Are finance teams still reporting on what happened yesterday, or are they shaping what happens next? This was the centre of the conversation that happened at the Bryanston Country Club on 13 August 2025. Senior leaders gathered for TechCentral’s exclusive briefing, hosted with Sage. The focus? Future-fit enterprise – finance as a growth engine. Finance…
DY/DX urges South African leaders to adopt a skeptical, evidence-based approach to AI and to recognise that real transformation requires process and behaviour change. Geoff Cohen, partner at DY/DX South African businesses are racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI), but many risk confusing automation with true AI with potentially costly consequences. Speaking at the Knowledge…
Louise Taute, MD at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. Technology distributor Westcon-Comstor looks to specialise in security as part of its growth strategy. It says it will prioritise a consultative selling approach (serving as a partner to directly support operators with their choice of technologies and in their digital journeys) over pure traditional distribution. This is according…
Tennis fans at this year’s US Open can now watch the world’s top players battle it out in 3D cartoon form while chatting with an AI commentator that has been trained to bite its digital tongue when things get heated. The tournament has introduced technology that transforms real matches into animated replays featuring robot-like doppelgangers…
Blue Label Telecoms views Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes as an “executor”. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, rebranding to Blu Label Unlimited to amplify the market’s focus on its units as it spins Cell C out via a JSE listing, has admitted it failed in its initial execution of its purchase of…
Demonstrators march in support of Palestinians in Gaza near the Microsoft Build conference, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, to call for the termination of Microsoft’s Azure contracts with Israel in Seattle on 21 May. David Ryder/Reuters Two Microsoft employees were fired on Wednesday after taking part in a…
Lebo Mosola takes on the role of talent manager at Dariel. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Software engineering firm Dariel has promoted Lebo Mosola to the role of talent manager, tasking her with reshaping how the company attracts, develops and retains top tech talent. This will be crucial as SA’s shortage of skilled software engineers is reaching…
JSE-listed technology group Altron has issued a voluntary operational update for the six months to 31 August 2025, describing its performance in the period as “resilient” as strong growth in its “platforms” segment offset pressure in IT services. The company – with operations spanning fintech, telematics, IT services, security and document solutions – said the…
Tecnotree Empowering Emtel with a New-Generation Customer Experience Tecnotree, a global provider of digital business support systems (BSS), is proud to announce the successful delivery of a future-proof, fully integrated BSS ecosystem for Emtel, marking a significant leap in customer engagement, sales, and service delivery. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:…
The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions. The transaction will see the central bank take sole ownership of the payments clearing house, which plays a critical role in processing interbank transactions. BankservAfrica is…
