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TechCentralTechCentralHuman-centred design: the business case for simpler enterprise software
BBD explains how UX research, journey mapping and usability testing cut enterprise software complexity.
TechCentraliONLINE launches Sydney breakout point, expanding its global network core
The new breakout point brings local performance and better connectivity to enterprise IoT and mobile deployments.
TechCentralBehind DNI’s R500-million bet on Mission Mobile
The start-up finances phones for prepaid customers in Telkom stores and is actively courting Cell C.
VentureburnClockwork.io Raises $31 Million to Eliminate GPU Waste in AI Workloads and Training
One tiny infrastructure glitch can literally halt thousands of interconnected GPUs. While the system agonizes through a slow, painful reboot, massive amounts of money practically evaporate into thin air. To
TechCentralVodacom’s Mohamed Sami on the agentic future
Vodacom Group CIO Mohamed Sami says autonomous AI agents in customer service are coming very soon.
VentureburnLiving Optics Raises $20 Million to Revolutionize Hyperspectral Camera Tech
While camera tech has advanced over the last two decades, most of the critical data our environment produces completely bypasses the naked eye. Capturing this hidden information required clunky, prohibitively
The CitizenUnderstanding the brain and the person behind it
A broader view of neurological conditions is reflected in the brain-health research at the NWU.
TechCentralLet South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty
South Africans should be free to unlock, modify and connect the digital devices they own, writes Dirk de Vos.
TechCentralRansomware gang threatens to dump more South African client data
The Gentlemen, the group behind the MIP Holdings breach, has added three more South African organisations to its leak site.
SME South AfricaTelkom FutureMakers Township Innovation Incubator Programme Now Open
Ideas are rarely these “a-ha” moments of clarity. There is no cartoonish lightbulb popping up, and although a spark arrives in a flash, they still…
TechCentralBanks top AI spending as telcos struggle to show returns
Telecoms companies lead BCG's new index on AI strategic clarity, yet report some of the thinnest returns.
ITWebTechnology Innovation Institute Completes Asteroid-Landing Probe for Landmark Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has revealed the UAE-built probe it has developed for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA).
TechCentralPothole bounty app wins Wits hackathon
BlockFix lets residents crowdfund fixes for neighbourhood problems. It came out on top in a field of more than 300 students.
TechCentralThe board now owns the database
King V’s Principle 10 has made the board accountable for an estate most boards have never seen. The paragraph in next year’s report will not be the answer.
TechCentralThe attacker has one AI. You have 12 dashboards
Offensive AI has made every organisation a target. Defenders need to automate in response.
Farmer's WeeklyDon’t Let the Rain Fool You El Niño Still Looms
South Africa is heading into the 2026–27 summer crop season on a much better footing than in previous difficult drought years, with strong grain stocks, improved soil moisture, healthy dam levels and a generally good 2025–26 harvest.
TechCentralBonanza for Cell C executives
Cell C has confirmed its executives paid nothing for 15.3 million shares transferred to them at listing.
TechCentralAI spending now dwarfs the railway and dot-com booms
Economists question whether AI can deliver the productivity gains needed to justify trillions in spending.
TechCentralMeta’s smart glasses are officially coming to South Africa
Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses are getting an official local launch this year, but likely without Muse.
VentureburnSupabase Raises $150 Million And Acquires Turso As AI Agents Drive 600% Database Growth
As we get to the point where you can describe a problem and the problem builds itself, one major challenge remains: databases. Every single autonomous agent needs a place to
VentureburnHow to Make an AI Essay Sound More Human
AI can produce an essay in seconds. That part is no longer impressive. The harder question comes afterward: why does a technically correct essay sometimes feel strangely empty? The problem
TechCentralFrogfoot plots acquisitions as Octotel and MetroFibre weigh a merger
Frogfoot’s Shane Chorley wants to be the buyer, not the bought, as South African fibre consolidates.
VentureburnSatlyt Secures $8M Seed to Run AI on Satellites Without Building Hardware
Sunnyvale- and Nairobi-based startup Satlyt has secured an $8 million seed round led by non sibi ventures to scale its software for running artificial intelligence models directly on satellites. Founded
TechCentralSouth Africa’s digital ID is here – but you can’t have it yet
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has demonstrated a prototype digital ID linked to the population register.
VentureburnBroadcom To Lend Anthropic $42 Billion To Manage Surging Cost and Fund Next-Gen AI Chips
The recent Anthropic IPO prospectus leak gave us the clearest insight into how expensive building a super-intelligent AI actually is. Despite pulling in impressive revenues, the company is bleeding cash
TechCentralNorrsken22’s Lexi Novitske on how China is winning African tech
Norrsken22’s Lexi Novitske explains how Chinese firms won African phones and fintech – and are now winning in AI.
VentureburnArmadin Raises $255.5 Million To Fight Growing AI Threats With Agentic AI
Just as quickly as artificial intelligence is growing, so are attackers moving to find points of exploitation. Some even use frontier AI models to turn fresh vulnerabilities into fully working
SME South AfricaThe Cybersecurity Gap Hiding in Everyday Document Workflows
When it comes to cybersecurity, the conversation can be quite complex. Everyone speaks about protecting systems, consumer data, and internal information. But one of the…
VentureburnCScale Raises $145 Million To Fix Gigawatt-Scale AI Networking And Exit Stealth
As artificial intelligence data centers grow to staggering gigawatt scales, they inevitably hit a brutal physical wall. While stacking thousands of tightly packed accelerators in a room is easy, getting