Cell C names new CFO
Tyrone Soondarjee is set to replace Robert Pasley as chief financial officer of mobile operator Cell C. Soondarjee, who will take over the company’s finance portfolio on 1 July, joins Cell C at a crucial
Bitcoin, ether lead cryptocurrency slide
Bitcoin declined as much as 17% on Monday, while smaller competitor ether continued to slide after experiencing a “flash crash” last week, raising concern about mainstream acceptance of the digital currencies. Bitcoin slumped to as low
Eskom defies logic by threatening renewables
Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with the developers of new renewable energy power stations. These developers were selected under a programme to facilitate private sector involvement in the
Why cash is still king in the digital age
We don’t have to like the way technology is changing the world. Given the technological disruption that’s happening everywhere, it’s reasonable to expect a little Luddite pushback. The growing share of cash in advanced economies might fall in
TalkCentral: Ep 180 – ‘Steam Winter Sale’
On TalkCentral this week, Vodacom breaks the 500Mbit/s mobile download barrier, Uber’s CEO quits and Liquid Telecom outlines its plans for Neotel. Plus, it seems you can now “root” your drone. Also this week, we pick our best deals
Silicon Valley’s vision of the future is faltering
It would be nice to think that Uber’s problems are going to be fixed with the resignation of its CEO, Travis Kalanick. Of course, the shareholders who instigated the demand for his resignation were not necessarily expressing a
No reason to fear the robot revolution
Machine learning is going to alter our world fundamentally for the better, improving healthcare and the manufacturing industry, and assisting in the prediction of supply and demand levels across a range of industries. For those who are into science-fiction
Are global investors in SA rushing to the exit?
Friday’s speculation reported by Bloomberg that NTT Group was looking to offload African operations it acquired when it bought Dimension Data in 2010 left me a little uneasy. It isn’t clear if the assets in question are all the group’s
Zuma fast running out of political lives
Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, South Africa’s scandal-ridden president, Jacob Zuma, may well have escaped yet again with his political life. This despite another resounding loss in the country’s highest
Galaxy S8 review: Samsung smashes a home run
After spending the best part of a month with Samsung’s new Galaxy S8, it’s impossible to draw any other conclusion: this is the best smartphone in the world right now — yes, better than the iPhone, and better than the panoply of
