JSE-listed multinational technology group Datatec has reported a mixed earnings picture in its latest financial results as expected growth failed to materialise in the US, emerging markets were depressed and Europe showed signs of improvement. It is also blaming the implementation of a business management
Author: Duncan McLeod
South Africa’s banks have suffered tens of millions of rand in losses due to a major breach of customer card data by criminal syndicates that infected electronic point-of-sale terminals using a variant of malicious software called Dexter. It’s not known exactly how
HTC has closed its South African office and appointed a distributor, Ingram Micro Mobility, to sell its smartphones in the local market. TechCentral has established that HTC, which is struggling to compete in a crowded smartphone market, has ended its direct presence and gone back to the channel
TechCentral revealed on Tuesday that South Africa’s banks have suffered tens of millions of rand in losses due to a major breach of customer card data by criminal syndicates that infected electronic point-of-sale (POS) devices using a variant of a malicious software tool called Dexter
Fresh after delivering news that it would report a near-US$1bn quarterly loss and retrench 40% of its workforce, Canada’s BlackBerry has now turned to letter writing in an effort to convince the world that the company, which has placed itself up for sale, will not only survive but perhaps even thrive in the years
This may go down as the week that changed everything in South Africa’s telecommunications industry, the one that signalled the start of the end of the duopoly grip held by Vodacom and MTN. It started nine days ago when sector regulator, the Independent Communications
TalkCentral hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson dive into the big technology stories of the past week — and there’s plenty of ground to cover. In the show, we talk about telecommunications regulator Icasa’s big announcement on mobile termination rates, Cell C’s decision
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has warned companies that they will be reported to the authority’s complaints and compliance committee if they are found to be leasing telecommunications licences that have been issued to them
Eileen Wilton, Gijima’s long-serving interim CEO, has been named to the position on a permanent basis by the troubled IT company’s board of directors. Wilton, who previously held the position of chief information officer at both Old Mutual and Anglo American, was acting
Banking giant Absa is at an advanced stage of planning to deploy free public Wi-Fi to all of its approximately 800 branches across South Africa. The bank will also work with parent Barclays to extend the network to its branches across the rest of Africa. The idea is to encourage