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125,000 connections and counting: Octotel leads the way in Western Cape fibre connectivity

Telecoms & Networks

125,000 connections and counting: Octotel leads the way in Western Cape fibre connectivity

Issued by Octotel 21 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

28 Jan 2025

3 technological advancements SMEs need to leverage

SMEs

3 technological advancements SMEs need to leverage

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Nov 2024

Enter those winning campaigns

Advertising

Enter those winning campaigns

Issued by DMASA 8 Jun 2023

Travel

Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks

18 Jan 2022

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

Internet

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

18 Jan 2022

Vodacom builds 4G towers for villages without network coverage since the 90s

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom builds 4G towers for villages without network coverage since the 90s

8 Nov 2021

Image source: © rido –

Telecoms & Networks

Partnership to expand Telkom Kenya Limited's mobile data network

2 Nov 2021

Courier industry acquisition gets Competition of Commission's seal of approval

Logistics & Transport

Courier industry acquisition gets Competition of Commission's seal of approval

19 Oct 2021

DPD Laser acquires Fast + Furious in move to boost SA e-commerce growth

Distribution

DPD Laser acquires Fast + Furious in move to boost SA e-commerce growth

27 Aug 2021

ISS - Global Forwarding South Africa acquires Stacks South Africa

Logistics & Transport

ISS - Global Forwarding South Africa acquires Stacks South Africa

Issued by Integrated Service Solutions - Global Forwarding 24 May 2021

R27bn to be spent on 5G fibre technologies in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

R27bn to be spent on 5G fibre technologies in South Africa

19 May 2021

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

Markets & Investment

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

Chijioke Ohuocha 5 May 2021

5G can boost the economy

4th Industrial Revolution

5G can boost the economy

28 Sep 2020

Emirates SkyCargo expands network connectivity

Cargo & Storage

Emirates SkyCargo expands network connectivity

9 Jul 2020

GSMA reveals 'State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money'

Mobile & Apps

GSMA reveals 'State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money'

31 Mar 2020

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

Agro-processing

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

6 Feb 2020

5G wholesale roaming network service set for SA

4th Industrial Revolution

5G wholesale roaming network service set for SA

22 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

Kenyan music start-up Smubu hits 200K users mark

24 Jul 2019

Telecoms & Networks

Etisalat UAE selects Ericsson for 5G network expansion

1 Mar 2019

Virtualisation: Enabling unification of all Gs'

Telecoms & Networks

Virtualisation: Enabling unification of all Gs'

Lux Maharaj 24 Jan 2019

ZEE5 to strengthen its presence in Africa, Middle East and Asia

TV

ZEE5 to strengthen its presence in Africa, Middle East and Asia

4 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2018: ICT

18 Dec 2018

Internet

Cellcom looks to Parallel Wireless for network expansion

14 Dec 2018

Liquid Telecom receives $180m investment

ICT

Liquid Telecom receives $180m investment

12 Dec 2018

Telkom signs roaming partnership with Vodacom

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom signs roaming partnership with Vodacom

9 Nov 2018

mage by Volodymyr Burdiak

Responsible Tourism

Infrastructure needs to expand past transport for sustainability

Josephine Wawira 26 Oct 2018

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

Travel

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

1 Jun 2018

Cell C soon to roam on MTN network

Telecoms & Networks

Cell C soon to roam on MTN network

29 May 2018

British Airways A380 over Cape Town

Travel

British Airways starts African and Indian Ocean Islands expansion

20 Sep 2017

Orange launches in Liberia.

Telecoms & Networks

Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition

22 May 2017

IATA releases data for global air freight markets

Cargo & Storage

IATA releases data for global air freight markets

8 Mar 2017

Tigo management and local government officials at the launch of Tigo 4G in Mwanza City, Tanzania, earlier this year

Digital

Tigo deploys 4G LTE technology in Tanzania

26 May 2016

SA Innovation Summit partners with Switzerland

Tech Startups

SA Innovation Summit partners with Switzerland

20 Apr 2016

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Travel

Ethiopian Airlines aces aviation

28 Jan 2016

Tourism

Etihad Airways reports strong growth in 2015

13 Jan 2016

Tigo digital social entrepreneurs creating better world for Tanzania

Marketing & Media

Tigo digital social entrepreneurs creating better world for Tanzania

17 Dec 2015

Cell C's proposed transformative deal

Telecoms & Networks

Cell C's proposed transformative deal

11 Dec 2015

Mango launches new route

Aviation

Mango launches new route

18 Aug 2015

Tigo launches bid to become biggest 4G network in Tanzania

Digital

Tigo launches bid to become biggest 4G network in Tanzania

28 Apr 2015

SAA first flight to Abu Dhabi departs

Aviation

SAA first flight to Abu Dhabi departs

30 Mar 2015

Services

The OTT debate - challenging operators to remain relevant in the market

Eckart Zollner 24 Mar 2015

Vantage contributes to 4G LTE network expansion in Ghana

Mobile

Vantage contributes to 4G LTE network expansion in Ghana

4 Nov 2014

Record profits for Mango

Tourism & Travel

Record profits for Mango

15 Sep 2014

Airtel to invest $300m in network expansion in Nigeria

Mobile

Airtel to invest $300m in network expansion in Nigeria

21 Jul 2014

Infrastructure sharing: new partnerships needed in SA

ICT

Infrastructure sharing: new partnerships needed in SA

Eckart Zollner 11 Jun 2014

MTN "more exposed to risk than Bharti"

Mobile

MTN "more exposed to risk than Bharti"

Samuel Mungadze 16 May 2014

Cell-C to roll out more base stations

Hardware

Cell-C to roll out more base stations

Thabiso Mochiko 23 Aug 2013