Although the South African Social Security Agency has given the Post Office an offer to distribute social grants, a scathing report by a panel of experts and the auditor-general has warned that incumbent Cash Paymaster Services
In this special edition of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod sits down with Dracore Data Sciences CEO Chantelle Fraser to talk about the massive data leak exposed this week involving more
What a week! In this episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg wrap up the big news around the “master deeds” data leak – how it happened and what it means. Also this week
On Thursday morning, the Financial Times reported that the FBI had “opened an investigation into US links to South Africa’s Gupta family”. The FT noted that the “US probe has focused, in part, on Ashish
Australian information security expert Troy Hunt, the man who discovered the explosive leak of more than 60m records containing personal information of South African citizens, has published a video
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said mounting allegations that the state has been “captured” by private business interests is damaging the nation’s international reputation, as rumours swirled that he’s
Internet-of-things network operator SqwidNet, part of Dark Fibre Africa, has launched an entrepreneurship programme, called (IoT)E, or IoT to the power E, to “empower entrepreneurs who would like to
The latest technology listing on the JSE, 4Sight Holdings, has had a successful market debut, trading above its listing price of R2/share. The company touched an intraday high of R2.50/share and was last
Fifth-generation mobile services have taken a big step forward. On Thursday, semiconductor giant Qualcomm announced it has completed the first 5G data connection on a chipset designed for mobile phones. The company has also
China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth most valuable start-up, reaching a US$30bn valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb and Space X. Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based