Author: Duncan McLeod

Duncan McLeod is editor of TechCentral.

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.

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 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

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