
Washington takes on Beijing in race for Africa’s critical minerals
Financial backing and not mine ownership, anchors Washington’s push into Africa’s critical minerals sector.
MONDAY, 09 FEBRUARY 2026, 10:31

Financial backing and not mine ownership, anchors Washington’s push into Africa’s critical minerals sector.

First launched in 1998 as Vodaworld, Vodacom World is the largest shopping mall for mobile phones in South Africa.

For agentic AI to deliver real value, enterprises need hybrid infrastructure balancing cloud with sovereignty.

Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council.

Vodacom Group-controlled Vodafone Egypt has secured additional mobile spectrum from the Egyptian regulator.

Economics and electricity shielded South Africa from Bitcoin exposure, but policy deserves applause.

VAS-X executive Damien Burnett says these partnerships can accelerate market entry by combining telecoms expertise and regulatory knowledge with existing customer relationships.

Home Affairs wants to open a dedicated appointment-only office in the Cape Town Civic Centre.

Private 5G will be a catalyst to transform the mining sector, which is a key industry for both South Africa and the broader sub-Saharan African region

SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, CEO Elon Musk said at the weekend.

In a strategic move aligned with Egypt’s national digital transformation agenda, Vodacom Group has announced a significant intangible asset valuation stemming from its majority-owned subsidiary, Vodafone Egypt. Following an announcement by Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on February 7, 2026,...

Libraesva’s e-mail security platform is deliberately focused on detecting threats in the inbox, rather than expanding into adjacent use cases or bundling unrelated capabilities.

Nersa has granted Eskom steeper tariff hikes over the next two years after admitting errors in earlier calculations.

We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event.

At least one major ICT distributor in South Africa believes tech price increases driven by global demand for AI data centres will result in permanent hikes in tech prices.

Find an unobstructed view of the south-east horizon and the moon will guide you to the brightest star in Scorpius
Early on the morning of 11 February, the waning moon passes close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.
Antares is a red supergiant star about 550 light years away. From the UK, it never climbs far above the horizon, so it always feels like an achievement to...

Eskom’s revised unbundling plan threatens grid investment. President Ramaphosa must clarify his stance on electricity reform.
As Super Bowl Sunday comes to a close, America’s National Football League “is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game,” reports the Associated Press:The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super Bowl the next round in the HealthTECH Challenge series, a crowdsourced competition designed to accelerate the...

Prosus plans to sell more than $2-billion in non-strategic and underperforming assets this financial year.

Couriers must demand to verify recipients’ identities when delivering vehicle licence discs renewed through the eNatis system.

Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samples
Deaths caused by a synthetic opioid that is hundreds of times stronger than heroin may have been underestimated by up to a third across the UK, according to research.
Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that are extremely potent, and up to 500 times stronger than...