MultiChoice Group is entering uncharted territory. With Groupe Canal+’s takeover now final, the South African pay-TV giant has fallen under foreign control for the first time in its history. Calvo Mawela has been replaced as chief executive by Frenchman David Mignot, the Canal+ Africa boss, while Maxime Saada, Canal+’s CEO, now chairs the MultiChoice board….
iOCO co-CEOs Rhys Summerton, left, and Dennis Venter A turnaround at IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – is gathering pace. The group said on Tuesday in a trading update to investors that it expects to swing to positive headline earnings per share for the year ended 31 July 2025 when it reports…
With the jagged peaks of Cape Town’s Table Mountain beneath him and the wind roaring past his wingsuit, South African Jean-Jacques Wallis is redefining the limits of human flight — and putting South Africa on the global map of extreme aerial sports. Wallis, 35, is one of the world’s fastest wingsuit flyers, achieving speeds of…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita Africa’s biggest telecommunications operator, MTN Group, swung to a half-year profit, it said on Monday, as macroeconomic conditions, inflation and foreign exchange rates in key markets showed improved stability. South Africa-headquartered MTN reported headline earnings per share of R6.45 in the six months to 30 June, compared to a headline…
If you asked someone 10 years ago what the hottest technology of the 2020s would be, they would probably have said “blockchain”. It was all the rage. Forget bitcoin, they said, the real value is in the underlying technology that secures it, the blockchain. A blockchain is a distributed public ledger, cryptographically secured by a…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in the USA” agenda. Standing in the Oval Office on Wednesday between Trump and vice President JD Vance, Cook announced that Apple will increase its…
In the fast-evolving South African media landscape, identifying a platform that truly resonates with the country’s influential business and technology decision makers is paramount for any organisation seeking to connect with this crucial audience. While various outlets vie for attention, TechCentral stands head and shoulders above the rest – the indispensable business platform for those…
This is the fourth episode of a new podcast series curated by TechCentral’s editorial team and generated by artificial intelligence tools. It’s an experiment that’s in beta for now, but if it works well, we’ll consider making it a regular feature by launching season 1. In this episode, we highlight some of the biggest technology…
Despite widespread smartphone ownership, the lack of dependable fixed broadband in rural communities continues to entrench disparities in education, healthcare and economic opportunity. Yet solutions already exist: government-funded, locally developed innovations that can deliver affordable, high-impact connectivity while keeping ownership and expertise right here at home. It’s time to shift from inventing technology to deliberately…
Tyme Group CEO Coenraad Jonker Pressure is mounting on the minister of home affairs over a decision to impose huge increases in the fees for companies wanting to run checks against a national database for client verification. The move, which has already drawn fire from the telecommunications industry, has now been harshly criticised by Coen…
