Sentech will participate in GovTech 2026, taking place from 21–23 September at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), showcasing its digital infrastructure, connectivity, media and skills development capabilities at a platform focused on shaping South Africa’s digital future. Held under the theme “Building Towards Digital Sovereignty: South Africa as Architect of its Digital Destiny for…
Sentech has reduced its net loss to R60 million, for the financial year ended 31 March. State-owned signal provider Sentech is faring better financially, but is not yet out of the woods. This is based on its 2025/26 financial year (FY) results, which show the entity’s net loss after tax shrunk to R60 million, compared…
Topco Media has successfully concluded the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2026, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 12–13 May 2026. Bringing together government leaders, regulators, investors, enterprise decision-makers, innovators, and technology providers from across the continent, the conference once again reinforced its position as Africa’s leading executive platform focused on…
South African audiences and global viewers have gained access to a new free-to-view streaming platform, Afree TV, dedicated to showcasing African entertainment at scale. Powered by signal distributor Sentech’s Freevision Play over-the-top (OTT) architecture, the service aims to unify regional broadcasters and content owners into a single continental collaboration designed to take African stories to…
Sentech CEO Tebogo Leshope. Strengthening South Africa’s digital infrastructure is critical to unlocking socio-economic growth, says Sentech CEO Tebogo Leshope. As a result, the country needs to “respond decisively by accelerating investment and strengthening critical skills” across both the public and private sectors, he notes. Key among the digital infrastructure investments is the country’s data…
Sentech returns as the headline (Platinum) sponsor of Africa Tech Week 2026, taking place from 12–13 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC 2). The sponsorship reinforces Sentech’s role as a key enabler of Africa’s digital infrastructure, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration. Aligned to the theme “Propelling Africa’s Digital Future,” the event marks…
Topco Media proudly announces the return of the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2026, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC 2). As the continent’s premier executive platform for shaping Africa’s digital economy, the event convenes ministers, regulators, C-suite leaders, infrastructure providers, and technology pioneers driving transformation at scale. A cornerstone of…
Sentech seeks the development of IOT ecosystem, with all the components that enable people, businesses, governments and consumers to connect to their IOT devices. (Image source: 123RF) It’s always a quiet week for National Treasury’s eTenders Portal when the finance minister delivers his budget speech to Parliament, and this year is no different. However, this…
National treasury has stepped in to rescue state-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech, which is in dire financial straits and no longer a going concern due to the ongoing fees dispute with the SABC. Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the department of communications & digital technologies, told parliamentarians on Tuesday that in total, the treasury has granted…
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,…
