Author: Chris Anu

Prosus and Naspers CEO Fabricio Bloisi. Naspers unit Prosus has exceeded its earnings target for its e-commerce portfolio for the 2025 financial year, and is expecting to report more than $435 million for the year, when its year-end results are announced in June.In an update to shareholders today, Prosus and Naspers CEO Fabricio Bloisi, who is 10 months into the role, says Prosus’s 2025 financial year has closed and the company has completed its strategic planning and started the 2026 financial year.Over the past year, it has made good progress in its e-commerce business, the acquisition of two companies and…

President Cyril Ramaphosa The second phase of Operation Vulindlela will include a focus on reforms aimed at building public digital infrastructure and improving the visa system to attract skills into South Africa. The primary goal of Vulindlela, which is a joint venture of the presidency and national treasury is to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms aimed at growing the economy. Phase 2 of the programme was launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa at a media briefing on Wednesday. Ramaphosa said cabinet last month, as part of Vulindlela phase two, approved a digital transformation roadmap aimed at driving the adoption of…

Electric two- and three-wheelers are gaining popularity among last-mile delivery drivers. The electric micro-mobility market for last-mile delivery in South Africa is anticipated to grow at an annual growth rate of 20% until 2030. This is according to GreenCape’s 2025 electric vehicle (EV) market report, which states the South African EV market offers several emerging opportunities for local and international investors.Four key sectors have been identified as particularly attractive for investment: electric passenger vehicles, electric buses, the electrification of freight and logistics, and the electrification of last-mile delivery.Analysing the last-mile delivery sector, the report notes that by 2030, this market…

Cape Town-based fintech start-up Stitch last month caught the attention of many when it announced it was raising R1-billion (US$55-million) in a significant series-B funding round. Co-founder and CEO Kiaan Pillay is our guest in this episode of the TechCentral Show, where he tells TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about the funding round, which was led by QED Investors with participation from a range of new and existing investors — including well-known South African comedian Trevor Noah. The latest round brings Stitch’s total funding to date to nearly R2-billion, or $107-million. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Pillay unpacks: His…

Canninah Dladla Energy and resource systems multinational Schneider Electric has appointed Canninah Dladla as its first female cluster president for English-speaking (Anglophone) Africa, effective from 1 June.A cluster president is responsible for company growth and digital transformation within a specific region.The company views the Anglophone Africa region – comprising 24 countries – as strategic because of its growing economies and expanding populations.Dladla has a well-established history with Schneider Electric from 2008 to 2013, spanning various strategic roles, including the position of VP for the company’s energy business within its power systems division. Dladla takes over from Devan Pillay, who will…

Google’s AI tool NotebookLM now supports Afrikaans, thanks to an update to its Audio Overview feature – effectively a way of creating on-demand podcasts in Afrikaans based on material provided by users. NotebookLM, built on Google’s Gemini large language models, now supports 50 languages, with Afrikaans and Swahili included in the latest update. The software lets users upload all kinds of documents, lecture notes, PDFs and even random stuff users might find online. They then can ask it questions and get detailed summaries. NotebookLM, built on Google’s Gemini, now supports 50 languages, with Afrikaans and Swahili With the expanded Audio…

Netflix’s new TV homepage will provide responsive recommendations and a new way to search. Netflix is exploring ways to bring generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to how viewers experience and interact with the platform.So says Netflix chief technology officer Elizabeth Stone, speaking during the streaming giant’s virtual product and tech event.During the event, Netflix presented its redesigned TV homepage, which it says emphasises flexibility, intuitive navigation and responsive recommendations. It also outlined how it plans to bring new ways for users to browse on mobile phones. According to Stone, Netflix has been leveraging machine learning and AI to suggest titles to…

US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on films produced outside of the US poses a threat to South Africa’s – and more specifically Cape Town’s – film industry, where many international productions do their filming using local talent and skills. Trump has said that raising tariffs will force production companies to move filming back to the US , benefiting that economy. According to renowned South African film producer Anant Singh, however, Trump’s tariffs are unlikely to impact the choice by US production houses to film in South Africa because their costs locally would still be lower than on US…

Doug Woolley, incoming sales executive of Altron Digital Business. Digital solutions and IT services provider Altron Digital Business has appointed Doug Woolley as sales executive, effective 1 May.The appointment comes a week after Woolley announced his resignation as Dell Technologies South Africa GM, in a LinkedIn status update. Woolley, who also served as the company’s VP of sales for Southern Africa, was with Dell Technologies for 10 years.According to Altron Digital Business, Woolley brings over 30 years of experience in the ICT industry, with a proven track record of driving digital transformation, business development and sales leadership across several Southern…

Networking equipment wholesaler Switchcom Distribution has partnered with Huawei Technologies to bring new offerings to the South African market and elsewhere in Africa. In the first episode of this series, Switchcom national sales manager Lynton Brits and Huawei account manager Tanki Lebatla told TCS+ about the rationale behind the partnership and some of the networking and backup power equipment the companies have on offer. That video is available here. In this second episode of the series, Brits is back on TCS+, this time accompanied by Jan Keyser, CEO of Konnekt SP, a provider of networking solutions to small and medium…