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Given How Unreliable Electricity Service is in South Africa, It’s Not Surprising Huawei’s New Power Wall is Generating Buzz

by Eric Olander
Huawei launched its new back-up power battery in South Africa that overshadowed the company's unveiling of its new smart phone. Image via Huawei South Africa.

Huawei may be under mounting pressure in the United States, where the government will reportedly expand sanctions against the Chinese tech giant to block all American technology transfers, but in South Africa, it’s a totally different story.

On the same day that the sanctions news made headlines, Huawei on Monday announced the launch of its new Mate 50 high-end smartphone in the SA market but it was the debut of its new backup home battery solution that generated a lot more buzz.

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