US restrictions on chips hampers Africa ICT growth
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – NEW measures by the United States (US) government to restrict the global supply of chips to Huawei Technologies could hinder Africa’s rapidly ex ...
Read More »SA COVID-19 tracking gets tech boost
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – THE South African government’s efforts to track and trace cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a major boost following a provider o ...
Read More »Huawei global revenues up in ‘extraordinary’ 2019
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – HUAWEI has reported a 19,1 percent increase in global sales revenue to CNY858,8 billion (US$120,98 billion) in 2019. Its net profit reached CNY6 ...
Read More »5G earmarked to fight coronavirus pandemic
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – A LEADING global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices believes the fifth generation of w ...
Read More »South Africa battles increase in ‘dark’ data
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – SOUTHAfrican organisations are struggling more than ever to manage their data. According to the latest South Africa Databerg 2020 report from Verita ...
Read More »Wave of demand forecast for IT security skills
JOHANNESBURG – A NEW partnership is anticipated to address a surge in demand expected for specialised information technology (IT) security skills in South Africa. Fortinet, a glob ...
Read More »SA receives Chinese boost to contain pandemic
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – A CHINESE technology company and the South Africa-China Economic and Trade Association have donated R3 million (US$170 596) to support efforts t ...
Read More »MTN SA outlines measures against COVID-19
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – MTN has implemented a number of proactive and innovative measures to minimise disruptions for communities, businesses, schoolchildren and families a ...
Read More »Churches also not spared terror by cyber criminals
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – SOUTH African ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly targeted and sophisticated as public or community entities such as libraries ...
Read More »MTN hails prosecution of battery thieves
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - MTN South Africa has welcomed the sentencing of some culprits behind the menace of battery theft. Sentences of between five and ten years have be ...
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