South Africa's midday power glut is a hidden risk for wheeling deals
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·25d ago
Private renewable energy producers that wheel power – selling it directly to data centres and other large users and delivering it over the grid – have no regulated compensation if the grid operator...
Ampath finds no evidence that test results were taken in breach
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·26d ago
Ampath says the claim that 80 million patient records were stolen in a cyberattack on the pathology group refers to database entries, not 80 million people.
eMedia CEO breaks silence on eNCA retrenchments
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·26d ago
eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif has rejected reports that more than half of eNCA’s staff are set to lose their jobs, saying the 171 employees caught up in the news channel’s restructuring are everyone...
MIP attackers rank fourth on ransomware leak sites, says Microsoft
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·26d ago
The number of ransomware attacks on South African organisations recorded by Microsoft rose from seven to 17 in the year to June.
iOCO CEO Rhys Summerton's naartjie theory of share buybacks
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·26d ago
iOCO will not pay a dividend for as long as Rhys Summerton is at the helm of the company, the IT services group’s CEO said on Wednesday.
AI is only as good as your asset data
TechCentralby Solid8 Technologies·26d ago
Every security team is being asked about its AI strategy. Fewer are being asked a simpler question: do you know what’s in your environment?
iOCO profit jumps 39% as operating cash flow falls 44%
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·27d ago
iOCO grew profit by 39% to R357-million in the year to 31 July 2026, but net cash from its operating activities fell 44% to R239-million, as a large release of cash from customers in the previous...
Apple takes another shot at the smart home
TechCentralby Stephen Nellis·27d ago
Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart-home products, including an iPad-like device called the HomeView, which is meant to hang on walls or sit on tabletops and will showcase its...
Icasa's R100-million surplus and its empty toolbox
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·27d ago
Icasa left R333.7-million of its 2025/2026 budget unspent, including almost its entire capital budget, even as it told parliament that a lack of money is the main thing stopping it from buying the...
The sovereignty paradox: who really controls your data when the rand drops?
TechCentralby Cloud On Demand·27d ago
The opening question at the Cloud On Demand and Microsoft business breakfast at Bryanston Country Club on 17 September 2026 – “Who could tell your board today, with confidence, exactly where your...
Wits researchers build a neural network that runs on light
TechCentralby Staff Reporter·27d ago
Researchers at Wits University have built what the university calls a “light-powered brain”: an optical neural network that recognises information hidden in complex patterns of light without first...
Paratus Namibia showcases connectivity solutions at ICT Summit 2026
TechCentralby Paratus Group·27d ago
Paratus Namibia is supporting the ICT Summit 2026, contributing to an event that brings together stakeholders to discuss the role of technology, connectivity and innovation in Namibia’s digital...
When every minute counts: how AnyDesk brings technical expertise to the business
TechCentralby AvertIT Distribution·27d ago
From live sports broadcasts to branch offices and industrial environments, remote support helps businesses connect the right expertise to technical problems without waiting for a specialist to...
Sun International launches gambling charter as tax fight looms
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·27d ago
Sun International has published a responsible gambling charter promising an advertising watershed, AI-assisted monitoring of at-risk players and a block on grant recipients opening online accounts.
MTN hits 10Gbit/s wireless speeds in South African 5G-Advanced trial
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·27d ago
MTN South Africa says it has reached peak download speeds of above 10Gbit/s — specifically, 10.35Gbit/s — in a trial of 5G-Advanced technology in the upper 6GHz band, spectrum that South Africa has...
Regulators fear AI could trigger the next banking crisis
TechCentralby Agency Staff·27d ago
Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, with some insiders pointing to the potential for cyberattacks on banks or rogue AI agents to undermine global financial...
The AI trade is cracking
TechCentralby Agency Staff·27d ago
A sell-off in shares of AI suppliers on Tuesday is the strongest sign yet that sentiment on the trade of the decade is shifting, as worries grow that rising interest rates could derail a spending...
Art, AI and empire meet in Forest Town
TechCentralby Staff Reporter·28d ago
A vast map of how technology and power have evolved together since 1500, by AI researcher Kate Crawford and Serbian artist Vladan Joler, is on show in Johannesburg until 5 December.
Capitec is setting traps for scammers' mule accounts
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·28d ago
Capitec is deliberately keeping open bank accounts it has identified as being used by fraud syndicates, so that criminals can spend weeks working a victim only to find the stolen money held by the...
Free cybercrime helpline goes live in South Africa
TechCentralby Staff Reporter·28d ago
South Africans who have been scammed, hacked, extorted or harassed online now have a free place to turn for help.
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