MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot. Image: (c) Aurelien Pierron For the first time in many years, DStv subscribers will not face a price increase in April – a significant strategic shift under new owner Groupe Canal+ as the pay-television operator battles to arrest years of punishing subscriber losses. In a wide-ranging interview with TechCentral on…
Christo Coetzer, director and CEO, BlueVision ITM. Cloud security technologies are involved in a myriad of public and/or private functionalities that include authentication, authorisation, encryption, workload security and access controls. Gartner predicts that by 2027, more than 70% of enterprises will use industry platforms to accelerate their business initiatives, up from less than 15% in…
In a bid to stop students from spending their loans on online gambling, the National Gambling Board and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) are working on targeted interventions to tackle the scourge. This follows the release of a study by the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation last year that found that nearly 45%…
PC demand remains uneven, raising concerns of higher costs and longer lead times. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa’s IT channel is bracing for a fresh wave of price increases and shipment delays on personal computers (PCs), as distributors and resellers warn that renewed global supply chain pressures are starting to ripple through the market. Industry…
PwC South Africa’s Mark Allderman AI is reshaping the consulting industry globally, altering business models, project life cycles and how engagements are priced. Some of these changes are reflected in the local market, with the shift away from analysis-heavy engagements towards the delivery of tangible outcomes the most significant among them. “Patience has run out…
Anusha Naidu, new CEO of SAVCA. The SA Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has appointed Anusha Naidu as its new chief executive officer, effective 1 March. Naidu joins SAVCA from her role as corporate finance and ESG executive at Select Africa, African Alliance, where she served on the group executive committee and led…
One of the MeerKAT antennas in the Karoo South African astronomers have detected the most distant and powerful natural radio laser ever observed. The signal comes from a galaxy more than eight billion light years away and was detected using the MeerKAT radio telescope in the Northern Cape. The discovery, led by the University of…
BLU’s carrying value of Cell C has dropped. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited is set to take a R5.2 billion hit on its stake in Cell C because the value of its investment at listing was lower than the value it was carrying on its books, resulting in an accounting loss. In…
Blu Label Unlimited Group will post a massive basic earnings loss for the six months to end-November 2025, driven almost entirely by a R5.2-billion accounting hit linked to its disposal of control in Cell C – but the company is keen to draw attention to what it says is a far more meaningful picture of…
Google’s A-series has long defined the value proposition in the midrange smartphone market, and the new Pixel 10a appears set to continue that legacy. Starting at $499, the device balances premium display technology and sustainable build materials with a refined, minimalist aesthetic. Read: Nvidia secures multiyear megadeal to power Meta’s AI infrastructure The Pixel 10a…
