The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions. The transaction will see the central bank take sole ownership of the payments clearing house, which plays a critical role in processing interbank transactions. BankservAfrica is…
MTN South Africa has come out tops in independent network ratings agency OpenSignal’s latest mobile experience report, beating its rivals in a number of categories including “download speed”, “5G availability” and “5G video experience”. The mobile operator was also joint winner in a number of other categories in the report, but Telkom stood out as…
Maziv subsidiary Dark Fibre Africa has quadrupled the capacity achieved in an earlier test, transmitting 1.6Tbit/s on a single wavelength over a 40km stretch of its core network between Isando and Midrand. The company called the test transmission a “world first” for IP/optical convergence at that speed, though the claim could not immediately be independently…
Nick Argyros, chief operating officer, and Francois Schreuder, CEO, Phonetik AI Phonetik AI, a South African start-up building large language models that create subtitles, closed captions and narration, is helping the visually and audio impaired get more information from the video content they consume. Speaking to TechCentral at the AWS Summit in Johannesburg last week,…
The author, Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux Driving forward while staring into the rearview mirror is not only reckless, it is a surefire way to crash. Yet this is exactly how South Africa is navigating the most disruptive moment in energy, transport and infrastructure in a century. We know the road ahead demands change,…
In an era where the internet is crowded with shallow headlines, fleeting trends and clickbait designed to harvest eyeballs rather than inform, the value of credible, serious journalism has never been higher. For South Africa’s business leaders and IT decision makers, TechCentral has established itself as the publication of record for technology news and analysis…
South Africa’s top banking executives and finance minister Enoch Godongwana have held discussions on the potential fallout if Washington were to impose sanctions on the country, according to a report by Sowetan on Monday. The talks, which took place at a recent Banking Association of South Africa board meeting, reportedly centred on concerns that US…
Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare South Africa’s competition authorities need to improve the speed at which they make decisions to limit the harm that drawn-out regulatory processes have on businesses, their associated industries and consumers. Speaking to the TechCentral Show in an exclusive podcast interview that will be published on Tuesday, Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare said…
South Africa’s regulatory authorities should look to their counterparts in other countries and take action against the burgeoning rise in online betting and gambling, which is causing severe social ills. This is according to Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana, who noted the decision last week by India’s parliament to pass a bill banning various forms…
Lee’s visit comes two days before his crucial first summit in Washington, DC with US President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Tokyo for a visit aimed at reaffirming security cooperation and showcasing friendly ties between the two East Asian neighbours facing common challenges from…
