In the past few years, unmanned flying machines, variously described as remotely piloted air systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, or more commonly known as “drones”, have been mainly used in targeted
The South African retail banking sector is characterised by high barriers to entry. The sector is concentrated, with four of the largest banks – Standard Bank, Absa, First National Bank and Nedbank – accounting for more than 80% of retail
The National Prosecuting Authority will seek leave to appeal a court ruling that corruption charges must be reinstated against President Jacob Zuma. “I believe it needs the decision of an appeal court,” national director of public prosecutions Shaun
It’s the dream of anyone who has travelled to a foreign country: a device that instantly translates a local’s speech for you while simultaneously translating your own words for them. A new gadget, named the Pilot, claims to do just that
Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African banking operations have been the “victim of a sophisticated, co-ordinated fraud incident” that have cost it an estimated R300m. Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African
At some point, JSE-listed Altron’s bombed out share price is going to look like a bargain. But it’s hard to know when that will be. The Venter-run family business last week announced a loss of R1,1bn for the year to February, drowning the previous
It’s time to ditch old-fashioned concepts of energy access and embrace new technologies that can help propel South Africa into an era of universal access to electricity, according to PwC. In its report Electricity beyond the grid: accelerating access to
Nigeria has reportedly suspended discussions with MTN over the record US$3,9bn fine imposed on the mobile operator’s subsidiary there while the country’s parliament investigates the size of the penalty and the way in which it was imposed
Robbie Venter, 56, is likely to step down as Altron’s CEO at the end of February, or soon thereafter, handing the reins to a non-family member for the first time in its storied, 51-year history. First, though, Venter – the son of Altron founder Bill
In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Regardt van der Bergh and Duncan McLeod talk in-depth about Google’s developer conference in San Francisco, looking at Google Home, Allo, Android N and plenty more. Also this week, they look at the big changes