Former MTN CEO dies
Sifiso Dabengwa, formerly chairperson of Eskom and CEO of MTN, died yesterday (1 September) from cancer. Dabengwa was CEO of MTN from 2011 to 2015, and chaired Eskom from 2018 to 2020. Dabengwa is survived by his wife and four children.
Capitec enhances CX with cloud-based services
Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton - Capitec is adding features to its AWS-based app that will allow customers to place calls from within the app. Customers can already access the app without having to use data - and now the calls to Capitec will also be...
Microsoft, SITA open new innovation centre
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Young scientists shine at Johannesburg regional expo
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New interventions aim to stabilise, improve power supply
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Paratus opens carrier neutral data centre in Namibia
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Vantage opens Johannesburg data centre campus
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