ITWeb TV Biz: How AWS is helping to build SA’s next generation of cloud entrepreneurs

ITWeb TV Biz: How AWS is helping to build SA’s next generation of cloud entrepreneurs

Nomzamo Xaba and James Hickman visited the ITWeb studio to introduce the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip South Africa has long been part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) story. The foundational technology behind…

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Sebokeng youth get cellphone repair containers

Sebokeng youth get cellphone repair containers

Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Wikimedia Commons & CHIETA) An additional 25 beneficiaries will receive fully-equipped cellphone repair containers, as part of a R19 million Cellphone Repair Programme that seeks to upskill 500 disadvantaged young people with the skills to repair handsets. Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela…

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Finally, some good news on memory-chip prices

Finally, some good news on memory-chip prices

China’s Xiaomi said the worst period of pressure on its smartphone business had passed as the pace of memory price increases looked set to slow in the second half, while it sees its fast-growing electric vehicle business delivering a larger share of revenue. Xiaomi on Tuesday posted a 42.6% fall in second-quarter adjusted net profit…

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Telkom wins AGM vote despite share issue dissent

Telkom wins AGM vote despite share issue dissent

At Telkom’s AGM, shareholders representing about 84.4% of the company’s ordinary shares voted on most resolutions. Telkom shareholders have backed the re-election of the telecommunications group’s directors and the appointment of its board committee members. However, they showed resistance to proposals that would give the board broad powers to issue shares. At Telkom’s annual general…

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