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Vodacom Eastern Cape region will invest over R500 million into the network and power backup upgrades across the province during the 2023/2024 financial year. This significant investment into the network will help the region expand connectivity in deep rural areas and townships that had no connectivity before. This will enable hundreds of thousands of people to participate in the digital economy for the first time. This coupled with a concerted effort to drive down the cost to communicate through innovative platforms such as Just4U and Just4YouTown has lowered voice and data rates across the province and enabled scores of people…
South African-based aviation group Pegasus Universal Aerospace has announced that it has launched a new shares sale to raise capital for the next developmental stage of its ground-breaking Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) project. Aimed at raising a minimum of R200,000 in funding, the sale will remain open for three months until 21 August 2023. The company has made some six million Class A, seven-year preference shares available at an issue price of R2,900 per share, offering a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum. With a minimum transaction requirement of four shares per investor, this means that South Africans can…
Take Note IT, a leading provider of innovative IT solutions – is thrilled to announce the launch of the Cyber Excellence Academy, in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and with the support of the Media, Information, and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICTSETA). The Cyber Excellence Academy aims to revolutionise the cybersecurity landscape by empowering individuals with advanced skills and knowledge to combat evolving digital threats. The Cyber Excellence Academy is an intensive training programme designed to equip participants with industry-leading expertise in cybersecurity. By fostering a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, strategies…
During his keynote speech on the afternoon of July 7, at the opening of HUAWEI Developer Conference — HDC.Cloud 2023, Zhang Ping’an, Huawei’s Executive Director and CEO of Huawei Cloud, announced the launch of Huawei Cloud Pangu Models 3.0 and Ascend AI cloud services. Guided by its three stated purposes — reshaping industries, honing technologies, and sharing success — Pangu Models 3.0 will focus on building up core competitiveness and helping customers, partners, and developers operationalize AI and drive real value creation across industries. With Ascend AI cloud services, a single compute cluster can provide 2,000 petaFLOPS of compute capacity,…
Huawei this week hosted its flagship Eco-Connect Sub-Saharan Africa 2023 event, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Run under the theme, ‘Leading Digital for New Value Together’, the event brought together nearly 3 000 delegates from more than 10 countries, representing a wide variety of industries and organisations. Huawei has long recognised Africa’s potential. It has operated in Africa for 26 years and has worked with partners to help Africa achieve inclusive and reliable network connectivity and support the digital transformation agenda in various industries on the continent. In his opening address, David Wang, Executive Director of the Board, Chairman of ICT…
Vodacom is South Africa’s ‘Most Reliable Network’. The latest biannual network report by the independent benchmarking organisation umlaut, part of Accenture, has ranked Vodacom ‘Best in Test’ ahead of competitors and scored the highest for reliability, data services and crowdsourced quality. This is testament to Vodacom’s commitment to deliver unparalleled connectivity to its valued customers and reaffirms its purpose of connecting South Africans to a better future. Sitho Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom South Africa, expressed his pride in achieving this remarkable milestone, stating: “We are honoured to be acknowledged as South Africa’s most reliable network. This achievement reflects the tireless…
JSE-listed telecoms group Blue Label Telecoms announced on Friday the appointment of Happy Masondo as an independent non-executive director and as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. Her appointment is effective from 1 August 2023. Masondo is a qualified senior attorney and director, with specialist skills in renewable energy projects, information technology projects and public-private partnerships. Her expertise includes legal and regulatory project management skills including collation of relevant compliance tender documents, analysis and review of the legal and regulatory requirements. She is an experienced non-executive director and currently serves on the boards of Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Bright…
The Information Regulator (Regulator) issued an Infringement notice to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) in which it ordered the DoJ&CD to pay an administrative fine of R5 million following its failure to comply with the Enforcement Notice issued by the Regulator on 09 May 2023. The Regulator issued the Enforcement Notice following the finding of the contravention of various sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) by the DoJ&CD. The Enforcement Notice had required the DoJ&CD to submit proof to the Regulator within thirty-one (31) days of receipt of the Notice that the Trend Anti-Virus…
Vodacom South Africa (VSA) is the latest company and property owner to partner with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) to ensure that traffic signals along major intersections operate during load shedding. This partnership spearheaded by the JRA and facilitated through a Service Level Agreement (SLA) will leverage electricity sourced from Vodacom’s adjacent buildings to power traffic lights. Through this initial phase of the partnership Vodacom will provide backup power to the traffic lights at intersections near the Vodacom campus in Midrand specifically on 13th Road and Vodacom Boulevard (entrance and exit) as well as Lever Road and Vodacom Boulevard. According to Sitho…
What is the NHI and how will it change the system? The NHI is a Fund, paid by our taxes, from which the government will buy health care services for all of us who live in the country from health care providers in the public sector and private sector. This means when you feel unwell, you can go to your nearest GP or clinic of your choice that has a contract with NHI and not worry about the cost of care. Why do we need NHI? What are the benefits of NHI? Providing health care for all: South Africa is a…