How AI is rewriting the rules of consulting

How AI is rewriting the rules of consulting

PwC South Africa’s Mark Allderman AI is reshaping the consulting industry globally, altering business models, project life cycles and how engagements are priced. Some of these changes are reflected in the local market, with the shift away from analysis-heavy engagements towards the delivery of tangible outcomes the most significant among them. “Patience has run out…

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Eskom’s solar PV rules will backfire, says OUTA

Eskom’s solar PV rules will backfire, says OUTA

Eskom is requiring homes with solar power below a certain capacity to register them. Eskom’s requirement that all solar photovoltaic (PV) systems under 100 kilovolt-amperes (kVA) must be registered will deter homeowners from choosing renewable energy. This is according to civic body the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). Eskom has been encouraging those who make…

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Africa: CAF May Weigh Stricter Rules On Goalkeepers’ Towels After Afcon Controversy

Africa: CAF May Weigh Stricter Rules On Goalkeepers’ Towels After Afcon Controversy

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee, Olivier Safari, has hinted that the body may move to review existing regulations guiding the use of towels by goalkeepers, following the controversy that trailed their use during the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The controversy came to light during the semi-final…

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Mobile operators face tougher rules on data and billing

Mobile operators face tougher rules on data and billing

Communications regulator Icasa has gazetted an update to its consumer-protection rules that will materially change how mobile data, voice and SMS bundles work – and sharply limit how operators bill customers once those bundles are depleted. Published in the Government Gazette on 23 January, the end-user and subscriber service charter amendment regulations introduce stricter requirements…

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Major change to telco licensing rules in Europe

Major change to telco licensing rules in Europe

European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen. Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters Europe’s telecommunications operators will get a major boost under a European Commission proposal announced on Wednesday, allowing them to use radio spectrum for an unlimited duration, but their demand that Big Tech be required to help fund the cost of rolling out broadband went unheeded. The commission’s…

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Icasa to target Sentech with tougher broadcast pricing rules

Icasa to target Sentech with tougher broadcast pricing rules

The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will, when introduced, significantly tighten oversight of Sentech’s terrestrial broadcasting signal distribution business, formally declaring the state-owned company to have significant market power across television, FM radio and AM radio transmission services. The proposed signal distribution services regulations,…

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Africa: CAF May Weigh Stricter Rules On Goalkeepers’ Towels After Afcon Controversy

Africa: How Africa’s Youth Are Rewriting the Rules of Entrepreneurship

By any measure, the landscape of youth entrepreneurship is changing fast. Business opportunities for young people today are no longer confined by geography, access to capital, or traditional gatekeepers. Instead, they are increasingly shaped by digital accessibility, sustainability, and flexible, service-based model. Across the continent, young Africans are harnessing technology, creativity, and lived experience to…

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