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Collective action needed to rebuild trust in digital communication
South Africa ranks among the world's most spam-targeted markets, with 17.47 billion spam calls recorded in early 2026. Industry leaders and regulators discuss how technology,…
South Africans fight back as spam calls surge past 17bn
Despite a massive surge in AI-driven scam calls exceeding 17 billion in South Africa, citizens are fighting back by answering fewer unknown numbers as new regulations and opt-out…
Koko Montjane
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, Koko Montjane is helping ensure South Africa's telecommunications sector keeps pace. At Openserve, she designs digital solutions…
Starlink in Angola: Connectivity, control and the quiet politics of the sky
Starlink's entry into Angola highlights a critical test for governance and sovereignty in the 21st century. As regulators navigate licensing, the nation grapples with integrating…
SA’s moral, technical high ground upends unipolar narrative
The “white genocide” narrative works inside this wider machinery. It racialises South Africa’s internal contradictions for foreign consumption. It turns a country struggling with…
Forty years of Mswati rule offer zilch to celebrate
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured…
Vodacom Business named 2025 Most Trusted Enterprise Telecommunications Provider of the Year
Vodacom Business has been voted winner of the Most Trusted Enterprise Telecommunications Provider of the Year award for 2025 by MyBroadband, reaffirming its leadership in…
South Africa needs to embrace AI, says communications minister Solly Malatsi
Recent data shows that 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI tools, ahead of those in several Western countries This content is restricted to registered users…
Telkom terminates potential acquisition talks with Rain
The telecommunications group said the parties had decided a suitable transaction was not possible at this time
Telkom shares plunge as MTN exits takeover talks
Deal flounders over exclusivity issues related to separate proposal by Rain
Telkom continues with lawsuit despite spending more than R2-billion on spectrum
The telecoms company says the court’s findings may affect the recent spectrum auction and its outcome
MTN’s focus on fibre might be the only way for it to regain market share
MTN SA has made two new executive appointments, in its technology and fibre divisions, as part of its efforts for it to grow its fibre business
Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns
Internet blackouts not only infringe on people’s human rights, but also cost companies and the economy billions, as evinced by MTN’s shutdown in Eswatini
Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom’s chief executive designate
The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022
Mobile makes the insurance model work in Africa – and we’re just getting started
Telecoms networks are the real drivers of financial inclusion on the continent