The regulator considers issuing more network licences to boost competition, expand connectivity and tackle new entrant barriers.
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This women's month, BCX, Telkom and Brainstorm magazine gathered SA's leading women in technology, business and innovation at Summer Place in Hyde Park. The day was filled with bold conversations, practical AI insights and meaningful connections to shape the future of leadership. #bcx #telkom #womenintech
ITWeb Honours SA’s Top CIOs of 2026 | ITWeb Tech Headlines, 19 - 24 October 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Transnet group CIO Pandelani Munyai and Absa's Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms, were named the top public and private sector CIOs at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2026, with Sanlam's Theo Mabaso receiving an honourable mention.
The company deploys AI in its Network Operations Centre, to detect anomalies before damage to subsea cables and its fibre networks occur.
The telco pledges R20 million to the IEC’s digital infrastructure for the 4 November local government elections.
Shareholders back the board and governance resolutions, but resist granting directors broad share issuance powers.
How prediction, on-site power and lower operating costs are shaping Telkom’s mobile network.
ITWeb TV Biz: A modernisation roadmap with Telkom
Hercules Ragoleka visited the ITWeb studio to discuss how Telkom is a technology and infrastructure leader modernising South Africa’s mobile networks to be smarter, more energy efficient and more resilient, while expanding access and supporting the digital economy. #Telkom
Customer frustrations include network outages, billing disputes and failed service channels, a study finds.
Sipho Maseko joins the automotive group’s board as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 September.
Mobile and fibre growth lifted data revenue, boosted margins and offset continued pressure in its BCX business.
The institute will equip South Africans with AI and digital skills, foster innovation and accelerate inclusive digital economy participation.
The telecoms group will settle a maturing JSE-listed bond on Wednesday, cutting its short-term interest-bearing debt by nearly a third.
The HONOR 600 and HONOR 600 Pro are available across all network providers and retail partners, including MTN, Vodacom, Telkom and Cell C.
A long-running dispute over the SIU's authority to investigate Telkom awaits a decision from the Supreme Court of Appeal.