270 Datatec group CEO Jens Montanana JSE-listed international ICT group Datatec has flagged a sharp jump in earnings for its 2026 financial year, with headline earnings per share (Heps) expected to come…
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The AI revolution has a new capital
227 Just as the world’s AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia’s tech names, making Seoul’s stock market the world’s hottest and delivering…
Hexion deploys 30 petabyte sovereign data archive in South Africa
260 Hexion Data Storage, a next-generation distributed data storage platform, has announced the deployment of a 30 petabyte deep archive storage platform in South Africa, marking one of the largest privately operated…
Altron’s FY26 earnings seen firmer as platforms power growth
217 JSE-listed Altron has firmed up its earnings guidance for the year ended 28 February 2026, with headline earnings per share (Heps) from continuing operations now expected to rise by 31-37% —…
Lesaka lifts full-year earnings guidance
308 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…
South Africa risks losing a generation of developers to AI
334 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
355 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
295 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
295 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
255 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…