Telkom refreshes its brand identity, signalling a renewed focus on digital transformation and customer experience. Telkom debuted its new visual identity, including a new logo, yesterday. According to SA’s third-biggest mobile operator, the transformation reflects a deeper shift within the business, one that is not only about how the brand looks, but how it thinks,…
In the fast-evolving South African media landscape, identifying a platform that truly resonates with the country’s influential business and technology decision makers is paramount for any organisation seeking to connect with this crucial audience. While various outlets vie for attention, TechCentral stands head and shoulders above the rest – the indispensable business platform for those…
Maziv is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Investment Ventures Holdings. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Vodacom and Maziv have today been interrogated by the Competition Appeal Court over why they had bothered to sweeten a potential merger if they were simultaneously appealing a 2024 decision by the Competition Tribunal prohibiting their multibillion-rand deal. Advocate Jerome Wilson,…
The author, Change Logic director Anton Hingeston Businesses are spending substantially on new systems and change projects only to find their triple bottom line isn’t moving. Change management, once a vital discipline to guide organisations through complex transformations, has now become a buzzword that is used to tick boxes. How did we get here? Large…
The adoption of agentic technology speaks to the digital transformation WeBuyCars has experienced over its 24-year history. South African-based vehicle trading platform WeBuyCars has purchased over 2 800 vehicles using artificial intelligence (AI) agents. This, as the vehicle trading platform positions AI as the cornerstone of its future growth. According to Wynand Beukes, chief digital…
Data is like oxygen in the digital era, and people are using more of it. In 2025 alone, global mobile data usage is projected to reach 200 exabytes per month. That is 200 billion gigabytes of data consumed monthly by everything from high-definition video streaming to online gaming and IoT. This trend has implications for…
SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter. More than three-quarters of taxpayers have already received auto-assessments, and refunds worth R10.6 billion have been paid out, according to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), as its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) begins to show significant returns. The auto assessments and refunds were processed ahead of the official start of…
Deon Tromp South Africa’s financial services sector is under pressure to modernise – yet few businesses are solving the right problems. While digital banking apps and fintech interfaces have advanced rapidly, the underlying infrastructure often remains fragmented, outdated and over-reliant on rigid integrations. It’s a challenge Omnea knows well – and one the company was…
This is the third edition of Samsung’s Equity Equivalent Investment Programme. Samsung and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) have opened applications for the third edition of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), inviting black-owned ICT and service centre SMEs across South Africa to apply. The South Korean-based electronics giant says the R280…
Telkom has made a subtle change to its logo South Africa’s oldest telecommunications operator, Telkom, has a new brand identity, including a refreshed logo. The company, which has been performing well financially – and has a share price that has risen sharply this year as a result – said the new visual identity makes use…
