Payfast founder Jonathan Smit has acquired payment technology provider iVeri, marking a shift in South Africa’s fintech sector. Jonathan Smit | image supplied The deal brings together iVeri’s nearly 30-year track record in payment infrastructure with Smit’s experience in building and scaling digital payment platforms. Smit, who founded Payfast in 2007, led the business for…
A new messaging platform from X, named XChat, has appeared on the App Store, with a listing indicating an expected release date of April 17, 2026. While the name may evoke memories of the early-2000s IRC client for some, this modern iteration is a dedicated messaging service built specifically for the X ecosystem. Read: SportyTV…
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Inside a SuperSport outside broadcast truck on match day SportyTV, a streaming-only platform most South Africans have never heard of, this week announced it has secured pay-television rights to all 104 matches of the 2026 Fifa World Cup. For the first time, a streamer without a satellite fleet and legacy cost base is grabbing a…
Topco Media proudly announces the return of the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2026, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC 2). As the continent’s premier executive platform for shaping Africa’s digital economy, the event convenes ministers, regulators, C-suite leaders, infrastructure providers, and technology pioneers driving transformation at scale. A cornerstone of…
The specific fruits of Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games are finally coming into focus. According to Bloomberg, Epic is set to release a Disney-themed extraction shooter this November, marking the first major milestone in a partnership that has previously been limited to Fortnite character skins. The project is being positioned as a critical…
New product expands Binance derivatives offering, while allowing exposure to traditional assets without ownership. Crypto exchange Binance has introduced TradFi perpetual contracts in South Africa and updated its know-your-customer (KYC) process for users of its futures platform. According to a statement, the new product allows local traders to take positions on traditional assets, such as…
The author, Telviva’s Rob Lith Even as South African organisations embrace online and collaborative working, along with remote and hybrid working environments enabled through tools such as Microsoft’s productivity suite, voice calling has remained a separate system, often because of the technical challenges and high costs associated with integration. It is not ideal for an…
Tesla may be pivoting its strategy once again as it looks to regain momentum in the global EV market. According to a recent report from Reuters, the automaker is in the early stages of developing an all-new, smaller, and more affordable electric SUV. Unlike previous iterations, this would be a fresh platform rather than a…
A new transversal contract covers the outright purchase of PCs, computer peripherals, consumables and related services for government. Two shortened weeks result in a much quieter National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with advertisement numbers dropping by about a third. However, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) jumps into rescue an otherwise dull week, with its invitation…
