While EVs remain the focus in this episode of Watts & Wheels, the conversation also turns to something far less planet-friendly.
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The Ilitha Telecoms CEO has argued that meaningful connectivity is what South Africa needs to unlock economic participation.
The partnership aims to use the scale of the SABC Plus platform to expand the reach of Microsoft’s AI training programmes.
Frogfoot has expanded its footprint in KwaZulu-Natal through the acquisition of fibre assets from Mitsol.
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Standard Bank Group is taking a big bet on the future of mobile payments in Africa, launching a platform called Unayo that takes direct aim at Kenya’s M-Pesa and other mobile payment solutions.
Discovery will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all staff from the start of next year, following major global companies from banks to airlines in insisting on inoculation.
The Bank for International Settlements will test the use of central bank digital currencies with South Africa and other countries in an experiment that could lead to a more efficient global payments platform.
The Gauteng department of roads & transport has launched the “request a slot” campaign aimed at addressing the renewal of drivers’ licences backlog. The campaign started on Wednesday.
JSE-listed technology group Mustek has built on the blowout results it reported in the six months to 31 March 2021 and has said the full-year number will be even more impressive.
South Africa faces “another era of isolation” if it persists with coal power generation, the CEO of Eskom said, arguing a pivot to cleaner energy would boost the competitiveness of the country’s exports.
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A senior White House official is seeking to delay putting in place portions of a law that limits the US government’s business with China’s Huawei, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Salesforce.com has agreed to buy Tableau Software in an all-stock deal valued at US$15.3-billion in a major bid to build its analytics offering.
Amazon.com plans to spend billions of dollars building a network of thousands of satellites to provide broadband Internet service, CEO Jeff Bezos said.
Google has agreed to buy Looker Data Sciences for $2.6-billion, expanding its offerings to help customers manage data in the cloud.
Cell C will also switch on a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network using long-term evolution (LTE) technology in 2012, but the company is not saying where this network will be built or how many towers will be supported. CEO Alan Knott-Craig says
The status quo in SA’s telecommunications industry is “not sustainable” and a wave of consolidation is coming soon. That’s the view of Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig, who says he expects a big shake-up in the industry, possibly within the next six months, with smaller players reaching out to each
