240 Technology sits at the heart of modern capital markets, and nowhere is that more evident than at the JSE. In the latest episode of Meet the CIO, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod…
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Fruit industry loses R350 million this season due to Cape Town port’s operational failures
213 Despite promises from Transnet to solve problems at the Cape Town Port, there were still delays exporting fruit, with farmers paying for it. The deciduous fruit industry lost R350 million this…
How to subscribe to South Africa’s best tech podcasts
177 If you enjoy the TechCentral Show (TCS) – and more broadly, TechCentral’s thoughtful, incisive conversations with technology leaders – you might want to subscribe so you never miss an episode. TechCentral…
Privacy alarm as SpaceX opens Starlink user data to AI models
225 The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters SpaceX has revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training,…
Can Operation Vulindlela really help grow the economy? Q3 progress report tabled
156 Significant milestones were achieved during the third quarter across seven reform focus areas. The Operation Vulindlela (OV) task team has reported on progress made during the third quarter of the second…
Stellar year expected for Digicloud Africa and its reseller partners
231 Digicloud Africa CEO Gregory MacLennan Digicloud Africa, Google Cloud distributor and reseller enablement partner in Africa, expects a “stellar” year ahead, thanks to a surge in positive sentiment around Gemini and…
Microsoft’s winning formula is starting to fray
184 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella … trillions of dollars of investor wealth have been created on his watch For more than a decade, Satya Nadella’s tenure at Microsoft has been held up…
RAF counter application over ‘blank cheque’ claims dismissed
202 Judge says the inference of mala fides by the fund and former CEO Collins Letsoalo in bringing the counter application is ‘inescapable’. A Road Accident Fund (RAF) counter application for a…
Crypto has gone mainstream – will South African regulators catch up in 2026?
146 The author, Luno’s Marius Reitz By the end of 2025, it had become clear, even to the most hardened sceptics, that digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology were no longer on…
agile insurance in an uncertain world
177 The insurance sector does not have a data problem. Rather, it has a decision problem. Underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud, customer engagement and capital all shape profitability, retention and regulatory outcomes, often…