199 The 2Africa cable coming ashore at an undisclosed location. Image: Meta Platforms The consortium behind 2Africa, a new broadband cable encircling the African continent, has announced the completion of the new…
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Your crypto, your safety – how Binance is gearing up for Black Friday
202 Black Friday is fast approaching. Deals flash. E-mails ping. Temptation is everywhere. This year, add your crypto life to that radar. Because while bargains abound, so do the threats. If you…
AvePoint launches multi-cloud SaaS platform in South Africa
211 AvePoint, a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, has announced the launch of its services in the Azure and AWS commercial data centres in South Africa, marking a historic…
South Africa as a rising tech outsourcing hub
198 The old nearshoring model is broken. With rising costs, increasing geopolitical risk and saturation in traditional outsourcing hubs, European tech leaders are looking at alternatives, including high-quality destinations like South Africa…
GIS empowers ISO 20022 compliance
215 The global shift to ISO 20022 represents one of the most significant transformations in financial data management in decades. Between 1 November 2025 and 1 November 2026, financial institutions worldwide must…
MTN South Africa launches ‘Do Not Disturb’ summer campaign with compelling deals
202 South Africans are people who rise early, work late and keep pushing forward all year round. This year, recognising that December is more than a holiday and a reward for the…
Commission clears Lesaka to buy Bank Zero
167 The Competition Commission has given the go-ahead for Lesaka Technologies to acquire digital financial services upstart Bank Zero in a R1.1-billion transaction. TechCentral reported in June that Lesaka had agreed to…
Plentify scores in funding round as AI home-energy tech heats up
197 Plentify co-founders Kailas Nair and Jon Kornik South African electrotech company Plentify has concluded an oversubscribed series-A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to date to nearly US$15-million (R256-million). Plentify…
‘Please call me’ saga not over yet for Nkosana Makate
185 Nkosana Makate in the constitutional court last year Nkosana Makate and his lawyers have agreed to ring-fence 40% of the payout he received from Vodacom earlier this month for the “please…
Why Telkom is winning in mobile
198 Telkom Consumer CEO Lunga Siyo Stringent cost management has been a driver of Telkom Mobile’s success alongside its market-leading value offerings. At R79/GB, Telkom is offering prepaid data at the cheapest…