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Cell C adds 1.3m subscribers as turnaround gains pace

The company targets revenue growth in the upper-single-digit range in its 2027 financial year, after growing wholesale revenue by 20% and cutting net debt by 64%.
Admire Moyo

AI search ‘firmly’ part of customer experience

Local consumers are increasingly using AI tools to compare products and prices, and find discounts and deals.
Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

AI agents rewrite customer experience playbook

Speakers at CEM Africa 2026 stressed that AI alone is not the key to delivering better experiences to customers.
Joanne Carew

$1bn AWS engineering firm to accelerate African AI

The new business will help African companies overcome the gap between AI experimentation and deployment, says AWS.
Sibahle Malinga

Nedbank tests next-gen self-service branches

Mall-based kiosks become central to Nedbank’s strategy, as it transforms traditional branches into tech-enabled service centres.
Sibahle Malinga

More time for public input on EC Amendment Bill

Parliament’s oversight body on communications extends the deadline for written submissions on the Bill by one month.
Staff Writer

Telkom wins AGM vote despite share issue dissent

Shareholders back the board and governance resolutions, but resist granting directors broad share issuance powers.
Admire Moyo

Sebokeng youth get cellphone repair containers

A R19 million Cellphone Repair Programme seeks to upskill 500 disadvantaged young people with the skills to repair handsets.
Nicola Mawson

SA bucks Africa’s smartphone market downturn

South Africa’s smartphone market grew 17% in Q2, defying a wider African downturn as rising device prices put pressure on consumers.
Staff Writer
Less pressure, more support for HR and payroll
HR and payroll teams need systems that enable them to be more strategic, according to Sage.
Sage
ITWeb TV Biz: How AWS is helping to build SA’s next generation of cloud entrepreneurs
Through its Equity Equivalent Investment Programme, AWS South Africa has supported 47 black-owned, cloud-native businesses, equipping them with AWS certifications, go-to-market skills and access to its global partner network.
Staff Writer
AI adoption exposes governance gaps as organisations race to keep up
AI adoption is accelerating, but companies must keep governance, security and human oversight in step with the technology, industry experts said at TrendAI Spark 2026.
Nkhensani Nkhwashu

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