We are now approaching six years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, yet talk of vaccines and our immune systems persists in our cultural conversations — from political arenas to the dinner table. The vaccination conversation has extended beyond the scientific community, resulting in controversial changes to the recommended vaccination…
The author, Richard Firth South Africa is known all over the world for its natural beauty, its mineral resources and (sometimes) its sporting prowess. Now we are also becoming known as the place to go for cost-effective skills. Netflix is the latest multinational investing in a South African skills base, joining giants like Amazon and…
Cybersecurity is undergoing a quiet but important shift in South African boardrooms: from a defensive cost centre to a strategic business enabler. That was the central theme of a recent TechCentral TCS+ podcast discussion featuring Vodacom Business acting executive head for cloud security Lukhanyo Zahela and KnowBe4 Africa senior vice-president for content strategy Anna Collard….
Through Cloud On Demand, AvePoint becomes more than a tool. South African organisations are adopting cloud collaboration tools faster than ever. Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and Power Platform have become the backbone of everyday work, underpinning communication, document management and digital workflows across every sector. But as collaboration accelerates, so do the risks. Over the…
Moses Katende, Senior Manager, SoluGrowth, South Africa. Employer of record (EOR) services have become one of the fastest-growing segments in the global workforce environment. Once viewed as a purely administrative function, EOR today stands at the intersection of compliance, talent strategy, workforce agility and international expansion. The EOR market is strategically evolving, driven by a…
Liquid C2 and Microsoft hosted an artificial intelligence in action event with senior IT and business decision-makers recently Johannesburg is a city that measures ideas by outcomes. So, when Liquid C2 in conjunction with Microsoft hosted its artificial intelligence in action event with senior IT and business decision-makers recently, the conversation skipped the hype and…
This is being called the year of the “Windows 11 refresh”, and the opportunity to stay ahead of the pack is quickly narrowing. The shift to Windows 11 is happening now: the new generation of Windows 11 PCs is often referred to as the most secure, the fastest and the most intelligent PCs yet –…
As AI reshapes enterprise priorities and talent shortages continue to disrupt growth, HR leaders are being asked to lead with data – or risk being left behind. At a recent executive roundtable hosted by TechCentral in partnership with Sage, senior HR and business executives gathered in Johannesburg to explore how AI and predictive analytics can…
Rachel Cowan, interim CEO at Ozow. South African fintech firm Ozow says it has achieved a first in the country’s digital payments space by implementing the real-time payment feature, PayShap Request, in a live environment. The company claims the functionality represents the country’s first South African Reserve Bank (SARB)-endorsed interoperable account-to-account payment rail (the infrastructure…
We’re at an inflection point. Around the world, we’re seeing artificial intelligence and the internet of things come together – what many are calling AIoT – to reshape completely how industries operate. And while mainstream news often focuses on shiny ideas like flying drones or autonomous cities, I’m more interested in how these technologies are…
