253 Image: Reuters Alphabet shares closed more than 9% higher on Wednesday after a US judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent, clearing a major regulatory overhang and adding about US$210- billion…
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TCS | Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink
219 Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago…
TymeBank to offer ID and passport services in deal with home affairs
174 TymeBank CEO Karl Westvig TymeBank customers will soon be able to apply for their ID and passport documents in the banking app or via the fintech’s 1 000-plus branded kiosks at Pick…
Vodacom flips switch on SA’s first full-scale virtual wheeling project
202 Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has become the first company in South Africa to operationalise virtual wheeling fully in South Africa as it moves…
Big change to EV charging stations in South Africa
195 Electric vehicle charging solutions specialist Rubicon has upgraded 21 of its most popular DC fast-charging stations with new card machines offering tap-to-pay functionality for its users. According to Hilton Musk, head…
South African ed-tech start-up The Invigilator in R195-million funding round
218 The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer Education technology company The Invigilator has secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding that it plans to use to expand its AI-powered offerings internationally. The round…
Online sales at Woolworths jump to 6.6% of total
190 Woolworths has reported strong growth in online sales in both its food and fashion, beauty & home categories, though headline earnings have come under pressure. Full-year headline earnings in the 52…
Google dodges bullet in major antitrust ruling
183 Carlos Barria/Reuters Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with US antitrust enforcers,…
Travel fraud surges as criminals loot airline rewards points
185 Jason Lane-Sellers Travel fraud and related crime is on the rise worldwide as criminals take aim at the security vulnerabilities of rewards programmes offered by airlines, among other loopholes. According to…
iOCO turnaround gathering pace – TechCentral
190 iOCO co-CEOs Rhys Summerton, left, and Dennis Venter A turnaround at IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – is gathering pace. The group said on Tuesday in a trading…