Fixed broadband service revenue will increase at a CAGR of 4.4% during the 2025 to 2030 period. Fixed communication services revenue in South Africa is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% during the 2025 to 2030 period. This is according to GlobalData’s South Africa Fixed Communications Forecast (Q3 2025)…
Australia on Wednesday will become the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. The ban is being closely watched by other countries considering similar age-based measures as concerns mount over the effects of social media on children’s health and safety. Below…
Travellers can use chatbot Siyanda to get information on SA’s safaris, hiking, restaurants and historical sites. South African Tourism has collaborated with US-based digital media company Matador Network to introduce Siyanda, an artificial intelligence (AI) travel chatbot designed to help North American visitors plan their trips to SA. Built on Matador Network’s GuideGeek platform, Siyanda…
Eskom has formally created a new renewable energy subsidiary, Eskom Green, as part of its unbundling process – a move aimed at accelerating the utility’s expansion into South Africa’s fast-expanding clean energy sector. Government hopes to complete the unbundling by 2030. A phased approach will allow Eskom and the state to manage financial, legal and…
Samsung SA extends SOS+ to more Galaxy devices. Samsung South Africa has expanded its device-embedded 24/7 emergency support tool to a wider range of Galaxy devices. Provided by AURA, Samsung SOS+ allows users to connect with emergency responders in critical situations. In an emergency, it geolocates the user and dispatches the nearest private security or…
MTN South Africa will increase prices for its consumer contract customers from February 2026, pushing up monthly bills by an average of a claimed 5.4% as it contends with rising operating and capital spending costs. Consumer price inflation was 3.6% in October, meaning the average of the MTN price hikes is well above the prevailing…
Magatho Mello takes on the role of SITA MD. New chief executives have been appointed for the State IT Agency (SITA) and Film and Publication Board (FPB), the communications ministry announced today. The new appointments are Magatho Mello, who takes on the role of managing director (MD) at SITA, while Nketheleni Norman Gidi will head…
SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. Gabriel V Cardenas/Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise more than US$25-billion through an initial public offering in 2026, a move that could boost the company’s valuation to over US$1-trillion, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The company’s move towards a public listing, which could rank…
Cell C is bridging the digital divide with digital labs. Cell C has handed over two new digital labs to Kagisho Combined School in the Free State and Gamagara High School in the Northern Cape, extending its programme aimed at improving digital access in underserved communities. The initiative is delivered in partnership with the Department…
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Magatho Mello as MD of the State IT Agency (Sita) – the first time in more than two years that the organisation has a leader not in the role on an acting basis. “The position has remained vacant since 2023 and has been filled in an acting capacity until…
