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Edwin Diender, Chief Innovation Officer of the Huawei Global Electric Digitalisation business unit
DIGITAL MIGRATION

Unleashing potential: exploring the dimensions of utility management for world-class performance

Innovative digital solutions are imperative in the electricity sector’s transition to sustainable energy

  • Special Reports
3 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy. (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

South Africa looks to capitalise as digital economy set to grow

President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
The move adds to a growing set of tension points between the world’s two biggest economies in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis.
AIR CHINA

US suspends flights by Chinese airlines in spat with Beijing

The latest spat between Washington and Beijing centers partially on the Civil Aviation Authority of China deciding to determine its limit on foreign airlines based on their…

  • Kiri Rupiah
3 min read
With the US and China both competing for influence in Africa, it’s unclear whether their actions during the pandemic will change perceptions of either superpower on the continent. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)
AFROPHOBIA
Video

China’s African headache

Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship

  • Aanu Adeoye
7 min read
AI is not a side issue; it is an economic governance challenge that will determine who captures value, who holds power, and whose interests technology ultimately serves for decades to come. (Science Photo Library/ Sergi Laremenko)
4IR

South Africa must have a stake in artificial intelligence technology

The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government

  • Tshilidzi Marwala
7 min read
Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of telecommunications networking equipment and number-two smartphone manufacturer. (Getty Images)
5G

France won’t bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network

There has been intense debate in Europe about whether or not to exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G mobile networks

  • Agency
4 min read
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COUNTRY

A sleepwalk away from state spying

We know now that before embracing new technology, we need to ask the difficult questions

  • Editorial
3 min read
Big brother is watching: Surveillance cameras, such as these at Tiananmen square in Beijing, China, are run by ‘algorithms of repression’ that allow governments to easily wield restrictive powers over their citizens. (AFP)
ETHIOPIA

‘Our cameras will make you safe’

Huawei’s pitch to African mayors ignores concerns that its Smart Cities technology can be abused

  • Simon Allison
7 min read
Huawei — considered the world leader in superfast 5G equipment and the world’s number two smartphone producer — was in May swept into a deepening trade war between Beijing and Washington. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)
AGENCY

Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban

The original ban was announced earlier this year by US authorities who claim it provides a backdoor for Chinese intelligence services

  • Agency
2 min read
Huawei — considered the world leader in superfast 5G equipment and the world’s number two smartphone producer — was in May swept into a deepening trade war between Beijing and Washington. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)
ERWAN LUCAS

Monaco rolls out Huawei-built 5G network in European first

As mobile operators shift away from slower networks, Europe has been torn over its approach to the Chinese giant, which is a pioneer in 5G technology.

  • Erwan Lucas
3 min read
So-called tech minerals are used in everything from smartphones and lasers to avionic systems and electronic warfare technologies. But trade tensions have led China to warn that supplies of could be choked. (Reuters/David Gray)
CHINA

Rare earths are the latest weapon in the US-China trade war

Beijing had already dropped a big hint that rare earths could be in the firing line

  • Laurent Thomet
4 min read
Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of telecommunications networking equipment and number-two smartphone manufacturer. (Getty Images)
HUAWEI

Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban

Huawei filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it "unconstitutional"

  • Dan Martin
3 min read
EE had announced earlier that it would bring Huawei’s first 5G phone, but the Chinese giant’s involvement in the UK telecoms industry has become politically controversial. (Getty)
ANDROID

UK telecoms giant EE says to launch 5G without Huawei

The telecommunications company has ousted Huawei from its 5G plans after Google decided to cut ties with the smartphone manufacturer

  • Agency
1 min read
Huawei will be unable to offer Google’s proprietary apps and services in the future. (AFP)
ANDROID

Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei

The move could have major implications for Huawei smartphone users, as the telecoms giant will no longer have access to Google’s proprietary services

  • Agency
3 min read
EE had announced earlier that it would bring Huawei’s first 5G phone, but the Chinese giant’s involvement in the UK telecoms industry has become politically controversial. (Getty)
CELLPHONE TECHNOLOGY

Huawei takes mobile photography to new heights

The P30 Pro is capable of shooting images in low-light that are ridiculously good when compared to that of an iPhone or Samsung

  • Nafisa Akabor
3 min read