Cell C defaults on payments, commits to restructuring

Cell C has told its noteholders that is has defaulted on the payment of interest on its $184 002 000 note that was due in December 2019. It has also defaulted on as interest and capital repayments related to the respective bilateral loan facilities between Cell C and...

UK permits Huawei equipment in its 5G networks

The UK government has granted Huawei limited licence to participate in its 5G network rollout. Although the Chinese firm has been designated a “high-risk vendor”, it will will be allowed to build non-core elements of the UK’s 5G network. Huawei will be banned...
Staying in touch while rowing across the Atlantic …

Staying in touch while rowing across the Atlantic …

A brother and sister team taking part in a 3 000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean are using cloud-based technologies to stay in touch. Despite being hundreds of miles from land, Anna and Cameron McLean use Microsoft Teams tool to contact loved ones, and receive...

AI, data visualisation key for digital transformation

There is strong demand across industries and markets to implement advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data visualisation to make sense of vast data streams in realtime, with 75% of respondents in a recent survey aimed at prioritiring...

Biometrics enables payments without connectivity

Low connectivity across Africa has historically been an issue for paying social grants leaving the poorest of the poor even more vulnerable in deep rural areas. Technology from Paycode is overcoming this barrier, working in places where there is no phone or internet...

Smart device shipments to exceed 3bn in 2023

Worldwide, smart devices shipments are expected to reach 3-billion in 2023, according to Canalys. These include smartphones, desktop PCs, notebooks, tablets, wearable bands, smart speakers and smart personal audio devices. This figure represents an impressive...