185 South African companies are paying to train newly hired tech graduates because universities are not supplying the digital skills employers need. As employers continue to shift hiring towards proven skills and…
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Taxi industry bets on digital payments to modernise operations
188 The introduction of digital payments for the estimated 10 million South Africans who use minibus taxis daily is central to industry body Santaco’s efforts to propel the industry into the digital…
Starlink considers building its own phone
199 Elon Musk. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters With a SpaceX public listing expected this year, the company has plans for its revenue-generating Starlink business that could expand its reach into new markets, including a…
fibre-like broadband for South African homes
218 Vox, a specialist provider of top-class internet and voice solutions for homes and business, has announced the launch of Vox Kiwi Home Wireless. The new consumer broadband service delivers a fibre-like…
South Africa is losing its film industry
189 Just a few years ago, the local film industry was booming. South African production was at record levels and getting global recognition. We were one of the world’s darling destinations for…
NEC XON achieves an African first with full Fortinet accreditation
197 Ian Kruger, NEC XON pre-sales and engineering manager Customers of NEC XON will gain access to broader and deeper enterprise cybersecurity capabilities following the company’s achievement of every available accreditation within…
Agentic AI turns automation into consequence
185 At a recent TechCentral executive roundtable co-hosted with Clickatell, the conversation on agentic AI moved past tooling to something more important: consequence. Agentic systems don’t just assist humans. They take actions…
MTN Group in talks to buy out IHS Towers
218 MTN Group said on Thursday that it’s in advanced discussions to acquire the shares in IHS Holdings that it does not already own, a move that would see the mobile operator…
Estonia’s digital ID lesson for South Africa
234 Digital identity has become economic infrastructure across the globe. For South Africa, which could begin rolling out its own digital IDs for citizens later this year, whether they drive inclusion or…
Vodacom leans on Africa growth as SA remains under pressure
226 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group on Wednesday posted a nearly 13% rise in third‑quarter service revenue, driven by solid growth across its African operations, particularly in Egypt and the…