Huawei’s latest flagship smartphones will be launched in South Africa, the Chinese telecoms giant said on Wednesday.

Touchcast is raising $100-million from venture backers, including OpenAI investor Microsoft.

Cisco has launched a $1-billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence start-ups.

Sigfox has secured a contract to supply the technology that will underpin South Africa’s new smart water meter infrastructure.

Google has declined to provide details to TechCentral regarding a new cable to connect Africa and Australia.

Canal+ and MultiChoice have hinted at how they will seek to get around strict foreign ownership restrictions in South Africa.

South Korea has agreed with the leaders of African countries to forge deeper trade and business cooperation.

An independent board formed by MultiChoice recommended an all-cash mandatory offer made by France’s Canal+.

Connectivity should be driven by market needs rather than manipulated by powerful operators.

Assets are rebounding, fuelled by investor hopes that the country will soon get a more market-friendly government.