Rift opens between MTN and Cell C
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·11h ago
MTN South Africa and Cell C have failed to agree on “certain matters” in their longstanding commercial relationship, and those matters will now be dealt with through the mechanisms set out in their...
Tesla pulls the plug on the Cybertruck
TechCentralby Agency Staff·3d ago
Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to...
Standard Bank wins four global awards for digital banking innovation
TechCentralby Standard Bank·6d ago
At The Digital Banker’s Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2026 in Singapore, Standard Bank won four top accolades, cementing its status as an industry leader in hyper-personalisation.
A practical guide to attack surface management for South African organisations
TechCentralby Arctic Wolf·6d ago
Attack surface management is the discipline of continuously discovering, inventorying, assessing and prioritising every asset, control and exposure across your environment.
The Power of Three: turning enterprise AI ambition into business reality
TechCentralby BlueSky·6d ago
Imagine hiring the smartest analyst in South Africa. They can read a thousand pages before lunch, identify patterns nobody else can see and solve complex problems in seconds.
Data centre developers risk a Wild Coast-style defeat
TechCentralby Claire Tucker·7d ago
South Africa’s constitutional order makes public participation a substantive requirement of lawful decision-making, and the courts enforce it.
Build credibility before you ask for the meeting
TechCentralby Publishared·7d ago
I’ve spent years helping technology companies get in front of senior decision-makers, and the mistake I see most often is a simple one: companies want results from the bottom of the sales funnel...
Tracker: taking care of business for 30 years
TechCentralby Tracker·7d ago
What began in 1996 as a stolen vehicle recovery company has evolved into a leading South African technology and services business, delivering end-to-end solutions that help organisations reduce...
R99 grocery subscription war: Pick n Pay takes on Checkers
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·10d ago
Pick n Pay has launched a paid tier of its Smart Shopper loyalty programme at R99/month, the same price Shoprite charges for Xtra Savings Plus, the paid tier of its Checkers and Shoprite loyalty...
Binance hit by $6.3-billion hack, the biggest crypto heist ever
TechCentralby Agency Staff·10d ago
Hackers stole US$6.3-billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever, an attack that could prompt investors to rethink the...
South Africa's AI policy team is racing a 30 November deadline
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·11d ago
The public will not see South Africa’s redrafted national AI policy until cabinet approves it for comment, and it is now only due before cabinet by March 2027, months later than promised.
Put the Woan's spectrum in orbit, says Vodacom
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·11d ago
Vodacom wants Icasa to make the spectrum once reserved for the defunct wholesale open-access network (Woan) available to mobile operators for satellite-to-phone services, priced below what it would...
Choosing the right AI path for banks and large enterprises
TechCentralby BBD·11d ago
AI adoption inside large organisations still feels early, even though the hype is loud. Most teams have only had broad access to modern generative AI for a couple of years, so maturity shows up as...
How 250 Zambian clinics swapped paper files for the cloud
TechCentralby Paratus Group·11d ago
Paratus Zambia has deployed Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity across 250 health facilities in Luapula, Muchinga and Northern provinces through its partnership with Right to Care...
Paratus continues to reshape connectivity in Namibia
TechCentralby Paratus Group·11d ago
Despite common misperceptions, Namibia is making great strides in telecommunications infrastructure investment, with one local company in particular helping to shape the country’s connectivity.
AI has started a tech 'supercycle', says Datatec's Jens Montanana
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·11d ago
AI has triggered a lasting step change in demand for computing, networking and cybersecurity, Datatec CEO Jens Montanana told investors on Thursday, as the JSE-listed group reported record...
Vodacom books R23-billion Safaricom gain as court fight rages
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·11d ago
Vodacom Group will book a once-off gain of R23.2-billion on Safaricom in its interim results, even as the Kenyan courts decide whether its purchase of a controlling stake in the operator should be...
Ramokgopa: a rushed power market could collapse the economy
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·12d ago
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned that rushing South Africa’s wholesale electricity market could collapse the economy, saying Johannesburg would be cut off if the market were running...
The key to AI search visibility is human attention: media agency Connect
TechCentralby The Up and Up Group·12d ago
AI is fundamentally shifting how consumers discover information online. As a result, South African brands face a critical question: How do you stay visible, or become the most visible, when search...
Why customers still feel unheard when automation works exactly as designed
TechCentralby CallMiner·12d ago
Automation may be everywhere, but that does not mean it is working for customers. A chatbot that cannot answer the question, an interactive voice response (IVR) menu that does not fit the issue or...
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