Charles Cheng, Deputy CEO of Huawei South Africa. South Africa has made significant progress in expanding access to housing and mobile connectivity. These developments have largely happened independently of one another. In many township housing developments, provision for fixed broadband has not been part of the original infrastructure plans. As more households depend on the…
South Africa ranks 13th out of 56 Commonwealth countries on the new AI readiness benchmark. (Image source: iStock) While South Africa is a bit behind in artificial intelligence (AI) policy formulation, the country leads in youth AI readiness among its Commonwealth peers. This, as the Southern African nation has prioritised AI training partnerships to help prepare…
The level of R&D expenditure compared to the level of gross domestic product went down to 0.60% in 2024/25 from the 0.62% recorded in 2023/24. (Image source: iStock) While South Africa’s overall expenditure on research and development (R&D)continues to stagnate, the ICT sector recorded the largest increase in R&D expenditure in 2024/25. This is according…
The cumulative new energy vehicles sales for the first nine months of 2026 reached 22 389 units. Sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached 22 389 in the first nine months of 2026, up from the full-year 2025 total of 16 703. This is according to the October new vehicles sales statistics released by the…
Operation Vulindlela’s digital payments programme advances. (Image source: iStock) Government has prioritised accelerating public infrastructure reforms, with plans to test secure digital payment authorisation across participating systems by March 2027. This is based on the Operation Vulindlela quarterly report released by National Treasury on Friday. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and…
Nomzamo Xaba visited the ITWeb studio to discuss what the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Programme is, why AWS launched it, and the role it plays in supporting entrepreneurship, skills development, and the growth of black-owned technology businesses. #aws #awseeip SA brims with potential that digital technologies can help realise. But potential needs opportunity and knowledge,…
South Africa’s AI education growth highlights the importance of combining technical expertise with essential human skills for future success. (Image: istockphoto.com). AI technology experts and education professionals say a recent increase in AI course enrolments in SA is significant, but the country’s efforts to develop AI skills alongside the human skills needed to apply them…
Luno’s Marius Reitz Luno has opened a new front against draft cross-border crypto rules from national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank, arguing that they treat stablecoin payments inconsistently with South Africa’s international commitments. Under the draft, Luno says, all payments in stablecoins – crypto tokens pegged to a currency, usually the US dollar…
Chinese brands are turbocharging South Africa’s electric vehicle shift. Generation X is emerging as a significant force in South Africa’s shift to new-energy vehicles (NEVs), with NEV finance applications from people born between 1965 and 1980 outpacing those for conventional vehicles. This is according to data from the Cars.co.za Industry Report 2026, which shows Gen…
One Linkage stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of 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 #onelinkage South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) collectively form one of the country’s biggest economic foundations. Enterprises…
