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Introducing Seacom PeeringReach and taking local municipalities beyond

Telecoms & Networks

Introducing Seacom PeeringReach and taking local municipalities beyond

Issued by Stone 22 Apr 2026

Update: Internet chaos as Cloudflare outage takes down major platforms - internal error confirmed

Internet

Update: Internet chaos as Cloudflare outage takes down major platforms - internal error confirmed

18 Nov 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

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

Investment signing ceremony. Source: Supplied.

Internet

#ATF2023: IFC and RMB in R900m deal with Liquid to expand affordable broadband

16 Nov 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

Telecoms & Networks

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

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

Threads by Instagram. Source: Supplied

Mobile & Apps

Threads dethrones ChatGPT as fastest consumer app to 100 million

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied

4th Industrial Revolution

Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

Source: Bizcommunity.com Massmart continues to drive its e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

E-commerce

Massmart continues to drive e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

3 May 2023

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

Internet

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

Ryan Sher 27 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

Trends

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

Michael Bowren 9 Jan 2023

The power of partnerships for tech entrepreneurs

How To Start Up

The power of partnerships for tech entrepreneurs

Ashleigh Butterworth 30 Nov 2022

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

Technology

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

20 Apr 2022

Are local networks ready for the metaverse?

Telecoms & Networks

Are local networks ready for the metaverse?

Prenesh Padayachee 15 Mar 2022

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Medtech

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

Technology's role in rewriting the African continent's narrative

Technology

Technology's role in rewriting the African continent's narrative

Ndagi Job Goshi 29 Sep 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Infrastructure & Utilities

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Data & Analytics

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Nina Triantis 1 Jul 2021

How blockchain could help the world meet the UN's global goals in higher education

Education & Skills Development

How blockchain could help the world meet the UN's global goals in higher education

Rory McGreal 20 Jan 2021

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Nixon Muganda 20 Jul 2020

Kibali Mine is fully automated. Image: Barrick Gold Corporation

Mining

Covid is forcing the mining sector to adopt technology

23 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: Influencing young African entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

#YouthMonth: Influencing young African entrepreneurs

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Jun 2020

Marketing & Media

WPP, SuperAwesome partner to advance cybersecurity for kids

28 May 2020

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Social Entrepreneurship

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2020

Can SA handle the increased internet traffic?

Internet

Can SA handle the increased internet traffic?

20 Apr 2020

Internet providers feeling pressure as demand increases

Internet

Internet providers feeling pressure as demand increases

Issued by Invendy V.O.F 16 Apr 2020

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Rwanda has a booming economy that is controlled by an authoritarian regime Christian Marquardt/EPA-EFE

Markets & Investment

Rwanda's economic growth has given its strong state even more power

Marie E Berry & Laura Mann 27 Mar 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

Trends

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

Alan Knott-Craig 14 Jan 2019

ICT could be SA's lifeboat during the recession

ICT

ICT could be SA's lifeboat during the recession

Steve Briggs 9 Nov 2018

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Mobile Commerce

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Graham Du Plessis 13 Jul 2018

How to gain insight into the impact of internet disruptions (with a map)

Internet

How to gain insight into the impact of internet disruptions (with a map)

2 Jul 2018

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Digital

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Michael Zahariev

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Tech in the African automotive market

Michael Zahariev 8 May 2018

Part II: The infrastructure that makes up the network of networks

Internet

Part II: The infrastructure that makes up the network of networks

Jarryd Chatz 6 Feb 2018

Facebook helps improve internet in Nigeria

Internet

Facebook helps improve internet in Nigeria

22 Dec 2017

This is how global internet speeds changed in 2017

Internet

This is how global internet speeds changed in 2017

Andy Walker 18 Dec 2017

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

Digital

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

27 Nov 2017

Network

The trouble with our big baby, network complexity

Mark Fricke 7 Jun 2017

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

Internet

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

31 May 2017

South African odyssey: Part 2

Markets & Investment

South African odyssey: Part 2

Mark Mobius 13 Mar 2017

Oracle acquires cyber attack target Dyn

Software

Oracle acquires cyber attack target Dyn

22 Nov 2016

Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack

Cybersecurity

Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack

24 Oct 2016

Digital

Reasons for slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

Internet

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Digital

Kenya libraries offer free internet to public

9 Jun 2016

Digital

Internet Society urges African policymakers to grow internet

2 Jun 2016

The Internet Society brings African Peering and Interconnection Forum to Tanzania

Events & Conferencing

The Internet Society brings African Peering and Interconnection Forum to Tanzania

30 Mar 2016