SA’s automation sector ready for IoT

Key stakeholders in South Africa’s automation industry have called for greater collaboration to drive industrial progress and to make the Internet of Things (IoT) a reality within the sector. Speaking at the official launch of the Africa Automation Fair 2019 in...

How to do business with no water

Industries, agribusiness and commercial operations in and around Cape Town could soon face the prospect of operating a business without water. ESI Africa is hosting a live free-to-attend webinar discussion on Thursday 8 March 2018, addressing the current water...

Bank branches push digital adoption

FNB branches are playing a pivotal role in introducing customers to digital banking channels. The bank reveals that, over the last year, its branches recorded the highest number of customers that migrated to the FNB banking app, online banking and cellphone banking...
The back and forth of SA’s telecoms policy

The back and forth of SA’s telecoms policy

Aside from laudable victories for competition such as the reduction in mobile termination rates, the South African telecommunications sector is becoming a tennis match characterised by endless sets of policy implementation decisions and policy implementation failures....

Broadband rollout for Limpopo

Altron is to roll out a broadband network in Limpopo, in a deal initially worth R585-million. The Limpopo Provincial Government, through Limpopo Connexion SOC, has appointed Altron’s Altech Radio Holdings (ARH) to establish an affordable, secure, open access...

Economics wish list for SONA

South Africa experienced deteriorating economic conditions during 2014-2017, and hopes for an improvement in economic growth during 2018 under the new administration. PwC tenders its economics wish list for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s maiden state of the nation...