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02/04/2025

Seacom bolsters executive leadership team, appointing new group CMO and group CFO.

Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen joins the company as new group CMO, while Charl Slabbert assumes the group CFO role.

02/04/2025

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development becomes latest parliamentary organ to urge SITA to get its house in order.

The agency is singled out as a major impediment to courts operating effectively due to connectivity and infrastructure issues.

02/04/2025

MTN Group boosts its home broadband business, appointing group home broadband exec Ankur Bajpai to lead the unit.

Ankur Bajpai will head MTN’s home broadband strategy, with a focus on fibre-to-the-home and fixed-wireless access solutions.

02/04/2025

Security veteran Bill O'Connell has been appointed as Commvault’s CSO.

O'Connell joins Commvault as chief security officer, bringing nearly 20 years of expertise in cyber security, risk and data privacy.

02/04/2025

Brainwave

California-based researchers have developed an AI-powered system to restore natural speech for paralysed people in real-time. The device taps into the brain to measure neural activity, along with AI that learns how to build the sounds of a patient's voice.

Photograph by New Atlas
https://newatlas.com/medical-tech/brain-waves-spoken-words-ai-paralysis/

02/04/2025

Vodacom appoints Jonny Dos Santos as wholesale, fixed and enablement executive, effective 1 April.

In his expanded role, Johnny Dos Santos will drive innovation, operational excellence and customer-centricity.

02/04/2025

JSE-listed technology services firm iOCO, formerly known as EOH, reports significant progress with its turnaround strategy.

Despite a 6.4% revenue decline, the JSE-listed technology services firm achieved a 159.3% increase in EBITDA for the six months ended 31 January.

02/04/2025

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01/04/2025

Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank is set to lead investment of $40 billion in US-based generative artificial intelligence
(GenAI) start-up OpenAI.
https://www.itweb.co.za/article/softbank-leads-40bn-investment-in-openai/Olx4z7kakNkq56km

01/04/2025

JSE-listed technology services group Altron is looking to its next 60 years in business, with a focus on fintech, telematics and education, among other areas.
https://www.itweb.co.za/article/altron-ceo-unpacks-significant-opportunity-as-it-turns-60/LPwQ5MlbklxvNgkj

01/04/2025

Cell C and Inscape Education are joining forces to empower young South African talent through a 2-year initiative focused on creativity, innovation, and career development.

Cell C and Inscape Education Group have launched a two-year initiative to foster creativity, innovation and career development among young South Africans.

01/04/2025

Samsung names TM Roh to lead Device eXperience division as acting head, following death of co-CEO Han Jong-hee.

The company names TM Roh, the current head of its mobile business, as the new acting head of its Device eXperience business.

01/04/2025

Microsoft and Core Group have announced a partnership to roll out Surface technology in SA.

The companies have announced a new distribution deal to roll out Surface hardware to local resellers.

01/04/2025

Ingenuity, tech, data and AI can help restore Johannesburg to its former glory, says Altron CEO, as the firm zeros-in on its next phase after 60 years.

The JSE-listed group sets its sights on three areas to power the business, committing to being part of tech efforts to rejuvenate Johannesburg.

01/04/2025

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01/04/2025

Technology, finance and business consulting firms are refining their hybrid work strategies to keep top talent, says Pnet.

While remote and hybrid job postings have reduced slightly, the IT sector leads with the largest number of such postings, says Pnet.

01/04/2025

Eskom launches campaign to help residential owners of small-scale embedded generation systems to be compliant with NERSA regulations.

The exemptions will remain in place for eligible households until March 2026, including those who have not yet installed PV systems, says Eskom.

01/04/2025

SA Harvest launches a beneficiary vetting app, to track and monitor how food aid is distributed across SA’s informal economy.

SA Harvest launches a beneficiary vetting app, to track and monitor how food aid is distributed across SA’s informal economy.