The smart skills centre will empower unemployed youth and emerging entrepreneurs with digital skills. The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) and PG Glass have joined forces to launch a smart skills centre in Gauteng, aiming to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive skills development. The launch of the Gauteng centre follows the…
Justin Ashworth, solutions executive at iOCO. Every day, businesses are flooded with information. Invoices, contracts, onboarding forms and compliance records build up quickly. Most of this data is unstructured, making it difficult to sort, search, share and use effectively. Yet many still rely on manual document handling or outdated optical character recognition (OCR) tools that…
Joburg has promised a renewed strategic focus on digital transformation and infrastructure. The City of Johannesburg (COJ) has admitted to multiple setbacks in rolling out its smart city ambitions – citing issues such as “fragmented initiatives and insufficient governance structures”. Now, with its 2025/26 draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP), the municipality says it will renew…
During Huawei South Africa Connect 2025, Huawei officially launched the iFTTR OptiXstar F50 series, the country’s latest “Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR)+X” solution for intelligent, all-optical smart homes. Announced at the Huawei ISP & MSP Forum, under the theme: “Fast and stable infrastructure, accelerating ISP & MSP intelligence”, it represents a major step forward for internet service providers (ISPs), managed…
In this week’s Tech Tuesday segment on Smile 90.4FM we discuss the new sports-focused smart glasses from Meta and Oakley. Read more on Bandwidth Blog
Meta is announcing its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The limited-edition Oakley Meta HSTN (pronounced “how-stun”) model costs $499 and is available for preorder starting July 11th. Other Oakley models with Meta’s tech will be available starting at $399 later this summer. Read: Trump launching a cellular brand called Trump Mobile and a…
eThekwini municipality strengthens ties in United Arab Emirates to advance its smart city ambitions. eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is turning to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to advance its smart city ambitions. This, as the municipality’s team of officials, led by city manager Musa Mbhele, embarked on a high-level international engagement mission in the…
Qualcomm, the top maker of smartphone processors, is making a bigger push into smart glasses with low-power components that can run artificial intelligence software. The chip maker demonstrated a pair of glasses at the Augmented World Expo trade show that rely on its new Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 processor. The idea is to let glasses…
Franchising can be a risky game. It’s relatively easy to find potential franchisees with the money to invest, but true success lies in ensuring quality franchisees that fit the profile of a successful franchisee for your specific brand. At a recent franchising mentorship event hosted by Nedbank and Franchise Coaches, Ayabulela Njingolo, Chairperson of the…
Quectel introduces KCM0A5S Wi-SUN module for smart city and smart utility devices Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has launched the Quectel KCM0A5S, a high-performance Wi-SUN module designed for smart applications such as street lighting, precision agriculture, industrial IoT, smart meters and smart cities. Based on Silicon Labs EFR32FG25, a sub-GHz low power…
