Technology in South Africa

What kind of month it was

• 392expansion
• 303funding and investment
• 127deals and disposals
• 78security incidents
• 73regulatory action
• 60leadership changes

What happened

• 2026-09-25expansionmna
  ASI buys majority stake in Conekt to expand enterprise ICT servicesBizcommunity ICT ↗
• 2026-09-25breach
  Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the startBizcommunity ICT ↗
• 2026-09-25compliance noticemnaR2 millionR10 000
  Applications now open for local scholarships totalling R2 millionhtxt.africa ↗
• 2026-09-25capitalR2 millionR1 million
  SARB raises interest rates by 25 basis pointshtxt.africa ↗
• 2026-09-25expansion
  UN chief warns about ‘killer robots’ amid AI debateITWeb ↗
• 2026-09-25expansion
  Mobile Technology Solutions for Entrepreneurs On the GoSME South Africa ↗
• 2026-09-25capitalmna$40 billion$12.3 billion
  AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourselfStuff South Africa ↗
• 2026-09-25mnaR3,200
  Funkyfing JR 2 review – Packs smarter features, keeps the R3,200 price tagStuff South Africa ↗
• 2026-09-25expansionmna$76 billion
  Africa’s $30 smartphone goal is becoming harder to achieveTechCabal ↗
• 2026-09-25exec move
  Could AI threaten humanity? 8 Africans weigh the risksTechCabal ↗
• 2026-09-25capitalexpansion$1.44 billion$25 million
  Dar Ventures taps Plug and Play to expand startup programme across AfricaTechCabal ↗
• 2026-09-25expansion$1.86 billion$1.6 billion
  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Egypt’s biggest data grabTechCabal ↗

Named most often

• MTN32
• Cell C27
• NVIDIA25
• AWS18
• Please Call Me15
• SITA8
• African AI7
• Blu Label7
• HONOR6
• LEGO5

Counted only where the organisation is named in the headline, so this is who the month was about rather than who got a mention.