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Jonathan Smit, the founder and former MD of Payfast, has acquired iVeri, one of Africa’s longest-standing payment technology providers. “Payments keeps drawing me back because it is infrastructural in nature," Smit explains. "Trends come and go, but the need to move...
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The way forward for Africa
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a luxury for Africa, but a necessity. Andre Wills, MD of Africa Analysis Team, tells delegates to the Ministerial Forum taking place on the sidelines of Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, that Africa has a...
Fibre enables the broadband economy
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Lessons to be learned from China
Kathy Gibson reports – When it comes to developing an artificial intelligence (AI) economy from scratch, Africa could learn from countries that have successfully achieved their own transformation. And we don’t have to look much further than China, which has evolved...
Openserve debuts SA’s first FTTR
Kathy Gibson reports – Openserve has launched its fibre to the room (FTTR) offering in partnership with Huawei - the first to bring this service to the South African market. “We believe FTTR will enhance how our customers experience connectivity,” says Makgosi Mabaso,...
Equinix plans $22m data centre in Lagos
Digital infrastructure company Equinix says it will open its next high performance data centre in Lagos – a $22-million investment it says marks the first phase of an ambitious investment plan of around $100-million to transform Africa’s digital landscape over the...
Openserve to offer Giga Connect
In February 2026, Openserve will launch Giga Connect, providing dedicated network-to-network connectivity for network operators, service providers, financial institutions, public sector organisations, large enterprises, OTT providers, and data centres where...
Teraco increases Cape Town’s hyperscale capacity to 50MW
Teraco has successfully completed its CT2 hyperscale data centre expansion in Cape Town, bringing the facility’s total critical IT load to 50 megawatts (MW). The expanded CT2 facility adds 32MW of new capacity delivered across eight new data halls and built over three...
AI key for Africa to unlock youth dividend
Kathy Gibson reports – By 2030, more young Africans will enter the workplace than the rest of the world combined – and it’s critical that this youth cohort is able to takes its place in the digital economy. This is the word from John Omo, secretary-general of the...
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Bridging sub-Saharan Africa’s digital divide
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