The Microsoft Cloud is coming to South Africa in the form of two new data centres, to be built in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the US-based software giant announced at press conference in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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In this special episode of the TechCentral podcast, SensePost chief technology officer Dominic White, dialling in from London over Skype, chats to TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about the WannaCry ransomware incident
African Media Entertainment has made an offer to acquire financial news website Moneyweb in a deal worth as much as R29,6m. The deal, if it gets approved, will lead to Moneyweb’s delisting. In a statement issued after markets closed on
In an unexpected development, the founder CEO of EOH, the technology services group that has delivered impressive returns for shareholders for many years, is stepping down. Asher Bohbot will leave the JSE-listed group
Vodacom is buying a 34,9% indirect stake in Kenya’s largest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, from its parent company Vodafone. The South African-listed telecommunications group is buying 87,5% of
Vodacom added almost 3m customers in South Africa in the year ended 31 March, helping service revenue increase by 5,6%, the telecommunications group said on Monday. The strong growth suggests it has taken market share from
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about government’s umpteenth flip-flop on encryption in digital TV and what it says about the state of South Africa’s government. Also this week, Windows to play
JSE-listed Altron, now under the leadership of former MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati, will pursue acquisitions to bolster its capability in four areas Nyati has identified as key to the technology group’s future growth. Nyati, speaking to TechCentral
Government is set to back encryption in digital terrestrial television, a sharp reversal of its position on the contentious subject, following the appointment of a new communications minister last month. Last week, political journalist
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to Three6Five Academy director Corien Vermaak on the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. It’s a really interesting – and really important – topic that is going to affect all organisations