Author: Nkosinathi Ndlovu

The high price of smartphones in Africa, often the result of high taxes, is undermining the continent’s digitisation.

Telkom has signed a number of agreements with Google that have secured it a revenue pipeline of nearly R1-billion.

Telkom, which has already turned off its 2G network, will likely switch off 3G services soon, too.

Vodacom is experimenting with different forms of satellite connectivity but thinks direct to mobile will be most disruptive.

A Vodacom pilot is using a virtual twin of Cape Town to calculate optimal tower equipment configurations in real time.

Satellite providers are helping telecoms operators connect rural and remote communities on the African continent.

The rate of digitisation in Africa is likely to see South Africa overtaken as the continent’s most digitally advanced nation, a forum in Cape Town has heard.

Card payments are muscling in on cash and outstripping other payment methods in the informal economy, new research shows.

TechCentral asked Sabric CEO Nischal Mewalall about banking app kidnappings and how people can protect themselves.

Google’s AI-powered search is now available in South Africa – and the rest of the continent. Here’s how it works.