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Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Internet

Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Francois Viviers 8 Jul 2025

Seacom appoints Digital Infrastructure East Africa and Middle East managing director

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom appoints Digital Infrastructure East Africa and Middle East managing director

Issued by Stone 13 Jun 2025

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Development

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Issued by BET Software 9 Jun 2025

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

TV

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

Issued by MultiChoice 19 May 2025

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Retailers

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Issued by Firexpo 2025 14 May 2025

Source: iStock.

Construction & Engineering

Families in Cape Town’s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 May 2025

Africa’s changemakers celebrated at 2025 WTM Responsible Tourism Awards

Responsible Tourism

Africa’s changemakers celebrated at 2025 WTM Responsible Tourism Awards

22 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Mossel Bay set for transformation with nearing completion of major road project

19 Mar 2025

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Occupational Health & Safety

7 medical emergencies every workplace should be prepared for

7 Mar 2025

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

Cloud

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

4 Mar 2025

Why the internet's backbone needs urgent protection

Internet

Why the internet's backbone needs urgent protection

Alpheus Mangale, Issued by Stone 28 Feb 2025

Optimising mobile crane performance through tailored lubrication

Materials & Equipment

Optimising mobile crane performance through tailored lubrication

25 Feb 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: ICT

Technology

#BestofBiz 2024: ICT

17 Dec 2024

Sitholizwe Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom SA, joined his MNO peers on a GSMA panel ahead of Africa Tech Festival.

Internet

Vodacom SA CEO says Maziv deal would not make a monopoly

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Internet

SA fibre providers are bridging the connectivity gap

David Coleman 24 Oct 2024

Metier, through its Sustainable Capital Fund II (MSC II) has acquired Mertech Marine (Image supplied)

Banking

RMB supports Metier's strategic acquisition of Mertech Marine

18 Sep 2024

Supplied image: The pilot project with NEED, ERA’s Enterprise Development Programme, is based at the Cape Town

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

How to mitigate external challenges that hamper your career success

Career Advice

How to mitigate external challenges that hamper your career success

Auguste Coetzer, Issued by People Power Placement 22 Jul 2024

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

ESG

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

13 Jun 2024

Health & Social Welfare

Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

4 Jun 2024

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

Logistics & Transport

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

23 May 2024

Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Higher Education

SU collects and diverts more than 1 000 tonnes of waste each year from its campuses

Issued by Stellenbosch University 29 Apr 2024

Retailers need architecture and redundancies tailored to local conditions to avoid downtime and lost sales

Technology

Retailers need architecture and redundancies tailored to local conditions to avoid downtime and lost sales

Niel Coetzee 11 Apr 2024

LG redefines home entertainment with 2 world firsts

Fashion & Homeware

LG redefines home entertainment with 2 world firsts

Issued by LG 27 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

Mossel Bay infrastructure upgrade set to boost Garden Route economy

Infrastructure & Utilities

Mossel Bay infrastructure upgrade set to boost Garden Route economy

7 Feb 2024

Amazon's entry into SA: Is it a gamechanger for the local retail market?

E-commerce

Amazon's entry into SA: Is it a gamechanger for the local retail market?

Damon Buss 2 Feb 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

Hardware

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

Craig Blignaut is WiFi product manager at Vox

Internet

SA's slow WiFi standards adoption is a feature, not bug for WiFi 7

Craig Blignaut 26 Jan 2024

LG’s 2024 soundbars deliver complete at-home entertainment with rich audio

Technology

LG’s 2024 soundbars deliver complete at-home entertainment with rich audio

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 15 Jan 2024

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Environment & Natural Resources

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Teraco CT2 render. Source: Supplied

Smart Buildings & Cities

Teraco breaks ground on CT2 expansion

15 Nov 2023

Facilities & Property Management

This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Forestry

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Jane Molony 19 Oct 2023

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Technology

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Neil Coetzee 26 Sep 2023

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Internet

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Bertrandt Delport 18 Sep 2023

Sudhir Juggernath named as CEO of TelCables South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Sudhir Juggernath named as CEO of TelCables South Africa

11 Sep 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

Telecoms & Networks

WACS undersea cable fixed, but infrastructure bosses call for more resilience

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

Transnet swings to heavy loss as rail volumes decline

Railway

Transnet swings to heavy loss as rail volumes decline

1 Sep 2023

Prasa spends R2.1bn on rail infrastructure in Gauteng

Railway

Prasa spends R2.1bn on rail infrastructure in Gauteng

29 Aug 2023

South African ISPs must do better. Source: 2H Media/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa's ISPs must do better

Richard Firth 18 Aug 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Cloud

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

South African internet users could experience service disruption. Source: Lars Kienle/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa and Angola experience contrasting internet cable fates

Lindsey Schutters 8 Aug 2023

Metrorail disrupted by adverse weather conditions

Railway

Metrorail disrupted by adverse weather conditions

11 Jul 2023