Author: Chris Anu

This year, Huawei South Africa is celebrating 25 years of being part of the country’s technology journey. Over the past quarter of a century, Huawei South Africa has grown alongside the digital landscape, supporting how people connect, work, create and live through technology. From building the networks that keep our country connected to designing consumer devices used every day, Huawei’s focus has remained the same – making advanced technology accessible and meaningful for all South Africans. A longstanding presence built on connection Since establishing its South African operations, Huawei has worked closely with local operators, enterprises and partners to strengthen…

Bonolo Sebolai, head of fraud at TymeBank. The Remote Access Trojan (RAT) attack is one of the fastest growing and most dangerous scams targeting South African consumers, warns Bonolo Sebolai, head of fraud at TymeBank.A RAT is malicious software that allows a fraudster to remotely control a person’s phone or computer.According to TymeBank, in SA, these scams typically start with a call or message claiming to be from a bank’s fraud or security department, mobile network provider, courier company, online retailer or government department. Victims are told there is an urgent problem with their account, device or expected service. They…

The cloud revolution has challenged businesses of all sizes by changing how IT teams go about implementing projects and managing infrastructure. IT service firms have been doubly challenged, having to sell a new computing paradigm to their clients while also practising what they preach and adopting cloud-first technologies in-house. Consnet is an IT solutions firm that leveraged the Amazon Web Services distribution model to accelerate its own journey into the cloud, enabling the company to do the same for its customers. In this episode of TCS+, Dion Kalicharan, MD at Consnet, and Xenia Rhode, AWS partner development manager at Cloud…

Do you know a woman who is making a real difference through mentorship in tech? Nominate her for the Mentor of the Year Award. Behind every successful tech career is often a mentor who opened doors, shared hard-earned knowledge and helped others navigate their path with confidence.Nominations are now open for the Mentor of the Year category at the Wired4Women Awards 2026, recognising senior professionals who have made a meaningful difference by guiding and supporting others in the South African technology sector.Previous winners of this award include Dr Fazlyn Petersen, senior lecturer in the Department of Information Systems at the…

Ilitha Telecoms CEO Vuyani Jarana Investing in digital infrastructure, particularly fibre broadband, could help South Africa ease long-term fiscal pressures by reducing costs in education, healthcare and public services. That’s the view of Vuyani Jarana, founder and CEO of Ilitha Telecoms, a company focused on deploying broadband in underserviced areas in South Africa. Jarana – a former CEO of Vodacom Business and South African Airways – said the country’s connectivity problem is no longer only digital but economic, too. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview this week, Jarana said South Africa’s high mobile coverage masks a deeper issue. “We are…

Kerusha Kanjee of Investec was the 2025 CIO of the Year, while Sithembile Songo of Eskom was named CISO of the Year. Nominations are open for the CIO of the Year and CISO of the Year categories at the third annual Wired4Women Awards 2026.As digital transformation and cyber resilience move to the top of boardroom agendas, the roles of chief information officer (CIO) and chief information security officer (CISO) have never carried more influence. Once seen as male-dominated positions within SA’s ICT sector, these leadership roles are increasingly being shaped by women who are driving business growth through technology innovation…

Apple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli start-up working on artificial intelligence technology for audio. Apple did not disclose terms of the deal for Q.ai, which was backed by venture capital firms Matter Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, Exor and GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. The deal valued the start-up at about US$1.6-billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. Apple did not say how it will use Q.ai’s technology but said the start-up has worked on new applications of machine learning to help devices understand whispered speech and to enhance audio in challenging environments. Maizels founded three-dimensional…

Murray Campbell, MD, Cloud and Security at NTT Data MEA. NTT Data has announced a multi-year, strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The pact will bring NTT Data’s expertise in cloud transformation, cloud-native modernisation and agentic AI with the scale and capabilities of AWS’ services.Under the agreement, NTT Data and AWS will focus on four priority areas:AI-driven large-scale cloud transformation: Accelerating the migration and modernisation of on-premise workloads onto AWS platforms, leveraging GenAI and agentic AI, automation and data platforms.Industry cloud solutions on AWS: Delivering industry-specific offerings across key verticals, specifically: financial services, healthcare, life sciences, public sector, manufacturing, retail…

Groupe Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada on Thursday acknowledged that Showmax, the streaming platform owned by MultiChoice Group, has failed to achieve commercial success and has been a significant drag on the group’s financial performance. Speaking during an investor call following Canal+’s acquisition last year of control of MultiChoice, Saada said Showmax has “been losing a lot of money over the last few years” and confirmed that reducing those losses forms part of the cost synergies Canal+ expects to extract from the deal. “Showmax is not a commercial success, it’s quite obvious,” Saada told investment analysts. “There were a lot of…

Ray Naicker has resigned as Nedbank group CIO. Nedbank Group chief information officer (CIO) Ray Naicker, who is also a member of the Nedbank Group executive committee, has resigned with effect from 31 January.Naicker was appointed as Nedbank Group CIO in February 2023 after being promoted from the position of chief digital officer. In a statement, the JSE-listed big-four bank says Naicker has held key roles at Nedbank Group, including group chief digital officer; group programme director of the target operating model; and managing executive of digital.He also served as divisional executive of programme management, design and architecture; CIO of…