Tag: South Africa
South Africa allegedly hacked by CIA and MI6 ahead of BRICS...
South Africa may be keeping a significant security breach under wraps after allegedly being hacked by America's CIA and Britain's MI6.
This is said to...
MTN SA to deploy wind, solar energy projects as load shedding...
MTN South Africa is actively investigating off-grid renewable energy alternatives to Eskom as it continues to battle the severe impact of Eskom power cuts on...
South Africa leads the 5G race in Africa with 5 million...
The adoption of the much-talked-about 5G network appears to be on the rise in Africa, with South Africa leading the pack, according to a...
Facebook accused of aiding child trafficking in South Africa
According to South Africa’s minister of police, Bheki Cele, children in the country are being sold online through social media platforms such as Facebook.
Cele...
South Africa leads in cybercrime in Africa – Interpol Report
A new report by Interpol has revealed that South Africa is at the heart of cybercrime in Africa in 2022
It also indicates there are huge concerns in...
South Africa to spend $44 million on digital skills training
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced that the country will spend R800 million ($44 million) on digital skills training for unemployed youth in...
Power crisis pushes South Africa into state of disaster
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster over South Africa’s crippling power shortages, saying they posed an existential threat...
Amazon Web opens second Africa office in Nigeria
Amazon Web Service (AWS), Amazon's data centre, has opened its second African-based office in Lagos, Nigeria.
This comes seven years after it opened the first...
Planned 2G, 3G switch-off in South Africa, Telcos want debate
South Africa’s biggest telecommunications operators, Vodacom, MTN and Telkom, have called for more consultation over government’s plan to terminate 2G and 3G services by 2025.
The...
South Africa may bid 2G, 3G goodbye by 2025
South Africa's Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has proposed a switch off of 2G cellular networks by June 2024 and 3G networks by March 2025,...