Let South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty
TechCentralby Dirk de Vos7d ago
The constitutional court’s judgment on the Copyright Amendment Bill has sent the bill back to Parliament.
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top 78%Ransomware gang threatens to dump more South African client data
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod7d ago
The ransomware group behind the June breach at software supplier MIP Holdings has added three more South African organisations to its dark web leak site: legal-expenses insurer LegalWise, municipal...
Banks top AI spending as telcos struggle to show returns
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen7d ago
Telecommunications operators have clearer AI strategies than any other industry detailed in a new global study, yet report some of the smallest gains from it, according to Boston Consulting Group’s...
Behind DNI's R500-million bet on Mission Mobile
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod7d ago
Most of the up to R500-million that investment group DNI has committed to Mission Mobile, a Johannesburg start-up that sells smartphones on repayment terms through mobile operators’ stores, is...
The attacker has one AI. You have 12 dashboards
TechCentralby Solid8 Technologies7d ago
For most of enterprise security’s history, the adversary’s real constraint was skilled human labour.
Bonanza for Cell C executives
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod7d ago
The R20.8-million Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes spent on the company’s shares in September sits on top of a far larger holding he did not pay for: 7.65 million shares, worth about R203-million at the...
AI spending now dwarfs the railway and dot-com booms
TechCentralby Agency Staff7d ago
Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital.
Eskom has a R1.20/kWh offer for bitcoin miners
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen10d ago
Eskom’s plan to sell surplus electricity to cryptocurrency miners at a discount has drawn support from the crypto sector, but whether it works will depend on the size of the discount, who else...
Huawei sets out its vision for intelligent government at GovTech 2026
TechCentralby Huawei South Africa10d ago
GovTech 2026 marked 20 years of bringing government and the technology sector together. Hosted by the State IT Agency (Sita), the event has tracked the evolution of government technology since...
A simple guide to modern laptop processors for small businesses
TechCentralby Incredible10d ago
Buying a laptop can feel complicated. Intel Core Ultra. AMD Ryzen AI. Snapdragon X. NPUs. U-series. H-series. The names keep coming, and it can be difficult to know what any of them actually mean.
Meta's smart glasses are officially coming to South Africa
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen10d ago
Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses are getting an official South African launch. EssilorLuxottica, which makes the glasses with Meta, said in a joint announcement on 24 September that it would...
Usaasa consults on universal access as its abolition stalls
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod10d ago
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa), which government has said it intends to abolish, has begun public consultation on what universal access to communications services...
Frogfoot plots acquisitions as Octotel and MetroFibre weigh a merger
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod10d ago
Frogfoot plans to keep buying small fibre network operators in South Africa’s affluent suburbs and expects larger networks to come up for sale in the next few years, CEO Shane Chorley told the...
What Smollan learnt moving 9 000 users to Google Workspace
TechCentralby Digicloud Africa11d ago
When great teams and exceptional software work together, the result can be more than just world-class systems – it can pave the way for business growth and innovation.
Eskom waives rooftop solar fees, but the registration fight isn't over
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen11d ago
Eskom has extended its waiver of registration-related charges for small rooftop solar systems until further notice, removing a 30 September deadline.
Dell Technologies Forum 2026: what to expect in Johannesburg
TechCentralby Dell Technologies11d ago
Dell Technologies Forum 2026 is coming to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
South Africa's digital ID is here - but you can't have it yet
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen11d ago
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber on Thursday unveiled what he said was South Africa’s first working digital ID, using his own credential on his smartphone in a live demonstration in...
Absa is moving cash out of its branches
TechCentralby Staff Reporter11d ago
Absa is scaling back over-the-counter cash services in its South African branches. Teller cash will remain available only at “selected branches”, as the bank pushes routine transactions to ATMs...
Home affairs pulls the plug on the green ID book
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod11d ago
South Africa’s green ID book will cease to be a valid form of identification on 31 March 2028, home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said on Thursday, with the department set to stop producing the...
How Cell C shaped Blu Label's executive pay
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod11d ago
Blu Label Unlimited Group’s highest earner took home R36.5-million in the year to May, about 470 times the R77 400 earned by its lowest-paid permanent employee, according to pay-gap disclosures now...