88 Headlines are filled with companies torn apart by cyberattacks. A single breach can expose thousands of records, ransomware can freeze operations instantly and millions can vanish in hours. Customers walk away,…
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Telecoms operators warn of waste and duplication without legal reform
123 ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi The Electronic Communications Act must be amended to accelerate connectivity in South Africa through better infrastructure investment, an industry lobby group has said. Nomvuyiso Batyi, a former…
EA to go private in biggest leveraged buyout deal in history
76 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Videogame giant Electronic Arts will be taken private in a record-breaking US$55-billion leveraged buyout by a consortium consisting of private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund…
Kusile’s final unit comes online, closing a chapter of costly setbacks
78 The Kusile power station east of Pretoria. Image: TechCentral After years of massive cost overruns and delays, Eskom has finally announced that the final unit at Kusile power station has officially…
Future-ready infrastructure is smarter, cleaner, resilient: Schneider Electric
85 As digital transformation gathers pace, IT leaders are under pressure to deliver performance, compliance and sustainability – all while keeping infrastructure agile and resilient. In response, Schneider Electric partnered with TechCentral…
Sars pushes back on eFiling profile hijackings report
94 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have dismissed a report that as many as 16 000 eFiling profiles have been hijacked, with taxpayers losing…
The double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity
106 Artificial intelligence has long lurked in the shadows of cybersecurity. It has filtered abnormal logons, flagged odd traffic and traced malware signatures. Recently though, with OpenAI, Google and others pushing out…
How GIS-enabled asset management could transform municipal service delivery in South Africa
80 President Cyril Ramaphosa recently made a striking acknowledgment at the ANC’s councillor roll call in Soweto, noting that DA-led municipalities often outperform those run by the ANC. “We cannot forever stay…
Why 2026 is shaping up to be a big year in smartphones
73 Smartphone buyers eyeing this year’s upgrades may want to pause. A quiet but profound shift is looming in chip manufacturing: the move to 2-nanometre process technology. And next year’s flagship devices…
who owns the future of music?
102 The music industry took years to recover financially from the impact of the disruptive technology of peer-to-peer file sharing driven by Napster. It again finds itself at a critical junction –…