Seacom partners with Q-Kon to improve LEO connectivity
Seacom is partnering with satellite engineering enterprise Q-Kon to enhance the Seacom low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services, which have been offered in South Africa since early 2024. The enhanced LEO connectivity benefit from the partnership will also...
Kaspersky exposes hidden malware on GitHub
Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered hundreds of open source repositories with multi-staged malware targeting gamers and crypto-investors within a new campaign dubbed GitVenom by Kaspersky. The infected projects include an automation...
African Development Bank partners with Interpol
The African Development Bank Group has signed a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), the first multilateral development bank to establish such a collaboration with Interpol. The Letter of Intent, signed by African...
SolarAfrica begins SunCentral rollout
SolarAfrica has successfully reached financial close on the first 114 MW component of its SunCentral project alongside funding partners Investec and RMB. The R1,8-billion investment into SunCentral marks the start of the project’s rollout in South Africa. SunCentral...
ESA, Red Cross bring space technology to disaster management
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to harness space technology for humanitarian assistance worldwide. The partnership will combine ESA's space expertise with ICRC's...
Dell launches simplified AI PC portfolio
Dell Technologies has launched a new AI PC portfolio built for personal and professional computing. To simplify choices for customers, the new portfolio consists of three simple product categories which focus on core customer needs. These are Dell (designed for play,...
How each generation can stay safe as scams proliferate
In recent years, scams have surged to alarming levels, becoming a significant concern for nearly every South African, writes Yash Pillay, sales engineer at Trend Micro. The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) reported a staggering 32% increase in fraud...
iStore launches new iPhone 16e
iStore South Africa will be launching the iPhone 16e on the same day as the US and other major markets – so South Africans will be able to get their hands on it 28 February 2025. Pre-orders opened on Friday (21 February 2025). iStore is offering users up to R22 000...
Huawei Cloud expands African footprint
Huawei Cloud has expanded its presence in Africa with the addition of four new availability zones, three in Egypt and one in Nigeria. This expansion brings the total number of Huawei Cloud data centers in Africa to six. The move strategically addresses latency issues...
Datacentrix retains HP Amplify Impact status
Datacentrix has been re-awarded HP’s prestigious Amplify Impact Partner status. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability, diversity and social responsibility, as well as its efforts to drive positive change within the community. HP’s...
Don’t miss the Workplace Skills Plan submission deadline
If your business has an annual payroll exceeding R500 000 or 50+ employees, you should be in full swing preparing your Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR). By Anton Visser, chief operations officer of SA Business School and Alefbet Learning...
Have the conversation about employees’ right to disconnect
With boundaries between work and personal life growing blurrier than ever, there is a growing movement across the globe to formalise and even commit to policy, the right of employees to disconnect completely during personal downtime. While that is one response to the...