The networking solutions firm’s ICT training academy sees gains in job placements for youth with digital skills, reveals Cisco SA’s Smangele Nkosi.
Led by ICT-focused start-ups, Southern Africa’s venture capital sector attracted R13.35 billion in active investments during 2024.
The partnership is expected to reduce the capital burden of upgrading IT infrastructure by introducing structured finance and rental options for reconditioned IT equipment.
Samsung and the DTIC call on black-owned ICT SMEs to apply for an equity equivalent investment programme.
The companies will spend an additional R2 billion over three years on local communities if a merger is finalised.
The industry players say the reviewed deal gives Vodacom extensive influence over SA’s largest open-access fibre infrastructure through Maziv.
The emergency response platform partners with an original equipment manufacturer, with its service embedded on some Samsung devices.
Since its inception in 2017, the VC firm has deployed over R1.02 billion into 177 ventures across the continent.
The local fintech firm acquires digital payments company Efficacy, to offer direct card clearing services to the market.
Coro includes a built-in security operations centre that monitors your environment in real-time, says Symbiosys IT.
The ICT SMME Chamber “strongly opposes” the draft policy allowing equity equivalent investments, warning it undermines SA’s 30% HDI ownership law.