Bruce Turvey, executive at Change Logic. (Image: Change Logic) As global organisations race to embed AI, redesign operating models and introduce new digital capabilities, South African enterprises are confronting a more complex reality. The technology exists, the ambition is high, but execution, and more specifically, human behaviour, remains the hardest and most underestimated part of…
Net Nine Nine CEO Albert Oosthuysen Despite global trends showing a correlation between higher internet penetration rates and GDP growth, South Africa’s high internet penetration has failed to translate into robust economic growth. This is because uncapped fibre broadband reaches only 26% of the population, despite mobile internet penetration exceeding 80%, according to Net Nine…
Amazon aims to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3 000 satellites in LEO. Amazon is preparing to launch its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service in South Africa later this year, through local licensed partners. This is according to Helen Kyeyune, regulatory and licensing affairs lead for Sub-Saharan Africa at Amazon…
The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will, when introduced, significantly tighten oversight of Sentech’s terrestrial broadcasting signal distribution business, formally declaring the state-owned company to have significant market power across television, FM radio and AM radio transmission services. The proposed signal distribution services regulations,…
MTN South Africa’s foundation will continue to provide digital devices to selected schools across the country as part of the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Back-to-School Campaign. These devices are allocated to schools as a support system to enable access to e-learning tools and resources, ensuring that learners benefit from digital education. Opening the door…
Power utility Eskom expands support with a new customer service model. (Photograph: Pixabay.) Power utility Eskom is rolling out a new customer service model that features mobile customer hubs, digital platforms and self-service tools. This, after Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati told ITWeb that leveraging digital technologies will be key to reducing operational costs and enhancing…
The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has warned that geomagnetic storm activity is expected to intensify over the next 24 hours following a powerful solar eruption that sent a cloud of charged plasma towards Earth. According to Sansa’s Space Weather Centre, the disturbance was triggered by a long-duration X1.9-class solar flare that erupted from…
Time Hotels is accelerating its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools as a central part of its growth strategy for 2026, supporting operational efficiency, enhancing guest experiences, and backing its international expansion across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Source: Supploed | Time Oak Hotel Suites The group currently operates 17 hotels and…
Intel Corporation has staged a dramatic comeback to open 2026, with its stock surging 31% in the first few weeks of the year. This performance marks the third-best start in the S&P 500 Index and signals a profound shift in investor sentiment. After a painful 2024 defined by a 60% share price drop, the company…
A ruling finds homeowners’ associations can give permission for fibre to be laid. (Photograph: Freepik) Two key appeals set to be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) this year will determine whether homeowners can freely give permission for fibre rollout in their estates, or whether competitors must first seek approval from Telkom. This…
