MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has warned that discounted pricing by mobile virtual network operators could have adverse consequences for the entire mobile telecommunications industry if MVNOs continue to offer data to their customers at prices lower than infrastructure owners like MTN. MVNOs have no physical network infrastructure of their own, instead relying on mobile…
CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to…
Board, a leading Enterprise Planning Platform, today announcedit has earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software for Azure, recognizing the company’s proven capabilities in delivering enterprise-grade SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250819778837/en/ This designation recognizes the Board Enterprise Planning Platform for meeting Microsoft’s…
America Online (AOL), famous for its aggressive marketing campaigns, will shut down its dial-up internet service at the end of next month. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue dial-up internet,” AOL said in a message to its dial-up users. “This service will no longer be available in AOL plans.”…
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Buds 3 FE, a new set of Fan Edition earbuds that feature a stemmed design similar to Apple’s popular AirPods. This design change brings the FE model in line with the higher-end Galaxy Buds 3, which launched last year. The new earbuds promise improved sound, enhanced active noise cancellation (ANC),…
Anushka Bogdanov, founder of Risk Insights. Anushka Bogdanov, who has been the subject of a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) censure, is “stepping down” from Risk Insights, the company she founded. In her stead, former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief investment officer and CEO Dr Dan Matjila will join Risk Insights as a director. This, after…
Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse Paratus Group will in the coming weeks launch a mobile data network in Namibia that will challenge the dominant state-owned incumbent, MTC. Barney Harmse, group executive chairman at Windhoek-headquartered Paratus, a fast-growing digital infrastructure company with operations across Southern Africa, revealed the plans in an interview with the TechCentral…
Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. “SaaS is dead,” declared Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the BG Squared podcast. That quote is not a throwaway line − it signals a seismic transformation in enterprise software. AI agents, he argues, will replace traditional business applications by shifting logic from siloed stacks into dynamic, cross-system orchestration layers. As…
News that MTN Group is facing an investigation by a US department of justice grand jury sent its shares tumbling 9% on Monday, overshadowing results showing it made a half-year profit following a loss a year earlier. The probe is into its conduct and that of its former subsidiary in Afghanistan and an Iranian cellphone…
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. Microsoft apparently has the “most comprehensive set” of solutions. Google offers “the most comprehensive and flexible solution”. But AWS, according to AWS, is “the only fully-featured, independently operated” solution. It’s a great time to be in the market for a sovereign cloud – as long as you are in Europe….
