovation is reshaping healthcare delivery

Fintech service providers have a significant role to play in driving the financial inclusion national agenda.