167 Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank…
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South Africa’s human falcon – TechCentral
240 With the jagged peaks of Cape Town’s Table Mountain beneath him and the wind roaring past his wingsuit, South African Jean-Jacques Wallis is redefining the limits of human flight — and…
Google rolls out advanced AI Mode in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
136 Google’s new AI Mode, which allows for complex queries via search to be solved by AI, is being launched in African markets including South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, on Thursday. According…
Cell C a step closer to possible JSE listing
118 The Competition Tribunal has given the green light to a transaction that should help advance a proposed plan to list Cell C on the JSE. The regulator on Thursday said it…
INX-ZA to supercharge its South African internet exchanges
150 South Africa’s oldest internet exchange point operator, INX-ZA, has announced a plan to upgrade its infrastructure using high-performance routers from Nokia that offer throughput of up to 400Gbit/s each. INX-ZA, which…
JSE eyes 24-hour trading – but liquidity and tech hurdles loom
118 JSE CIO Tebalo Tsaoeli Changing the JSE’s operating cycle from the current nine hours (9am-5pm on weekdays) to 24/7 trading would require changes to the local bourse’s operating model to account…
DStv 4K streaming launch is not imminent
128 MultiChoice Group has not launched 4K-resolution content on its DStv Stream platform, despite a media report earlier on Thursday claiming that it had done so. Although the JSE-listed broadcaster has the…
Your Wi-Fi router is about to start watching you
111 Imagine this: your Wi-Fi router knows when you’ve fallen down the stairs, whether you’re having trouble breathing and exactly how many times you’ve visited the loo today. It can also detect…
Google bets big on AI with new Pixel line-up
100 Brendan McDermid/Reuters Google has unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones and gadgets, intensifying its efforts to embed artificial intelligence across a wide ecosystem of products. The products were launched at…
Upbeat Prosus plans R35-billion in asset sales
104 Fabricio Bloisi Dutch technology investor Prosus plans to raise US$2-billion (R35-billion) through asset sales in the near term, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday as he announced a 54% increase in…