221 Lesaka Technologies chairman Ali Mazanderani Dual-listed fintech Lesaka Technologies has swung to a net profit in its third quarter and raised its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance, as growth in…
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South Africa risks losing a generation of developers to AI
243 The integration of AI into software development is not merely another industry trend. It represents a fundamental restructuring of how technology is built, who builds it and how engineering talent is…
Why Africa is uniquely placed to leapfrog the world on cybersecurity
272 Armand Kruger, head of cybersecurity at NEC XON South African organisations, particularly those responsible for critical infrastructure, need to rethink their reliance on legacy “trusted network” approaches. “It’s a major systemic…
We’re hiring: TechCentral is looking for technology journalists
233 TechCentral is hiring. We’re looking for high-calibre technology and business journalists who understand South Africa’s ICT sector and want to produce original, authoritative work — not aggregation, not churn, not clickbait….
The retirement decision most South Africans get wrong
215 10X Investments’ Michael Rossouw What happens to your retirement savings when you leave an employer is one of the most consequential financial decisions most South Africans will make – and one…
Yoco brings in external CEO from European fintech sector
189 Carsten Höltkemeyer South African payments fintech Yoco has appointed Carsten Höltkemeyer as CEO, effective 1 June 2026, ending a nine-month interim period during which co-founders Bradley Wattrus and Lungisa Matshoba have…
Elon Musk’s audacious power grab at SpaceX
173 Elon Musk. Mike Blake/Reuters SpaceX has adopted corporate governance policies that will erode typical shareholder protections in unprecedented ways, giving founder Elon Musk virtually unchecked executive authority when the rocket maker…
The 48-month phone contract trap
238 The four-year smartphone contract is becoming South Africa’s quiet answer to unaffordable phones – and a costly one for buyers who don’t read the fine print. A R30 000 purchase, spread…
How to set up a smart home in South Africa
200 Setting up a smart home in South Africa is no longer a futuristic dream – it’s a practical way to save energy, simplify daily routines and make your home work for…
South Africa’s patching problem is about to get worse
218 TrendAI’s Zaheer Ebrahim South African organisations are already failing to patch conventional systems on time. The AI agents now being deployed across enterprise environments are about to make that gap significantly…