New guidelines aim to capture more notifiable mergers

On 23 September 2022, the Competition Commission published final Guidelines on Small Merger Notification (Small Merger Guidelines) which significantly expand the scope of potentially notifiable mergers. By Elisha Bhugwandeen, senior knowledge lawyer and Daryl Dingley,...

qwerti aims to guide local businesses on their IT strategy

Vivica Group, formerly known as Vox Holdings, has launched a new subsidiary, qwerti, which will provide locally-based enterprises, SMEs and consumers with personalised advisory and managed services to help them better manage their IT infrastructure and spending,...

CyborgIntell opens SA office

AI platform company CyborgIntell has opened an office in South Africa, headed by Bryan McLachlan. CyborgIntell was founded in 2018 in Bengaluru, India, by Suman Singh, Amit Kumar and Mohammed Nawas. The CyborgIntell platform addresses the key challenges companies face...

IFS acquires Ultimo

Technodyn International, the exclusive strategic partner for global cloud enterprise software company IFS in sub-Saharan Africa, confirms that IFS has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Netherlands-based Ultimo Software Solutions to bolster its Enterprise Asset...

Absa funds utility scale renewable energy captive power project

Absa acted as joint mandated lead arranger and lender for South Africa’s first utility scale renewable energy captive power project, comprising 200MW’s of solar power, which will be built in the North-West province in South Africa, at an estimated cost of...

MTN SA bolsters executive structure

MTN SA has announced a review of its executive structure as the company gears up to deliver on its Ambition 2025 strategy to transform from a telco to a tech-co. In line with this strategic shift, the company has appointed Ernst Fonternel into the role of chief...