A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp to allow them access to users’ data. Most recently, in the wake
In the first of several TechCentral podcast interviews diving into cybersecurity issues, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sat down with Jacques Louw, director and head of cyber defence at MWR InfoSecurity in South Africa
You may have heard about the sword of Damocles, hanging above its target by a single hair. It’s a metaphor often used to describe impending doom, yet this is not the actual meaning. The story goes that
President Jacob Zuma told senior leaders of the South African Communist Party that he plans to fire finance minister Pravin Gordhan, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The rand plummeted. Zuma told officials
Samsung Electronics has detailed its plans for the millions of Galaxy Note7 smartphones it pulled off shelves when some caught fire last year, including recycling materials and potentially letting customers use them as
President Jacob Zuma’s order for finance minister Pravin Gordhan to cancel an investor roadshow in London and the US left the nation’s credibility in tatters. The rand plunged more than any other major currency on
From 1 April, it will cost residential consumers 5,3% more per month to lease a phone line from Telkom. Line rental will increase from R189 to R199/month on that date. Meanwhile, a residential telephone line installation rises by
Telkom plans to break out its telecommunications towers and real estate assets into a separate unit that may then be listed on a stock market, according to two people familiar with the matter. The new entity would be run by a new, property-focused
Former MTN South Africa CEO Zunaid Bulbulia has been appointed as chief financial officer of Huge Group with immediate effect. Bulbulia, who joined Huge Group in January 2016 as a nonexecutive director, is also
The rand erased its advance to become the worst performer in emerging markets after President Jacob Zuma’s order to abort an international roadshow served as a wake-up call to the country’s political risks. The currency reversed