DIGI International, a global provider of Internet of Things connectivity equipment and services, has formed a strategic alliance with StratIT, based in South Africa. The collaboration brings together the skills and experience of both firms to give enhanced infrastructure management solutions to businesses across Southern Africa, according to the partners. Digi International’s Infrastructure Management section...
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana presented the grim reality of South Africa’s poor fiscal position in his medium-term budget speech last month, announcing spending cuts of R200-billion over the next four years. These austerity measures will likely have an impact on government IT spending, although there has been no formal directive in this regard. With the potential...
Vodacom has committed to investing 60 billion rand in South Africa over the next five years. For the current financial year, the company plans to invest R1 billion in KwaZulu-Natal, around R500 million in the Eastern Cape and R570 million in the Western Cape. Vodacom Group announced on Thursday, November 30, that it will invest 450...
Elon Musk’s Starlink appears to be making preparations to enter the South African market, and the SpaceX-owned satellite broadband service could be launched here sooner than expected, TechCentral has learnt. An Icasa notice published in the Government Gazette last week focused on the “illegal provision of satellite internet services” has left telling clues about the SpaceX...
Recruitment declined by 6% in South Africa’s tech sector in August, September and October, as companies slowed down hiring activity amid the economic downturn. This is according to the latest CareerJunction Employment Insights, which provides an analysis of the supply and demand trends in the online job market, from data gathered from Saongroup South Africa, which...
The South African government wants to generalize broadband in South Africa as part of its digital transformation ambitions. Earlier this month, he launched the second phase of SA Connect, the national broadband project. Mondli Gungubele (photo), South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, officially launched the Broadband Access Fund in the province of KwaZulu-Natal on...
In this edition of Ask An Investor, TechCabal spoke to Andile Ngcaba, chairman of Convergence Partners, about the state of digital infrastructure in Africa. In January, Convergence Partners, a pan-African ICT investment firm, announced that it closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $296 million, surpassing its initial target by over 18%. The fund was backed...
Communications regulator Icasa has hit out at companies that have reportedly been importing and selling Starlink satellite internet terminals in South Africa, saying this practice is “illegal” and must stop. Starlink, the low-Earth-orbit fleet of internet satellites launched and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, does not have a licence to operate in South Africa, Icasa emphasised...
As the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) prioritises auctioning more spectrum early next year, some mobile network operators (MNOs) are keenly awaiting the assignment of additional spectrum. After last year’s “historic” auction, ICASA earmarked 2024 to complete the next phase of the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum licensing. The licensing process is availing...
MORE than 100 South African students have benefitted from Huawei’s Seeds for the Future programme. This initiative by the technology powerhouse aims to ensure tech-savvy and change-resilient young people have the requisite skills and mindsets to be competitive in the workplaces of the future. The 2023 edition has been launched in Johannesburg with the key...
