183 National treasury has stepped in to rescue state-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech, which is in dire financial straits and no longer a going concern due to the ongoing fees dispute with…
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‘We drive an electric Uber’
179 The fourth episode of TechCentral’s electric motoring show, Watts & Wheels, covers a packed news agenda, two vehicle reviews and an in-depth look at the 2026 South African Car of the…
why single views require collaboration
207 In a world driven by data (and what companies can do with it), organisations are chasing the elusive single view of the customer, a comprehensive, unified understanding of each client across…
South Africa’s data centre market ripe for consolidation
202 Wiocc Group’s Joshua Smythwood The acquisition by Open Access Data Centres (OADC) of seven facilities belonging to NTT Data (previously Dimension Data) is a sign of a broader market trend, reflected…
How Avast and Gen Digital are raising the bar in cybersecurity
156 Digital threats are evolving faster than many organisations and consumers realise. Today’s attackers don’t always rely on obvious malware or brute-force attacks – they leverage deception, scale and trusted platforms to…
Online sales can’t save Pick n Pay from Black Friday hangover
172 Pick n Pay has unexpectedly warned investors that its headline loss per share for the current financial year will widen by more than 20% compared with the prior year, blaming a…
How mobile platforms are transforming online trading
183 First things first, what are you reading this article on? Is it your mobile device? If you answered yes to that, you’re part of the majority. Why? Spending time on your…
Dr Google, meet Dr Chatbot
186 Asking AI about medical symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a standard internet search, according to a new study published in…
A million reasons monopolies don’t work
180 Vumatel has crossed one million fibre subscribers. It’s a hugely significant milestone for the Maziv-owned operator, but the number matters less for what it says about one company than for what…
Bloisi’s big cleanup at Prosus
193 Fabricio Bloisi Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi said the Naspers-controlled technology investment group plans to sell more than US$2-billion (R32-billion) in non-strategic and underperforming assets in its current financial year, with “even…
