Code4Mzansi finals: Young SA developers are building the future

Huawei Developer Competition Code4Mzansi

South Africa’s emerging developers are building close to the ground, with many of the strongest solutions at the inaugural Huawei Code4Mzansi finals focused on the systems people use every day: township retail, healthcare, energy, agriculture, payments and the creative economy. The competition was held in partnership with the Department of Small Business Development. “The Code4Mzansi […]

Huawei’s Girls in ICT Day connects young women to tech careers

Huawei Girls In ICT Day 2026

As global attention turns to the need for more women in STEM and ICT, International Girls in ICT Day highlights the importance of helping girls and young women build practical skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, coding, and digital entrepreneurship. The day also celebrates their role in the digital economy, not only as future […]

Huawei showcases AI-ready data infrastructure at IT Day 2026 in South Africa

Huawei IT Day

The rise of AI is putting new pressure on infrastructure as organisations reconsider how they store, manage, protect and use data. Against this backdrop, Huawei’s annual IT Day focused on the growing need for intelligent computing. The event drew more than 400 customers and partners, with Huawei showcasing its latest AI data infrastructure, all-flash storage […]

Xinghe: Huawei spotlights AI-driven networking and cybersecurity at IP Club 2026

Huawei IP Club 2026

AI-driven networking is moving from theory to deployment and Huawei South Africa is leaning into that future. A key part of that is its Xinghe portfolio – a suite of AI-driven solutions designed to secure and optimise enterprise networks – showcased at IP Club 2026. The event drew more than 450 customers, partners and industry […]

Solly Malatsi: ‘Wise choices’ will define the AI era, not machines

solly malatsi africa tech festival

When South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, took the stage at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town on Monday, the message was clear: Africa’s AI future must be built, not borrowed. Each year, a day before the Africa Tech Festival begins, Huawei and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) team up […]

Women in Tech 2025: Closing the digital gap, one programme at a time

Women In Tech 2025 workshop

Huawei marked the fourth year of its Women in Tech Digital Skills Training programme. For this year’s session, forty women from government and business had signed up for three days of training in AI, cloud, and 5G. It also included a full day of leadership coaching with Henley Business School Africa. The programme is a […]