Author: Nqobile Dludla

South Africa will spend R1-billion to support the local production of new energy vehicles and batteries.

Clicks-owned United Pharmaceutical Distributors has launched 42 electric delivery vans with solar-powered refrigeration.

Amazon has opened a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers.

Takealot, has hired thousands of personal shoppers to help it penetrate townships and rural areas.

Naspers subsidiary Prosus plans more listings after last month’s Indian initial public offering of Swiggy.

MTN South Africa, China Telecom and Huawei will collaborate on 5G, cloud, AI and business solutions.

MTN Group is exploring partnerships with low-Earth-orbit satellite providers, group CEO Ralph Mupita said.

South Africa’s ICT sector needs big policy and regulatory changes, Icasa chairman Mothibi Ramusi said.

African governments should give fibre-optic cables greater protection from attacks, a Google executive has said.

The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block a merger between Vodacom and Maziv will likely derail the sector’s M&A plans.