Natasha Odendaal

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is undertaking a high-level stakeholder engagement to determine the human rights implications of the rapid expansion of data centres and digital infrastructure in South Africa. The commission aims to assess whether current legal, regulatory, environmental, governance and industry frameworks governing data centre development are aligned with constitutional obligations, international human rights standards, and recognised best-practice principles, including business and human rights standards.

Mobile technologies and services contributed $240-billion to Africa's economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, supporting about 13-million jobs and generating $45-billion in public revenues.

The Nedbank Kusini Accelerator Programme is showing how practical enterprise development can help turn an essential service into a source of local economic opportunity.

Seacom has launched new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, upgrading a long-established corridor into a

A new partnership between Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania and PayPal unlocks a new integration that enables customers to seamlessly link accounts and transfer funds between PayPal and M-Pesa wallets through the M-Pesa Super App. Eligible M-Pesa customers will now be able to deposit funds directly into their PayPal wallets and withdraw funds from PayPal back into their M-Pesa wallets securely and conveniently.

As Africa’s top 200 brands increased their combined value by 11% to value of $62.6-billion in 2026, the continent’s most valuable brand, South African telecommunications giant MTN, is facing mounting pressure from fellow telecommunications group Vodacom and banking group Standard Bank. For the thirteenth consecutive year, MTN retained its position as Africa’s most valuable brand, with a stable brand value of $2.9-billion, according to brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance’s ‘Africa 200 2026’ report.

Amid escalating debt, water utility Rand Water has reduced water supply to the Lesedi local municipality, in Gauteng, by 20%. This is owing to the

South Africans are still spending nearly eight times more connected time on 4G networks, despite the increasing coverage, handset availability and better performance of 5G networks, Opensignal’s first-quarter data has revealed. While South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020, users equipped with 5G-capable devices spent just 11.1% of their connected time on 5G in the first quarter of 2026, and 86.1% on 4G, which still anchors the daily mobile experience.

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Amazon South Africa to offer customers expanded benefits through Amazon Prime, unlocking comprehensive

Africa has no shortage of infrastructure plans or vision, but turning those ambitions into infrastructure delivery requires execution, warns Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo