SA’s metros set to become smarter

As the world becomes digital, South Africa’s major metropolises have followed suit in the quest to become smart cities. The national ICT spend has been increasing annually as the metros strive to become more technologically-advanced and compete with each other for the...

Paratus Telecom buys Vox Telecom Namibia

Vox Telecom has concluded the sale of its Namibian operation to Paratus Telecom, the privately and 100% wholly-owned Namibian telecommunications operator, for an undisclosed amount. The sale includes all assets and the full staff complement. Talks between the two...

Zimbabwe to get future-proof LTE network

Ericsson has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe’s largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company’s core network upgrade programme. The deal will see the companies working together to simplify and upgrade...

More news on Regin cyber-attack malware

Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has published its research on Regin – the first cyber-attack platform known to penetrate and monitor GSM networks in addition to other “standard” spying tasks. The attackers behind this platform have compromised...

Zwipit launches in the local market

Zwipit South Africa, the 100% South African-owned arm of the multinational brand Zwipit, has launched in the local market. South Africa is the 10th country in the fast growing list of territories of where Zwipit operates. Zwipit specialises in the acquisition of used...

ICT urged to invest in youth

The ICT industry should stop wasting its money on top-heavy events like GovTech and rather invest in developing South Africa’s untapped youth market. This is the word from Prof Barry Dwolatzky, who says companies with foresight would rather support events like the...