The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to a “worse-case scenario” for oil tankers as Iran has repeatedly attacked ships over the past week, the CEO of a maritime risk services firm said. “We see the reduction of the volume of transits through the Strait of Hormuz and right now crews of…
Bob Collymore – image c/o Safaricom Shareholders of Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom are due to vote on whether to give Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the company’s CEO once it holds more than 50% of Safaricom’s shares, Safaricom said on Wednesday. Vodacom, which held an effective 39.9% of Safaricom through its majority-owned subsidiary Vodafone…
Emile Burger is stepping down as CEO of Tarsus Distribution. Tarsus Distribution announced today that CEO Emile Burger will step down after a successful period, having served as CEO and previously as CFO. In a statement, the company says his decision, rooted in personal choice, comes at a time when the firm is experiencing excellent…
Fabricio Bloisi Two years into the four-year window that decides whether Fabricio Bloisi collects a US$100-million “moonshot” share award, the prize looks further off than when it was set. The combined Naspers and Prosus market capitalisation that must double for the award to pay out has gone backwards over the past year, Naspers’s integrated annual…
Datatec group CEO Jens Montanana Datatec founder and CEO Jens Montanana has restruck a massive collar hedge over 2.4 million of his shares as part of an extension to an equity-funding arrangement – essentially refinancing a loan secured against his stake in the company. According to a JSE investor statement, the transaction involves an off-market…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group is spending about R7.7-million/year on personal security for its CEO, Shameel Joosub – a figure that surfaces only through a quiet restatement of last year’s numbers and that the company still does not disclose as a line of its own. The cost sits inside the “other” benefits line…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks in Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a person familiar has said. Jassy’s involvement sheds light on the extraordinary move by Anthropic on Friday to shut down its latest models globally…
As voice revenue dwindles into a commodity and the industry braces for data eventually to go the same way, Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong reckons the operator has years of data-driven growth still ahead of it – and a broader definition of “data” than its mobile rivals. Asked by TechCentral where Telkom’s growth will come…
In a definitive transition for the world’s most valuable technology company, Apple announced that John Ternus will become its next Chief Executive Officer. Ternus, the company’s 50-year-old hardware engineering chief, is slated to take the reins on 1 September 2026. At that time, Tim Cook will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, concluding a…
Nigerian billionaire industrialist Abdul Samad Rabiu has been recognised as the CEO of the Year at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum. He is among the six business leaders and companies that were honoured at the Africa CEO Awards 2026 in Kigali. The Founder of BUA Group, Rabiu leads a major industrial powerhouse driven notably by…
