MultiChoice will strip M-Net and KykNet of their DStv Premium exclusivity and move cricket, the Uefa Champions League and domestic rugby into a new mid-priced Sports package from 17 September, in the biggest reworking of the broadcaster’s bouquets in nearly 15 years. TechCentral was briefed on the changes under embargo and has withheld the details…
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago speaking at the MTN Group Fintech Summit on Tuesday. Fanie van Rooyen/TechCentral The South African Reserve Bank is preparing to put the country’s fast-growing fintech sector on the same regulatory footing as banks, with governor Lesetja Kganyago using the opening of MTN Group Fintech’s 2026 summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday…
KNVB invites associations and confederations to a summit to discuss the overhaul of FIFA and how it runs football. Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026 FIFA president Gianni Infantino must be replaced by 2027, along with an overhaul of football’s global governing body, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has said. The KNVB, one of…
Apple is laying the groundwork for a major overhaul of its smartwatch lineup, though a complete redesign remains a year or two away, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company is not expected to introduce significant aesthetic or structural changes with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models. Instead, those iterations will…
Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on African countries to fundamentally transform their education systems through digital innovation. Speaking at the opening of the Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026 in Addis Ababa, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, stressed that technology must reshape the…
Microsoft is preparing a sweeping corporate restructuring within its Xbox division, scheduled to begin tomorrow, July 6, 2026. According to The Verge, the tech giant is weighing the complete closure of Arkane Lyon and the cancellation of its highly anticipated Marvel’s Blade project, which has been in development since late 2023. Reports indicate the game…
The department of home affairs has launched an upgraded online booking system on the MyHomeAffairsOnline platform, introducing enhanced security measures to prevent the abuse of booking slots and improve access to services. Users are now required to create a MyHomeAffairsOnline profile linked to their South African ID number and e-mail address before making a booking,…
A SAPO office in the Eastern Cape. (Image source: SAPO via X) The South African Post Office (SAPO) is preparing to exit business rescue after its practitioners asked the High Court to terminate the proceedings. However, its long-delayed digital modernisation now rests on the shareholder and newly-appointed board after government failed to provide R3.8 billion…
MONROVIA, June 2, 2026 — Liberia will remain one of 20 U.S. visa-processing hubs in Africa under a planned State Department restructuring that would scale back routine visa services at dozens of other embassies and consulates across the continent. The change, reported by multiple outlets citing an internal State Department memo and U.S. officials, would…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has backed a proposal to extend South Africa’s real estate investment trust (Reit) regime to digital infrastructure – a reform the sector has long argued could unlock billions of rand in capital for fibre networks, mobile towers and data centres. “While we work on stabilising…
