Absa’s Nick Nkosi Banking group Absa is preparing to launch a mobile virtual network operator, making it the last of South Africa’s largest banks to enter the MVNO market. Nick Nkosi, managing executive for transactional and deposits at Absa Group, told TechCentral in an exclusive interview on Friday that the bank has been conducting research…
Starlink, the satellite internet division of SpaceX, has affirmed its commitment to launching in South Africa, announcing plans to spend R2.5 billion on local infrastructure and pledging compliance with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) legislation. Read: Sony ULT Field 5 Review: ULTimately Based Ryan Goodnight, Senior Director of Market Access at SpaceX, delivered the update at…
Addis Abeba — The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced that Ethiopia will commence duty-free exports to member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Thursday, 9 October 2025. The move marks the country’s first official export operation under the AfCFTA framework. Speaking at a press briefing in Addis Abeba…
Broadband Infraco CEO Gift Zowa. Fibre-optic infrastructure company Broadband Infraco (BBI) yesterday officially launched its 800Gbps intelligent backbone network, in collaboration with Huawei SA. The launch, which took place at Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, was attended by government and industry stakeholders, including the communications ministry’s leadership. BBI is one of several entities under the…
Abu Dhabi’s TII and NVIDIA Launch Middle East’s First Joint ‘AI & Robotics’ NVAITC Research Lab (Photo: AETOSWire) The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has joined forces with NVIDIA, the world leader in accelerated computing and AI, to launch the Middle East’s first Joint…
Addis Ababa — Despite climate change being a health risk multiplier, health is often underrepresented in climate negotiation processes. Experts attribute this to a lack of funding by the African governments and a lack of capacity building among climate negotiators. At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8 to 10…
Addis Ababa, Sept 10, 2025 — One day after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the continent’s largest hydroelectric project, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a series of high-level meetings with regional leaders to discuss security and development in the Horn of Africa. Among those he met was Somali President Hassan Sheikh…
When Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 17 line-up on Tuesday evening South African time, the spotlight naturally fell on the new iPhone Air – its thinnest handset yet – and the iPhone 17 range. Analysts praised the miniaturisation, the titanium frame and the new A19 Pro chip tuned for artificial intelligence workloads. But…
OpenAI is set to produce its first artificial intelligence chip next year in partnership with US semiconductor giant Broadcom, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI plans to put the chip to use internally rather than make it available to external customers, the FT report said, citing one person…
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world’s largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (00:30 BST) for a nail-biting 60-minute flight. Parts…
