MTN Group has sold 100% of its subsidiary in Cyprus for R4.1-billion. The Johannesburg-listed emerging-markets telecommunications group said on Monday before markets opened that it had sold the business
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Duncan McLeod
Duncan McLeod is founder and managing editor of TechCentral. With more than 30 years of experience in technology journalism, he has worked for and contributed to a range of publications, including the Financial Mail, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times.
In the TalkCentral podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg ask whether South Africa’s digital migration project is finally getting kicked into high gear. Also in the show this week, a wide-ranging
Former Telkom Group chief information officer Len de Villiers has joined the JSE as acting CIO with immediate effect. He has also been appointed as advisor on IT to Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe. De Villiers will work two
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Joshua Miltz, co-founder of a new South African cryptocurrency platform called BitFund. BitFund offers access to about 20 of the largest digital currencies
MultiChoice plans to launch 4K-quality streaming in its DStv Now service, the Naspers-owned pay-television broadcaster said on Tuesday. “We’re continuing to develop DStv Now, with 4k streaming in
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Seacom chief development officer Suveer Ramdhani about the past, present and future of the telecommunications provider. Ramdhani talks about the origins of the
There will be more than a billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2023 – just over five years from now – accounting for 12% of all mobile subscriptions, according to a new report from Ericsson. The company’s latest
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Teddy Daka, CEO of JSE-listed Etion (formerly Ansys) about the technology group’s growth plans and its intention to move from the AltX to the main board
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by special guest – and veteran podcaster – Glen Verran for a wide-ranging discussion on home entertainment and home automation
The delivery of audio over the Internet could render a plan by communications regulator Icasa to license new digital radio broadcasters moot, Primedia, which already owns several commercial FM and AM radio