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The 2Africa subsea cable, the largest subsea cable system in the world, has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, South Africa. This is the first submarine cable landing in the Eastern Cape region, promising greater internet capacity and acceleration of connectivity across the province and supporting South Africa’s growing digital economy. The 2Africa Consortium includes eight international partners, China Mobile International, Meta (Facebook), MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, center3 (stc), Telecom Egypt, Vodafone/Vodacom and WIOCC, who have partnered to build 2Africa. Launched in May 2022, the subsea cable project aims to significantly increase the capacity, quality, and availability of internet…

This summer, everyone needs a win – and according to MTN, “with MyMTN Home internet everyone is a winner. MyMTN Home is aimed at delivering more value for money and providing greater choice to customers. The growth in demand for flexible data solutions and consumers’ increasing need to remain connected to loved ones is what inspired them to introduce the MyMTN Home offerings. With MTN’s home internet solutions, customers can now binge-watch their favourite series, game to their heart’s content stream movies, or pit together the perfect playlist for summer pool parties giving more people uncapped access to the digital world from…

In an effort to assist customers in their hunt for those hard-to-find items, Builders, the home improvement, DIY, and building materials retailer, has launched a new online tool called Product Finder. This new solution utilises a dedicated team of Builders Sales Specialists to locate and source niche décor and outdoor products, a tool, storage solutions, or fittings, whether customers saw the item online, spotted it in a magazine, or encountered it outside the country. Best of all, the platform can even find items the retailer doesn’t stock.    “In the last two years we have seen a surge in South…

A whopping 80% of SA Post Offices (SAPO) nationwide do not answer their phones and many of them don’t even have working telephone lines. The DA conducted a project where we called a sample of 300 Post Offices nationwide. “When we tried calling both the Head office and Customer Service Centre, as part of our 25% sample, both calls were equally unsuccessful,” a DA research reveals. This comes just days after it was announced that the SAPO is proposing to cut their employees’ work week by two days, which would ultimately mean that their employees get paid 40% less. This…

Huawei South Africa has risen up the Top Employers Institute’s annual Top Employer rankings and is recognised as one of the top 20 Top Employers in South Africa. While Huawei has been accredited for six consecutive years, its improved ranking is a validation of the hard work it’s put into employee wellbeing and development. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices. The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. This…

Husband and wife team Ofentse and Nelisiwe Mwase have become the latest South African YouTubers to reach the 1 million subscribers milestone, becoming one of just 25 South African YouTube channels in this elite club. Starting in 2017, the Ofentse Mwase Films  (OM Films) channel initially focused on long-form comedy content with a uniquely South African influence and perspective. Describing how their channel came about, the couple says: “We have always been a humorous couple, since we started dating in 2008. We loved anything and everything that was comedy or satire. So it’s safe to say that humour is a…

Africa Data Centres has broken ground on its new facility in Nairobi, Kenya. The new build will expand its existing data centre by up to 15MW of IT load. The facility will be built in the company’s leading-edge modular design. ADC’s expansion at the new site will be completed in the first half of 2024 and will bring five times more capacity than is currently installed. “We believe that data centres will play a significant role in digital transformation and economic growth on our continent. Without them, the push towards a digital economy in Africa will be missing a key…

Today EOH released the final terms of its rights offer and its specific issue of shares to its strategic investment partner Lebashe Investment Group. Salient points On 13 December 2022 at the Company’s EGM, EOH shareholders voted unanimously for EOH to proceed with the rights offer. The combined capital raise from the rights issue and specific issue will amount to R600 million. EOH has received irrevocable undertakings from existing shareholders representing 30% of the issued shares to follow their rights in full. EOH has underwriting agreements with Aeon Investment Management Proprietary Limited, Anchor Capital Proprietary Limited and Visio Capital Management…

More than 25 million South African consumers saved a combined R7 billion on their grocery bills during the past six months (July to December 2022) through the Xtra Savings programme at Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets.    It has contributed to fending off soaring living costs with Xtra Savings members swiping their rewards cards over 238 million times to benefit from instant cash savings at till points to help make ends meet.  Consumers countrywide continue to switch to Shoprite and Checkers with an additional 1 million members joining the Xtra Savings programme, which was named South Africa’s best retail rewards programme by the 2022 South African Loyalty Awards, during this period.    With an unwavering focus on affordability and accessibility, Shoprite and Checkers will continue to keep prices on everyday essentials and groceries as low as possible.   The following tips will…

Telkom today announced plans to enable mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) partnerships on its network. Telkom has leveraged its extensive network footprint across South Africa to offer MVNOs the opportunity to provide quality services over its network – thereby enhancing the much-needed competition in the telecoms space. Telkom believes partnering with MVNOs will enable them to deliver their propositions to selected target markets effectively. ” With a best-in-class network, we believe that such partnerships will help create jobs, create a path into the industry for smaller players, and ultimately contribute to the growth of our digital economy, “says Lunga Siyo,…