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2025 vs 2026 Mobile Industry Checkpoint: Has Anything Actually Changed for Africa?

TechAfrica News analyses the 2025 and 2026 Mobile Economy reports, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. It highlights subscriber growth together with low usage stats, driven largely by the cost of smartphones, slow rollout of 5G, and the need for policy change.

Mobile Economy report 2026

The report, produced by GSMA, highlights key trends shaping the mobile ecosystem, the impact of the mobile industry, policies required for growth, and the mobile economy.

South Africa Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2029 (Q4 2025)

Report compiled by GlobalData. Read an overview, request a sample or buy the entire report

Data Centres: The backbone of Africa’s AI and connectivity future

Download the 2025 report by Informa. It covers the market growth of data centres, their role in enabling AI and 5G, regulatory drivers, sector-specific use cases, and the sustainability and policy challenges providers and policymakers must address.

Telecommunications 2025: Growth, challenges and opportunities

A Creamer Media report that highlights steady growth, regulatory change and continued digital transformation. The price of the report has been lowered to R975.

South Africa Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

Analysis of locations, white-floor space, IT load capacity, future capacity additions, retail and wholesale colocation pricing.

Hydrogen Powered Data Centers Market – A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Application, Product, Region, and Competitive Landscape – Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2034

Comprehensive insights into the hydrogen-powered data centres market, including industry trends, competitive dynamics, and technological advancements.

South Africa Data Center Market Size and Share Analysis – Growth Trends and Forecasts up to 2030

The report segments the industry into Hotspot (Johannesburg, Rest of South Africa), Data Center Size (Large, Massive, Medium, Small), Tier Type (Tier 1 and 2, Tier 3, Tier 4), and Absorption (Non-Utilized, Utilized). Get five years of historical data alongside five-year market forecasts.

Africa Data Center Market Landscape Report 2025-2030

Key trends driving growth in Africa's data centre market, set to nearly double, valued at $6.81 billion by 2030

Pushing telcos’ AI envelope on capital decisions – McKinsey

Reduce capital intensity, and use AI-driven decision-making to overhaul procurement practices and network design and deployment.

Africa Market Outlook for Solar PV 2025-2028 – Global Solar Council

An in-depth analysis of the region’s solar growth, investment landscape, and policy frameworks. The report examines key markets, highlights emerging opportunities, and outlines the financial and regulatory measures necessary to scale up deployment.

Driving Inclusive Growth in South Africa : Overview – World Bank

New World Bank report proposes four priorities for accelerating South Africa’s growth - download report

Construction Industry in Africa – Size & Share Analysis – Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 – 2030)

Africa Construction Market - report by Mordor Intelligence

2025 telecommunications industry outlook

Approaches to gen AI, 6G, new technologies and M&A - Deloitte

Report on 5G Preparedness and Relevant Use Cases in Africa

The ATU report evaluates the readiness of African countries to roll out and utilise 5G networks across the continent - January 2025

The AI Responsibility Gap: Why Leadership is the Missing Link

AI's breakneck growth is outpacing governance—Executives struggle to balance innovation with accountability and ethics, raising red flags for the future of AI adoption.

Efforts to save the South African steel sector

Editor Terence Creamer discusses the announcement by ArcelorMittal South Africa that it will shut its longs division; the options available to government to salvage the business; and Itac's review of the scrap metal benefit and the overall steel tariff structure.

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