He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith’s case is not only unprecedented for Australia but “extraordinary” for the globe too, scholars say.
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MVNOs take centre stage in legislative shake-up
Dominic Cull South Africa’s burgeoning mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) space is set to take centre stage as parliament discusses proposed amendments to the country’s most important piece of ICT sector legislation, the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). An updated Electronic Communications Amendment Bill was approved by parliament earlier this week and is likely to be…
KPA in the spotlight as investigations centre on 60,000 tonnes fuel shipment
MT Paloma’s current position as shown by ships tracking portal Vessel Finder. IMAGE/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and its harbour master are facing intense scrutiny after it emerged that a vessel carrying 60,000 metric tonnes of fuel at the heart of a growing corruption probe was granted preferential exemptions to…
The next churn wave is already in your contact centre conversations
Churn rarely arrives with a bang. It builds quietly, interaction by interaction, until a “sudden” spike forces a board-level response. At CallMiner’s executive roundtable last week, senior leaders kept coming back to the same uncomfortable idea: when customers leave at scale, it’s often less about the product and more about what happens when they ask…
US-listed data centre operator Equinix doubles down on South Africa
Equinix South Africa MD Sandile Dube Global data centre operator Equinix is planning to build 160MW of additional data centre capacity in South Africa as part of a R7.5-billion investment push, having acquired land in Johannesburg and Cape Town totalling R890-million. The Nasdaq-listed firm, which opened its first South African data centre in Johannesburg in…
Creator economy takes centre stage at SA Innovation Week
The programme positions creators as entrepreneurs and technologists influencing product design, digital culture and platform evolution. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa’s growing creator economy will take centre stage at the SA Innovation Week 2026, where a new collaboration between the SA Innovation Summit and Creator Hub will explore how digital creators are driving innovation and…
VC’s centre of gravity is shifting
The author, Endeavor South Africa CEO Alison Collier A structural shift is under way in global venture capital, with investors increasingly turning to emerging markets as performance in traditional tech hubs moderates. The best risk-adjusted returns are no longer concentrated in a handful of established ecosystems — and this is not a philosophical shift, it’s…
Data centre ‘critical infrastructure’ tag welcomed, but detail still thin
South Africa’s data centre industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s move to designate data centres as critical infrastructure, though key details – including what incentives will be offered and how the policy will be implemented – remain unclear. As TechCentral reported on Wednesday, finance minister Enoch Godongwana used his budget speech to place data centre…
Africa: UON Launches Africa Centre for the Study of Russia to Deepen Africa-Russia Ties
Nairobi — The University of Nairobi has officially launched the Africa Centre for the Study of Russia, a new academic hub aimed at deepening research, dialogue, and diplomatic engagement between Africa and the Russian Federation. The inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday in Nairobi, brought together senior government officials, diplomats, and scholars, marking what speakers described as…
SA developers take centre stage as Code4Mzansi kicks off
Code4Mzansi invites a diverse group of innovators − from university students to small business founders − to build cloud‑first solutions. (Image: Supplied) The Huawei Developer Competition, Code4Mzansi, has officially begun, offering South African innovators the opportunity to turn cloud-powered ideas into real-world solutions. The programme, launched in partnership with the Department of Small Business Development…