DStv owner MultiChoice has begun piloting weekly subscriptions in Uganda, a strategic move that could expand to other markets if successful. MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela stated that the trial, which commenced seven weeks ago, will be evaluated over the next three to six months. This initiative aims to better align subscription periods with customers’…
Diego Han, director of Ecosystem Development at Huawei Cloud Sub-Saharan Africa. Huawei says its delayed public roll-out of a cloud platform was a deliberate strategic move to ensure scalability, in-house R&D integration and the development of transformation expertise it now offers globally. The company believes this approach positions it well as the market shifts from…
For a long time, much of ICT distribution has been a game of reaction – waiting for vendor forecasts, fulfilling reseller orders and doing our best to keep the system moving. But as we all know, reacting isn’t the same as anticipating. And in today’s volatile, data-rich world, anticipation is everything. We’ve been thinking hard…
iPadOS 26, previewed at WWDC 2025, promises to supercharge your tablet’s productivity with what Apple calls its “biggest software update yet.” Key features include dynamic app window resizing, a new menu bar with drop-downs, and Apple’s visually refreshed Liquid Glass redesign. This release offers iPad users a significantly more Mac-like experience. Read: Switch 2 breaks…
Asokan Moodley, head of AI and Industry Advisory for Middle East and Africa at NTT DATA, and Prashil Gareeb, VP: MEA MNCS at NTT DATA. Agentic AI can prove transformative for companies; however, to overcome the hurdles and achieve ROI, they need to partner with industry leaders that have full-stack agentic AI capabilities. This is…
This is the second (and beta) episode of a new podcast series curated by TechCentral’s editorial team and generated by artificial intelligence tools. It’s an experiment for now, but if it works well, we’ll consider making it a regular feature by launching a season 1. Note that even using the most accurate and reliable sources,…
Meta is taking strong action against “nudify” apps that leverage AI to generate nonconsensual nude and explicit images, often targeting celebrities and influencers. The company has filed a lawsuit against one prolific app maker and is implementing new measures to prevent similar services from advertising on its platforms. Read: Switch 2 breaks records with 3.5…
Kemp Munnik, structuring and tax strategy specialist. The world of tax consulting is on the cusp of a transformation few could have predicted just a decade ago. I recently had an in-depth conversation on this topic with Johan Steyn, a well-known artificial intelligence (AI) thought leader. AI is not only revolutionising how tax firms operate…
A Mulilo solar energy plant near Prieska in the Northern Cape Just two years after winning the backing of one of the world’s biggest green infrastructure investors, a little-known South African company is rapidly redrawing the country’s energy map. Mulilo Renewable Energy, which received a US$200-million investment from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in 2023, has since…
The Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft jointly developed by ESA and NASA, has achieved a historic milestone: capturing the first-ever direct images of the Sun’s polar region. Since beginning its observations in 2021, the probe recently executed a crucial side trip to Venus. This manoeuvre significantly tilted its orbit, providing a unique vantage point from below…
