Absa Group has written off R2.4-billion in software assets after a revision of its overall strategy led to changes in investment priorities and faster-than-expected technology obsolescence, its annual financial statements show. The software impairments – more than 13 times the R179-million written off a year earlier – were spread across the group, with the largest…
Vodacom has officially expanded its 5G mobile network to reach more than 60% of South Africa’s population, marking a significant leap in the country’s digital infrastructure. According to spokesperson Byron Kennedy, this milestone reflects a massive surge in demand for high-speed connectivity, with the number of 5G-capable devices on the network more than doubling over…
Francois van der Merwe, founder and CEO, Otinga. South African start-up Otinga has adopted a rapid, execution-led approach to AI implementation, which it argues will help businesses overcome challenges they experience in attempting to innovate with AI. The company wants to help organisations avoid ‘innovation theatre’ – a term widely credited to Silicon Valley entrepreneur…
An increasing shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape the global PC market – not by stopping laptop and desktop production, but by steadily eroding the value businesses receive when they buy new machines. Industry analysts say tightening supply of DRAM system memory and NAND flash storage is likely to push up component prices…
In a significant leap for South African public service delivery, the Department of Home Affairs and Capitec launched the country’s first self-service terminals on Monday. This new system allows citizens to apply for ID documents directly at bank branches without the need to interact with a customer service consultant, effectively bypassing the traditional administrative bottlenecks…
International employers are drawn to South African professionals because SA offers cost-effective labour and a skilled workforce in fields such as IT and finance. (Image generated by ChatGPT) South Africa’s growing digital skills shortage is intensifying global competition for ICT and engineering expertise, with countries in Europe, the Middle East and Australia increasingly poaching local…
French media group Canal+ will on Wednesday publish its full-year 2025 financial results – the first annual numbers to include subsidiary MultiChoice Group since the London-listed company completed its acquisition of Africa’s largest pay-television operator. The results, which cover the year ended 31 December 2025, will be closely watched in South Africa, where the future…
NjiaPay has secured $2.1m (R35m at R16,66 per US dollar) in seed funding led by European investor Newion Partners to expand its payment orchestration platform across Africa. Left: NjiaPay CEO Jonatan Allback, Right: NjiaPay CPT Roderick Simons | image source: NjiaPay The Cape Town-based fintech provides software that helps businesses manage multiple payment service providers…
Following Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino last year, the two companies have unveiled their first major collaborative hardware: the Arduino Ventuno Q. This high-performance single-board computer (SBC) is designed to bridge the gap between cloud-level AI and real-world robotics, offering a powerful platform for systems that require precise physical manipulation and rapid environmental response. Read: Sony…
Postbank wants to modernise its digital banking capability. The post-budget dip continues this week with little on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal to excite the ICT industry. However, activity is likely to climb again towards the end of the month as national and provincial departments prepare to take advantage of new financial allocations available to them…
