Sibahle Malinga

Johannesburg

Business and Technology Journalist at ITWeb

Tech – business Journalist at ITWeb and former Radio producer at SAfm

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Articles

Takealot on recruitment drive in Gauteng townships

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

Takealot is looking to hire hundreds of Gauteng youth. It has begun a recruitment drive across Gauteng townships, as it rolls out its franchisee development programme, in efforts to expand its e-commerce ecosystem across the province.
Autonomous networks to help SA telcos leap into AI future

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

Ericsson is building artificial intelligence (AI)-based autonomous networks for Africa’s telecommunications sector, as the continent increasingly moves into an intelligent society and industry. The multinational networking and telecoms company says as South Africa’s network operators increasingly deploy 5G networks, network operations will become more complex and require autonomy and minimal manual intervention to simplify complexity for telecoms operations.
Delivery headaches hamper SA e-commerce sector

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

Delivery-related inefficiencies encountered by online shoppers during the payment and shipping process are significantly impacting South Africa’s e-commerce sector. This is one of the key findings of the DHL E-Commerce Trends Report 2025, which draws on insights from 24 000 surveyed online shoppers across 24 key global markets, including South Africa. This year’s study highlights how evolving consumer expectations are reshaping the future of online retail.
Social commerce reshapes SA’s car buying process

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

South Africa’s younger vehicle buyers are increasingly turning to social media throughout their car buying process – from research to purchase decisions and post-purchase engagement. This is one of the key findings of the TransUnion South Africa Mobility Insights Report for Q1 2025, which highlights a strong rebound in the country’s automotive market.
Sociable app ramps up its expansion

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

After notching up 16 500 users, the Sociable app, a locally-developed community events-based platform, is expanding to Cape Town. Thesocial media app has opened a Cape Town office and is adding Cape Town-based events and activities to its platform, to build its presence in the city and help local users build connections, and rediscover shared, in-person experiences and events taking place in their communities.
South African tech mergers and acquisitions battle to rebound

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

By Sibahle Malinga, ITWeb senior news journalist. Johannesburg, 03 Jun 2025South Africa’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the technology sector remains flat amid rising inflation, increased cost of capital and geopolitical uncertainty. This is according to investment analysts, who say M&A activity in the South African technology, media and communications (TMC) and the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sectors has seen fewer deals over the last few years.
African Bank readies digital lending business for SMEs

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

African Bank will soon launch its digital lending business, which will leverage emerging technologies to offer and manage loans remotely for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This was announced by Zweli Manyathi, CEO of business and commercial at African Bank, speaking during a virtual calllast week, following the release of African Bank’s interim financial results for the six months ending 31 March.
Teksi Ride to add electric vehicle service

4 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

Teksi Ride has seen growing demand for its service since launch in 2023 and the e-hailer is preparing to introduce an electric vehicle (EV) offering as an option for riders. The company says it has witnessed year-on-year active user growth of 120%, with strong traction, particularly in underserved areas of SA. Teksi Ride launched in 2023 as a rebrand of the Emergency Taxi app.
‘Please Call Me’ ConCourt judgement expected ‘soon’

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

Vodacom and Nkosana Makate are eagerly awaiting the handing down of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgement on the ‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) matter, which is expected to take place “soon”. This, after Vodacom in November 2024 urged the ConCourt to overturn the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling, which set aside the CEO’s R47 million compensation offer to PCM inventor, Makate.
Hiring of junior ICT talent gains momentum

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Sibahle Malinga

The mismatch between skills and required experience in South Africa’s ICT sector is significantly impacting organisations’ ability to fill vacancies, with more than 118 000 ICT roles currently unfilled. This is according to new research by Collective X. The research draws on data from major online job boards, including Pnet, as well as statistics from MICT Seta and Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.