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ITWebITWebMangale steps down from Absa board
Alpheus Mangale resigns from Absa’s board, citing personal reasons, amid an investigation at Seacom, where he is CEO.
MyBroadbandFidelity SecureDrive joins Vodacom and SmartOps Fleet e-hailing programme
Fidelity SecureDrive, part of Fidelity Services Group, is contributing vehicle tracking and dash camera solutions to a new e-hailing investment programme from Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet.
TechCentralData centres are the new front line in the Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine has struck two Yandex data centres, including one housing supercomputers used to train its AI.
News24 BusinessRICA: If scammers can still call you, has it been worth all the trouble?
For more than 15 years, activating a cellphone SIM card in South Africa has meant going through “the RICA process” – registering it using verified identifying information. Despite this cumbersome procedure, fraudsters still phone people from apparently ordinary local numbers, and sometimes even…
ITWebVodacom brings connectivity, fintech to SA e-hailing
The programme combines connected-fleet tech and managed e-hailing operations, while investors retain responsibility for vehicle finance.
TechCentralWhen a machine can choose, who does it become?
Useful AI has to make judgment calls. The worry is the character those calls create, writes Fanie van Rooyen.
ITWebSAP says enterprise context is key to predictive AI operations
SAP's customer success chief says governance and enterprise context will shape how organisations adopt agentic AI.
MyBroadbandHow to get your products reviewed on MyBroadband
MyBroadband review videos include professional product and lifestyle photos of your product in use, and a review article to accompany the video.
ITWebn8n hosting options: Cloud convenience vs self-hosted flexibility
Domains.co.za's Self-Hosted n8n VPS Hosting ships with n8n pre-installed on Debian 13, letting users launch workflows without building a base server environment first.
MyBroadbandSouth Africa comes to GTA 6
South African artists will be featured in Grand Theft Auto 6 as part of the in-game music station AfroBank FM, hosted by Burna Boy.
MyBroadbandStronger together: how Platform45’s product designers work with AI
AI has become one of the most valuable tools in Platform45's product design team's workflow. It doesn't replace design judgement. It gives that judgement more room to work.
TechCentralW&W | LDV’s Gerhard Moolman on electric bakkies and fleets
LDV South Africa CEO Gerhard Moolman talks fleet orders, a sub-R300 000 single cab and electric bakkies with Watts & Wheels.
ITWebSeacom CEO placed on leave
Group CEO Alpheus Mangale is on special leave pending an investigation, with CFO Charl Slabbert serving as interim CEO.
TechCentralStarlink is coming for your mobile operator
SpaceX is reportedly paying $8-billion for 800MHz spectrum to boost its Starlink Mobile service in the US.
ITWebThe WOAN may be dead, but open access is not
South Africa’s wireless open access network never achieved its ambition, but that does not mean the underlying objective was wrong.
MyBroadbandXiaomi Robot Vacuum 6 series – Embrace the new era of automated home cleaning
The Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 6 series changes the game for the robot vacuum industry.
ITWebThe rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy
As organisations adopt autonomous AI agents, cyber security strategies must evolve beyond protecting users and systems to governing AI itself.
TechCentralClaude is turning into an office suite
Anthropic has added live data dashboards and animated explainers to Claude, alongside docs and slides.
MyBroadbandUS Army will livestream execution by firing squad, and Starlink satellite near misses in orbit
Here are five important things happening in tech today.
TechCentralSeacom CEO Alpheus Mangale quits Absa board
The resignation came a day after TechCentral reported that Seacom had placed Mangale on special leave.
MyBroadbandIndustry Insights presented by BCX – new podcast series coming soon
The Industry Insights podcast series is a must-watch for any South African business decision-maker.
Business BagelVodacom wants to help put up to 55,000 new cars on Uber and Bolt without owning one
Vodacom and fleet manager SmartOps want investors to fund up to 55,000 new Uber and Bolt cars, with Vodacom supplying the technology and payments rather than the cars.
Business BagelAirlink got the whole country looking up in August, and now it wants a network a tenth bigger
Airlink's low pass over DHL Stadium got South Africa's attention, and behind it is an airline carrying 4.5 million passengers a year and planning a network about a tenth bigger.
Business BagelPremier told regulators it had no plans to close factories, and four months after the deal it named one
The Competition Commission has asked the Tribunal to revoke or rework its approval of Premier's RFG takeover, saying the companies discussed closing the Tulbagh cannery and never disclosed it.
VentureburnVEIR Raises $110M to Scale Superconducting Power Systems for AI Data Centres
VEIR Targets AI Data Centre Power Demands VEIR, a US-based power technology company, has raised $110 million in Series C funding. Matter Venture Partners and Tyche Partners co-led the oversubscribed
VentureburnStord Secures $400M Credit Facility to Scale AI Fulfillment Network
Stord Expands Its Fulfillment Infrastructure Stord, a physical intelligence platform for independent commerce, has secured a $400 million credit facility. Citi led the facility alongside Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. First
TechCentralDimension Data deserves to be remembered for more than this
Dimension Data was one of South Africa's great business stories. It's a terrible shame how its history is concluding.
The CitizenWhat is Mini LED, really? A guide to what separates real performance from the label
What separates one from the other comes down to three factors, each simple enough to check before buying, regardless of brand.
ITWebTownship businesses urged to use tech like AI to grow
The Township Entrepreneur Agency hosted its Kasi Tech Summit in Alexandra, urging local entrepreneurs to embrace digital tools and AI to grow their businesses.