In a world where financial transactions are largely electronic, central banks are exploring the idea of using virtual currencies, even as cyberattacks and price swings dominate the headlines. “The central bank digital currency would be
South African Airways has identified Vodacom Group executive Vuyani Jarana as the leading candidate to become the struggling state-owned carrier’s first permanent CEO since November 2015, according to three people familiar with
Many TechCentral readers will know the name Dawie Roodt. He is chief economist at the Efficient Group and undoubtedly one of South Africa’s leading economists. Roodt gave a fascinating presentation on Wednesday
Microsoft, cybersecurity analysts, and Ukrainian police say the global hack that has disrupted companies across the globe can be traced to a Ukrainian accounting software producer called M.E.Doc. The cybercrime unit of the
New research suggests that the average cost of a data breach in South Africa is a staggering R32m. According to the research, from Ponemon Institute and commissioned by IBM Security, that figure has risen by 12% in the past
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When ZAR X settled its first trade in February this year, it was the first stock exchange transaction in South Africa to take place outside of the JSE in more than a century. With the Financial Services Board’s appeals board having dismissed
Communications regulator Icasa warned on Wednesday that it is considering cancelling four licences issued to telecommunications companies because it has been unable to make contact with them. It said in a statement that it is “considering
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts Monday, will use IBM’s artificial intelligence agent Watson to help direct fans to the…
Facebook’s social network now has two billion monthly active users – about a quarter of the world’s population and more than half of the people on the Internet. It’s the first social network to connect that many people. Google’s YouTube