Code4Mzansi invites a diverse group of innovators − from university students to small business founders − to build cloud‑first solutions. (Image: Supplied) The Huawei Developer Competition, Code4Mzansi, has officially begun, offering South African innovators the opportunity to turn cloud-powered ideas into real-world solutions. The programme, launched in partnership with the Department of Small Business Development…
Africa accounts for less than 1% of global data centre capacity. (Image source: 123RF) Despite its meteoric rise in data centre development and it accounting for 20% of the global population, Africa still only has 0.6% of global data centre capacity. This is based on the 2026 Economic Report: Data Centres in Africa, published by…
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Wiocc Group’s Joshua Smythwood The acquisition by Open Access Data Centres (OADC) of seven facilities belonging to NTT Data (previously Dimension Data) is a sign of a broader market trend, reflected both locally and internationally, which will lead to further consolidation in the data centre infrastructure market. Speaking to TechCentral at a ribbon-cutting event held…
Xneelo has begun construction on a second data centre at Samrand in Gauteng, expanding its infrastructure footprint as it prepares for growing demand for hosting and cloud services in South Africa. The new facility will mirror Xneelo’s existing Samrand data centre, while incorporating efficiency improvements to support next-generation cloud, colocation and self-managed server products. The…
South Africa’s renewable energy sector is entering a new phase in 2026. According to industry players, one of the emerging trends is how wind and solar are combined and stored. Falling battery costs, escalating electricity tariffs and mounting grid constraints are reshaping both public procurement and private investment strategies, pushing energy storage from the margins…
The milestone marks a growing shift in African football, where local coaches are increasingly trusted to lead, innovate, and succeed at the highest level of the continent. For the first time in AFCON history, all four semi-finalists are led by African coaches, guaranteeing a fourth consecutive tournament victory for a homegrown tactician. The milestone marks…
Samsung Mobile’s TM Roh Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand stoked prices for conventional memory chips. The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump enshrined the American goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats in a sweeping executive order issued on Thursday, the first major space policy move of his administration’s second term. The order, issued hours after billionaire private astronaut and…
Lineshree Moodley, country head of Visa South Africa. Visa’s newly launched Johannesburg data centre is gaining strong uptake from South African banks and fintechs, emerging as a core component of the country’s payments ecosystem. Launched in July, the data centre is Visa’s first on the African continent. It forms a major part of a R1…
