South Africa’s telecoms sector has a customer sentiment problem

South Africa’s telecoms sector has a customer sentiment problem

The telecommunications sector scored lowest in customer sentiment compared to other major industries in 2024, according to the PwC South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index, produced in collaboration with DataEQ. “Sentiment data offers a real-time lens into customer experience performance,” said Liska Kloppers, head of growth at DataEQ. “It empowers brands to act with precision, knowing…

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Cyber attackers zero in on Africa’s education sector

Cyber attackers zero in on Africa’s education sector

Africa’s education sector was the most targeted by cyber attackers during August this year, says Check Point. During the month of August 2025, Africa reported the highest average volume of cyber attacks. Africa’s education sector remains the most attacked industry, with 4 178 weekly incidents, according to research by Check Point Software Technologies. The cyber…

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Africa: China, Africa Cooperation Reinforcing Africa’s Agriculture Sector

Africa: China, Africa Cooperation Reinforcing Africa’s Agriculture Sector

Africa’s economy is predominantly tied with agriculture. Even though it is widely practiced as a mainstay of the peoples’ livelihood across the continent, Africa still languishes under food insecurity, mainly due to lack of advancement in modern agricultural technology that can help increase productivity and mitigate risks. “Given the level of endowment with natural resources…

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KnowBe4 Report Reveals Global Financial Sector Faces Unprecedented Cyber Threat Surge

KnowBe4 Report Reveals Global Financial Sector Faces Unprecedented Cyber Threat Surge

KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, has released its latest research paper “Financial Sector Threats Report,” uncovering critical insights into the escalating cybersecurity crisis facing the global financial sector. The report shows that financial institutions face a perfect storm of AI-enhanced attacks, credential theft and supply chain vulnerabilities that pose…

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Africa: China, Africa Cooperation Reinforcing Africa’s Agriculture Sector

Africa: Ministers Showcase Africa’s Multibillion Water Sector Projects for Global Investors

African Ministers of Water have used the AU-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Summit 2025 to highlight the multibillion dollar opportunities in the water sector. The Ministers presented bulk water projects currently underway in their countries during a ministerial roundtable on how they are de-risking the water sector. Among the large water projects presented included…

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Ukraine says defence sector corruption scheme uncovered | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says defence sector corruption scheme uncovered | Russia-Ukraine war News

Anticorruption agencies arrest four suspects after government forced to backtrack on push to strip them of autonomy. Ukrainian authorities have detained several officials over a “large-scale corruption scheme” in the defence sector, just days after lawmakers restored the independence of the country’s two main investigative bodies. The National Anti-Corruption Agency (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption…

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Africa: China, Africa Cooperation Reinforcing Africa’s Agriculture Sector

Africa: Helios Expands Bet On Africa’s Creative Sector With $75m Fund

TLDR Helios Investment Partners is scaling up its presence in Africa’s creative sector with a new $75 million fund targeting sports and entertainment The London-based private equity firm’s specialist arm secured $50 million in equity from development finance institutions to support the strategy Helios’s strategy builds on its 2021 investment in NBA Africa, which valued…

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SA telecoms sector ‘heavily’ impacted by extortionists

SA telecoms sector ‘heavily’ impacted by extortionists

Thokozani Mvelase, CEO of COMRiC. As organised crime syndicates increasingly entrench their dominance, South Africa’s telecommunications sector players are struggling to lay new infrastructure. So said Thokozani Mvelase, CEO of Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC), highlighting that the telecoms sector is not immune to ‘extortionists’, as he described them. COMRiC is the non-profit organisation (NPO)…

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