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5G launch brings opportunities, 4G remains critical
31st July 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

As several telecommunications groups launch fifth-generation (5G) technology, highly attractive opportunities for South African consumers, carriers and the information and communication technology... 


Huawei launches Africa Cloud&AI Innovation Centre
Huawei launches Africa Cloud&AI Innovation Centre
29th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Huawei today announced the launch of a South Africa-based Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre to drive innovation, knowledge transfer and economic growth through app... 


HUAWEI CLOUD Summit to map 4IR opportunities for Africa
HUAWEI CLOUD Summit to map 4IR opportunities for Africa
23rd July 2020

JOHANNESBURG, July 2020 – Business leaders and ICT experts from across Africa will convene on July 27 for the HUAWEI CLOUD Summit Africa 2020, an online event to unpack the opportunities of cloud... 


Transformation of Oil and Gas: Huawei's New ICT Technologies Help Build a Smart Ecosystem
21st July 2020

In 2020, the international oil market has suffered an unexpected economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. The previously high, but stable oil prices are now hurting, signaling an... 


Constructing an Energy Digital Foundation to Empower an Intelligent Electric Power Industry
Constructing an Energy Digital Foundation to Empower an Intelligent Electric Power Industry
21st July 2020

China's New Infrastructure Policy guides the digital transformation of the country's industries, representing a wealth of opportunities for Huawei's Enterprise Business Group (BG). But in the... 


Rain, Huawei launch standalone 5G network
20th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African data-only mobile network rain and information and communications technology giant Huawei have launched a commercial standalone fifth-generation (5G) network in Cape Town. The... 


Covid-19 adds new layer to the challenge of education inclusion
17th July 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The sudden shutdown of educational institutions worldwide, owing to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, has exposed and widened the educational inequality gap, as half the world is unable to... 


MTN to launch 5G network in South Africa next week
24th June 2020 By: Reuters

Mobile operator MTN Group will launch its 5G commercial network in South Africa next week, joining Vodacom Group and Rain in the race to expand fifth-generation technology in the country. The firm... 


Huawei launches IdeaHub for sub-Saharan Africa
12th June 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communication technology (ICT) giant Huawei has launched a new intelligent productivity and collaboration tool to drive enterprise collaboration in sub-Saharan Africa. Huawei... 


Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade
31st May 2020 By: Bloomberg

A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again, showing mounting worry over the viability of a trade deal signed just months ago. Miners of... 


Huawei unveils P40 Pro in South Africa
29th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communication technology giant Huawei has launched its new Huawei P40 series in South Africa. The new generation mobile phone series, powered by Kirin 990 fifth-generation (5G) and... 


Coal market faces fresh speculation China shunning Australia
Coal market faces fresh speculation China shunning Australia
22nd May 2020 By: Bloomberg

A coal market only just rebounding from the lowest price in four years might now need to grapple with the prospect of China renewing its restrictions on Australian supplies. Two influential coal... 


Covid-19 puts digital transformation back on the agenda
22nd May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The global Covid-19 pandemic has firmly placed digital transformation back on agendas, as information and communication technologies (ICTs) become powerful weapons in the fight against the... 


Vodacom launches 5G network in South Africa
4th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom has launched its fifth-generation (5G) network across three South African cities. Twenty 5G sites, 18 in Johannesburg and Pretoria and two in Cape Town, have been... 


Removing hurdles to online education could be key societal equaliser
24th April 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the digital divide and brought the importance of universal broadband in South Africa into focus. Online education can be a societal equaliser;... 


Huawei opens Quick Apps to drive down data use for South Africans
22nd April 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology giant Huawei has expanded its mobile service platform to bring on board more mobile applications (apps) from major South African brands. Some of these... 


Covid-19 threatens delay of 5G standardisation
17th April 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic of vital standardisation is threatening the economic growth and deployment of fifth-generation (5G) technology for the enterprise market. A new White... 


Huawei donates cloud and AI solutions to boost South Africa’s Covid-19 fight
16th April 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider Huawei has donated four Huawei Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud diagnostic systems and four thermal scanning systems to boost... 


Covid-19 hits China-Africa trade and investment, but impact should fade
10th April 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit African trade with China and is likely to reduce Chinese investment on the continent, the Economist Corporate Network, Baker McKenzie and Silk Road Associates pointed... 


Covid-19 has hit China-Africa trade and investment, but impact should be short-term
30th March 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit African trade with China and was likely to reduce Chinese investment in the continent, the Economist Corporate Network and Baker McKenzie and Silk Road Associates... 


5G poised to aid coronavirus fight
27th March 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Fifth-generation (5G) technology will have a critical role to play in the world’s battle against Covid-19. A new white paper produced by advisory firm Deloitte and information and communications... 


Huawei donates a million rand to assist SA’s covid-19 fight
Huawei donates a million rand to assist SA’s covid-19 fight
23rd March 2020

Chinese Ambassador, Lin Songtian; Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize and Huawei SA CEO, Spawn Fan Huawei Technologies has handed over a million rand donation to South Africa’s Department of Health,... 


Huawei, China Economic Association donate R3m to South Africa’s Covid-19 battle
23rd March 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart device provider Huawei has donated R1-million toward South Africa’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which... 


Huawei to participate in ‘noncore’ elements of Britain’s 5G network
14th February 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Towards the end of last month, the British Government announced that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will be allowed to participate in the creation of the UK’s fifth-generation (5G)... 


UK to allow Huawei to participate in 'noncore' elements of country’s 5G network
28th January 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The British government announced on Tuesday that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will be allowed to participate in the creation of the UK’s fifth-generation (5G) broadband... 


MTN, Huawei sign 5G development MoU
29th November 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant MTN and information and communication technology solutions provider Huawei have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint fifth-generation (5G)... 


Data-only network provider, rain, gets set for a 5G future
Data-only network provider, rain, gets set for a 5G future
15th November 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

As South Africa’s sole data-only network, rain, continues its rapid fourth-generation (4G) network deployment, fifth-generation (5G) technology is currently being tested for the roll-out of... 


Data-only network provider, rain, gets set for a 5G future
Data-only network provider, rain, gets set for a 5G future
15th November 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

As South Africa’s sole data-only network, rain, continues its rapid fourth-generation (4G) network deployment, fifth-generation (5G) technology is currently being tested for the roll-out of... 


Huawei pursues Tech4All initiative
11th October 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology (ICT) giant Huawei’s long-term digital inclusion initiative Tech4All aims to unlock digital technology access for about 500-million people in the next five... 


Iamgold sale stalls as Chinese bidders’ talks fail
10th October 2019 By: Bloomberg

The sale of Iamgold has stalled after the mid-tier Canadian gold miner failed to reach an agreement with several Chinese suitors, people with knowledge of the matter said. Chinese gold producers... 


Agile Capital Invests in Averge
9th October 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Agile Capital enjoys a considerable investment portfolio spanning multiple sectors in the local market. “As a key black-owned fund, our preferred ventures provide opportunities to assert meaningful... 


Emerging technologies drive robotics uptake in homes
30th August 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Artificial intelligence (AI), fifth-generation (5G), the Internet of Things (IoT) and other emerging technologies remain at the core of the megatrends shaping technological and industrial... 


Global smartphone sales to remain weak this year
27th August 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Global smartphone sales are set to remain weak for the rest of the year, with total sales to reach 1.5-billion smartphones, says research and advisory firm Gartner. Its forecast follows on the back... 


Chinese miner eyes doubling of gold output through overseas M&A
26th August 2019 By: Reuters

Zhaojin Mining, one of China's biggest gold miners, aims to double production of the precious metal as early as 2024 on the back of overseas acquisitions and may look for deals below $500 million.... 


Helping customers manage their money on the move
13th August 2019

Consumers are using mobile devices to purchase financial services and to manage their accounts and this has largely led to the rise in branch closures at most major banks. The financial sector... 


Huawei awards Wits postgraduate bursaries
2nd August 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Huawei South Africa has donated bursaries valued at nearly R2-million to nine University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) postgraduate students studying information technology and engineering courses As... 


Premier David Makhura
Gauteng leading in South Africa’s response to 4IR
5th July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) must be integrated and comprehensive, involving all stakeholders of the global polity, from the public and private sectors to... 


Ramaphosa speaks out against using companies as pawns in trade wars
5th July 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday slammed the use of private companies as pawns in trade disagreements between States. Speaking at the inaugural Digital Economy Summit, in Midrand,... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa throws weight behind 4IR as South Africa’s growth accelerator
5th July 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa is positioning itself not as an adopter but rather as a leader and driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) worldwide, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised on Friday, throwing... 


The US China Trade War – After Trump’s turnaround, what are the likely outcomes and effects for South Africa?
4th July 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The simmering US China trade war is constantly in the world’s news headlines, with President Donald Trump’s surprise turnaround this weekend after discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping at... 


Gold sinks most in a year as trade truce deals blow to bulls
Gold sinks most in a year as trade truce deals blow to bulls
1st July 2019 By: Bloomberg

Gold opened the third quarter with a slump back below $1 400/oz after the US and China agreed to a truce in their trade war, dealing a blow for now to havens that were bolstered in recent months by... 


China National Gold studies bid for Canadian miner Iamgold
20th June 2019 By: Bloomberg

China National Gold Group, the nation’s second-biggest miner of the metal, is studying a bid for a stake in Canada’s Iamgold, people familiar with the matter said. Iamgold shares jumped the most in... 


Huawei kicks off first 5G training course for SA students
14th June 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology (ICT) giant Huawei South Africa is offering free fifth-generation (5G) training courses for ICT postgraduates at, initially, the University of the... 


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