Andisiwe Nikelo, CEO of WesBank Fleet Management and Leasing. South African fleet operators are increasingly introducing new energy vehicles (NEVs) into their fleets, as businesses look to lower operating costs, reduce carbon emissions and shield themselves from volatile fuel prices, says WesBank. This, as government incentives for local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing begin taking effect,…
Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada Optasia will distribute more than US$6-billion in credit across its markets in 2026 – and it carries every cent of the default risk itself. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, CEO Salvador Anglada unpacks how the JSE’s biggest recent fintech listing actually works. Formerly known as Channel VAS, Optasia was…
The Unlimited Child has launched an AI-powered app to assist learners in low-resource environments. The Unlimited Child, a South African early childhood development (ECD) non-profit organisation, has launched an AI-powered app designed to provide personalised coaching, classroom support and monitoring for practitioners. The app, built for low-resource and offline environments, delivers AI-generated development plans, classroom preparation tools,…
Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom missed its own headline financial targets in its 2026 financial year – on revenue, profit and free cash flow – yet most of its top executives took home short-term bonuses that exceeded their on-target amounts, the group’s newly published remuneration report shows. The group performance scorecard, which determines the…
Google has opened applications for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three-month programme that will provide equity-free funding, technical mentorship and access to the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for 15 South African startups. Applications are open from 21 July to 28 August 2026, with the programme running from 28 September to…
Canva Africa lead Bianca Sibiya and South African Council for Educators CEO Ella Mokgalane. Canva Africa and the South African Council for Educators (SACE) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at upskilling nearly 600 000 local educators. Canva Africa is the regional office of Australian-headquartered software company Canva. The global firm provides a…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Abdul Saboor/Reuters Jeff Bezos has identified a new, high-profile platform to help showcase the hundreds of billions of dollars Amazon has bet on AI: Prime Video. The Amazon founder and executive chairman pushed Prime Video head Mike Hopkins to overhaul the streaming service so that AI is front and centre, according…
Microsoft remained the world’s most impersonated brand in phishing attacks during the second quarter of 2026, while ChatGPT entered the rankings for the first time as cybercriminals increasingly exploit trusted brands and AI platforms to steal users’ personal and financial information. This is according to the latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2026 from Check…
Traci Maynard, ICT channel and partnership specialist. The traditional IT distribution model − where a vendor builds a product, a distributor stocks it, a partner sells it and a customer uses it is rapidly becoming a relic of the past. This linear hierarchy is being dismantled by a digital-first world that favours integrated, marketplace-driven ecosystems….
US secretary of state Marco Rubio. Eloisa Lopez/Reuters US secretary of state Marco Rubio has asked diplomats to push back against talk of a “kill switch” in American technology products following the White House’s short-lived decision to keep foreigners from the US’s most advanced AI models, according to a recent cable. The talking points, which…
