Author: Duncan McLeod

Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod chats to the three co-founders of fintech start-up Pineapple, which has just raised R5.2m in funding to take its potentially disruptive “insurtech”

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss HMD Global’s new Android flagship, the Nokia 8. Also this week, they chat about Tuesday’s announcement about the iPhone

Technology distributor Alviva Holdings (formerly Pinnacle Holdings) has reported headline earnings per share of 243.9c in the year ended 30 June 2017, up 23.3% from 197.8c a year ago. Despite

Liquid Telecom is planning to build more fibre routes across South Africa, with work expected to begin on a new leg between Durban and Cape Town, connecting the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to Michael Jordaan, founder and CEO of Montegray Capital. Jordaan, the former CEO of First National Bank, talks about his investments in South African

A culture that shies away from risk-taking is one of the biggest impediments to developing a bigger technology start-up ecosystem in South Africa. Michael Jordaan, CEO of venture capital firm Montegray Capital and

South African fibre-to-the-home operator Vumatel plans to offer uncapped 100Mbit/s fibre to the home in townships across South Africa – at just R89/month! In the coming months – by October or November

There’s one story dominating the podcast this week: TechCentral’s exclusive story about Vumatel’s plan to offer uncapped 100Mbit/s fibre to…

The recapitalisation of Cell C has hit a potential roadblock. Communications regulator Icasa late on Wednesday evening said the mobile operator may have failed to make the correct regulatory filings regarding the

Thank you for listening the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod chats to Shane Wall, chief technology officer at HP and global head of HP Labs. Listen as Wall first talks to journalists about