Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, has announced the commercial rollout of its next-generation mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4, in South Africa. The commercial availability of Thuraya, a subsidiary of Space42, marks the company’s first operational presence in the country and a major step in expanding secure, reliable satellite connectivity to…
Christo Wessels Governments across sub-Saharan Africa have identified manufacturing as one of the most important sectors in driving inclusive growth across the continent. According to the African Development Bank, there is an opportunity to more than double manufacturing output from $500 billion today to over $1 trillion by 2030. Along with the opportunities of urbanisation, the…
Christo Wessels Sub-Saharan Africa faces complex challenges as nations race to meet their 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s global blueprint for a more prosperous world. Climate change, high government debt burdens, rapid urbanisation, and backlogs in infrastructure investment and maintenance are among the barriers that governments and the private sector face in driving sustainable economic…
CFI Financial Group, a leading global online trading provider, will host its next seminar for both new and experienced traderson Tuesday, 25 November at The Venue, Melrose Arch. Titled ‘Apply It Live: Turn Strategy into Action,’ the session marks the launch of a new format that will run simultaneously across 11 cities, each led by a local…
The Gauteng Department of e-Government will host a two-day Youth Tech Expo on Friday, 20 November 2025 and Saturday, 21 November 2025 at Laerskool Danie Theron in Kibler Park, Johannesburg. This Expo forms part of a growing provincial series launched in 2022, aimed at addressing the high youth unemployment rate in Gauteng by equipping young…
The 2025 HUAWEI XMAGE Awards Ceremony and “The World, You and Me” Annual Imaging Exhibition was held this week at the Grand Palais in Paris. The event, jointly hosted with Paris Photo, one of the most world’s largest international art fairs dedicated to photography, drew attention from a host of accomplished creators, media, industry leaders,…
TCL has just introduced one of South Africa’s most affordable 5G smartphones, the new TCL 60R 5G with a recommended retail price of R1,999 on prepaid. The TCL 60R combines smooth visuals, fast connectivity and long battery life in a sleek, budget-friendly package. With TCL NXTURBO and RAM expansion technology, the TCL 60R 5G is…
Cosplay is taking centre stage at this year’s rAge (really Awesome gaming expo), with six showstopping competitions and a calendar packed with activities that celebrate the bold, the beautiful, and the bizarre. rAge has supported and promoted Cosplay before it became a household word in South Africa, and this year is serving up an epic cosplay experience…
MediaTek, a global fabless semiconductor company powering nearly 2 billion connected devices a year, and Infinix, an innovative smartphone manufacturer that consistently ranks as a top five brand in Africa, are collaborating to bring richer features and better performance to the Infinix HOT 60 PRO+ series of 4G/LTE smartphones, powered by the MediaTek Helio G200 chipset. Infinix is leveraging the MediaTek Helio G200 chipset in…
Bradley Elliott Just a few years ago, neobanks and fintechs were regarded as disruptive competitive threats to incumbent financial institutions (FIs). But now the script has changed, and these startups and innovators are regarded as potential merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities or partners for larger banks. Likewise, many new-age players are looking to larger institutions…
