Fibre key to ubiquitous broadband rollout in Africa

Fibre key to ubiquitous broadband rollout in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom – Globally, fibre has begun to dominate fixed broadband connectivity, and continues to expand. This is the word from Dobek Pater, ICT analyst at Africa Analysis, speaking at the Africa Broadband Forum on the sidelines of...
SA poised on the edge of a widening digital divide

SA poised on the edge of a widening digital divide

Kathy Gibson reports – Africa is lagging the rest of the world in connectivity and access to digital opportunities – and it’s not going to catch up any time soon unless we fundamentally change the way we provide access, power, and devices. And, while South Africa is...
Clean, reliable power key to Africa’s digital economy

Clean, reliable power key to Africa’s digital economy

Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa and Africa must drive forward to create a digitally-inclusive environment that creates opportunities for entrepreneurs and lifts people out of poverty. This is the word from Solly Malatsi, minister of communications and digital...
Income inequality still high – but there are green shoots

Income inequality still high – but there are green shoots

South Africa’s middle and upper classes are growing and becoming more economically inclusive – but challenges remain, according to the latest report from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing: Social Mobility in South...
MSPs struggle to protect SMB customers

MSPs struggle to protect SMB customers

Sixty five percent of managed service providers (MSPs) are juggling between four to nine different cybersecurity point solutions to protect their SMB customers – and a further 12% use 10 or more – according to new research from cybersecurity specialists, Guardz....
Hole in the ozone layer continues to heal

Hole in the ozone layer continues to heal

Healing continues in the atmosphere over the Antarctic: a hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...