Author: Duncan McLeod

On the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the sudden surge in the value of bitcoin and why cryptocurrencies are suddenly exciting again.

The CSIR wants to engage much more actively with the private sector as it rolls out a new strategic plan to grow its revenue from industry and reduce its reliance on public-sector income.

In a judgment that has significant consequences for the telecommunications industry and homeowners, the supreme court has overturned a lower court’s judgment, in favour of Telkom, ruling that Vodacom is entitled to access its rival’s ducts.

In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral interviews Dominic Cull on the contentious Films and Publications Amendment Bill, which he warns contains serious flaws that could cause big headaches for online content creators and Internet service providers.

On the TalkCentral podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack Apple’s big services event and wonder if the company has done enough to be a meaningful competitor to Netflix.

Setumo Mohapi, the well-respected CEO of the State IT Agency, who engineered a major clean-up and turnaround at the troubled agency after taking the reins in 2015, has resigned.

In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Econet Media group regulatory affairs executive Zolile Ntukwana about the new licensed free-to-air television provider Kwese Free TV.

MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter was paid R42.9-million in the financial year ended 31 December 2018, up from R40.6-million in 2017, while other top executives were also handsomely rewarded.

In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Standard Bank Group CIO Alpheus Mangale about its big announcement on Wednesday that it has selected Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud provider.

In this episode of the Cars & Gadgets podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks to Nafisa Akabor about Jaguar’s new I-Pace electric car, which has gone on sale in South Africa.