In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod is joined by Ari Kahn, the former MTN contractor who invented and patented the “Callme” service before rival Vodacom.

In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams altercation with an SABC news crew at the weekend, and her subsequent apology.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has apologised for an altercation she had with an SABC news crew who were filming an ANC provincial rally in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.

African online retailer Jumia is planning an initial public offering in New York this year that could value the business at about $1.5-billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

When Jeff Bezos alleged in a blog post Thursday that he was the victim of blackmail attempts by the publisher of the National Enquirer, he underscored risks particular to billionaires in the digital age.

Bharti Airtel’s Kenyan unit has agreed to combine operations with Telkom Kenya, creating the second-largest telecommunications operator in the East African nation after Safaricom.

Apple has warned app developers they must remove or disclose the presence of software that enables them to record the screen of iPhone users, or face “immediate action”.

Microsoft’s own security chief has suggested Internet Explorer should not be used as a main Web browser, saying it now only exists as a “compatibility solution”.

The easiest way to rescue ailing state power utility Eskom would be for government to assume part of its R419-billion of debt, CEO Phakamani Hadebe said.

Apple has released a software update that fixes a bug in its Group FaceTime video-calling feature that had allowed users to eavesdrop on recipients before they answered a call.