Category: Tech

76 The 2Africa cable coming ashore at an undisclosed location. Image: Meta Platforms The consortium behind 2Africa, a new broadband cable encircling the African continent, has announced the completion of the new…

64 Black Friday is fast approaching. Deals flash. E-mails ping. Temptation is everywhere. This year, add your crypto life to that radar. Because while bargains abound, so do the threats. If you…

62 AvePoint, a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, has announced the launch of its services in the Azure and AWS commercial data centres in South Africa, marking a historic…

69 The old nearshoring model is broken. With rising costs, increasing geopolitical risk and saturation in traditional outsourcing hubs, European tech leaders are looking at alternatives, including high-quality destinations like South Africa…

72 The global shift to ISO 20022 represents one of the most significant transformations in financial data management in decades. Between 1 November 2025 and 1 November 2026, financial institutions worldwide must…

80 South Africans are people who rise early, work late and keep pushing forward all year round. This year, recognising that December is more than a holiday and a reward for the…

64 The Competition Commission has given the go-ahead for Lesaka Technologies to acquire digital financial services upstart Bank Zero in a R1.1-billion transaction. TechCentral reported in June that Lesaka had agreed to…

76 Plentify co-founders Kailas Nair and Jon Kornik South African electrotech company Plentify has concluded an oversubscribed series-A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to date to nearly US$15-million (R256-million). Plentify…

56 Nkosana Makate in the constitutional court last year Nkosana Makate and his lawyers have agreed to ring-fence 40% of the payout he received from Vodacom earlier this month for the “please…

66 Telkom Consumer CEO Lunga Siyo Stringent cost management has been a driver of Telkom Mobile’s success alongside its market-leading value offerings. At R79/GB, Telkom is offering prepaid data at the cheapest…