Author: Chris Anu

Devices and equipment worth over R500 000 have been confiscated. A joint operation in Lenasia on 5 November resulted in the successful seizure of hundreds of illegal streaming devices valued at more than R500 000.This is according to DStv operator MultiChoice, which notes the operation was led by the Johannesburg Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit: Intellectual Property Group, in collaboration with members of the Protea Local Criminal Record Centre, Crime Intelligence and a MultiChoice brand holder representative.Over the years, the video entertainment company has faced persistent challenges with piracy, which continues to threaten its revenue and content ecosystem.In a…

Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement will also result in expanded rural network coverage. “Integrating Starlink’s satellite backhaul into Vodacom’s mobile network will accelerate network coverage expansion while increasing network performance in rural areas,” Vodacom said in a statement on Wednesday. Vodacom will resell Starlink equipment and services to enterprise and small business customers in Africa, while “retaining the flexibility to create localised value propositions that consider the unique requirements and affordability of the African…

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana. In a bid to curb corruption, government has launched the first Procurement Payments Dashboard using data from its Basic Accounting System.This was announced by finance minister Enoch Godongwana, presenting the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in Cape Town, earlier today.According to the minister, this dashboard, which is available on the National Treasury eTender website, shows the payments made to suppliers by most national and provincial government departments, as captured on Treasury’s payments system. “This represents a massive step forward in procurement transparency. The dashboard will help identify inefficiencies, anomalies and uncovering opportunities for consolidation,” said Godongwna.“It…

The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an emerging competition between American companies to build the landing vehicle that could win this new moon race for the US. The dust-up over the lunar lander could pit Elon Musk against his billionaire rival Jeff Bezos. And it has already sparked a war of words between Musk and Nasa’s acting chief, Sean Duffy, which exposes fault lines over the direction and leadership of the US space agency. In April…

First Distribution, AWS showcase cloud excellence at AfricaTech Festival 2025. First Distribution, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), proudly announced its participation at AfricaTech Festival 2025, one of the continent’s most influential technology gatherings. This year’s event provides an ideal platform for First Distribution and AWS to engage with Africa’s growing technology ecosystem – from cloud-first start-ups and digital innovators to established enterprise partners driving transformation across industries.The primary focus of First Distribution’s presence at the event is to showcase its AWS value proposition to the broader partner ecosystem. As a leading value-added distributor for AWS in Africa, First…

Seacom group chief digital officer Prenesh Padayachee Seacom is targeting the fourth quarter of 2026 to reach financial close on its massive planned subsea broadband cable system that will connect Africa with Europe and Asia. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system will be among the highest-capacity submarine cable systems ever built, offering a two petabit per second design capacity from 48 fibre pairs. No 48-pair subsea fibre systems have been built to date anywhere in the world, though Seacom believes the technology will be ready for commercial deployment in the coming years. Seacom is targeting late 2029 or early 2030…

In 2025, ITWeb celebrated the 20th edition of its BI Summit. Over the years, this event has united South Africa’s business intelligence (BI) community with top-level presentations and insights from local and international experts.But times have changed. Renowned for its constant progress, the technology industry is always evolving. To reflect this, ITWeb is retiring the long-standing BI Summit brand. In its place, it is proud to present the all-new Data Insights Summit 2026.Focused on the trends and issues affecting the growing community of data, analytics, BI and artificial intelligence professionals, the new summit reflects the expanding scope and critical importance…

SpaceX has criticised the time it is taking communications minister Solly Malatsi to issue a policy directive to reform regulations that would allow the Elon Musk-controlled company to launch the Starlink satellite broadband service in South Africa. Ryan Goodnight, senior director of market access and development at SpaceX, told an audience at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town on Tuesday that the company was encouraged when Malatsi published a draft policy directive in May allowing for “equity equivalents” in licensing, but is now disappointed that the final directive still hasn’t been issued, six months later. Icasa regulations require 30%…

His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism and Chairman of TOURISE, opens the inaugural TOURISE Summit in Riyadh. With the bold ambition to rewrite the rules of travel, the inaugural TOURISE Summit under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister was officially opened today by H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of TOURISE. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251111716065/en/TOURISE ushers in a new era for global tourism, uniting ministers, delegates, and visionaries from around…

As the African continent accelerates its digital transformation, South Africa prepares to host the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival from 11 to 13 November 2025 at the Cape Town International Conference Centre. The choice of host city reflects the region’s growing reputation as Africa’s tech capital. The Western Cape – specifically Cape Town and its surrounds – has evolved into the heart of Africa’s innovation economy. The Cape Town-Stellenbosch tech corridor encompasses over 450 tech firms employing close to 40 000 professionals, supported by a network of incubators, accelerators, training providers and investors that strengthen the region’s innovation economy. Home to over…