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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How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Despite being beaten down by years of U.S. trade restrictions, China’s telecom giant Huawei has quietly emerged as one of the country’s fiercest competitors across the entire AI landscape.   Not only does the Shenzhen-based firm appear to represent Beijing’s answer…

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