Britehouse gains Oracle certification

Britehouse has become one of Oracle’s first South African partners to achieve Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Specialisation. Members of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) that achieve this specialisation have demonstrated their expertise to sell, architect and...

Africa’s demand for fibre set to boom

The telecoms industry in South Africa and the rest of the continent is on the cusp of a fibre and mobile broadband boom, as network operators scramble to meet the demand for video, cloud applications and mobile solutions among consumers and businesses. That’s...

Mobile subscribers help community upliftment

Blue Cellular, in partnership with Contralesa KZN and Amaqhawe Esizwe, has devised a model that will benefit communities at a grassroots level through increased access to connectivity, job creation, and investment in the community. Prince Zulu, spokesperson for the...

SAB puts young entrepreneurs in the spotlight

As the Youth Month dawns, The South African Breweries (SAB) has announced the top 10 finalists for the 2016 class of youth entrepreneurship programme, SAB KickStart Boost. Up to R3,1-million in business support and funding has been awarded between the top 10...
Will the rainbow nation survive?

Will the rainbow nation survive?

The ideal of South Africa’s rainbow nation might not survive the 2019 national elections, unless a new political coalition allows the private sector to lead the country into economic growth. This is one of a new set of scenarios explaining how South Africa’s long-term...

DFA raises R1,25bn of funding

Open access fibre infrastructure provider DFA has secured additional term debt funding of R1,25-billion. This follows the extension and increase to R1,1-billion of its revolving credit facility in December 2016. The debt facilities will be used to re-finance a...