Author: Chris Anu

Boomi Appoints Keyur Ajmera as Chief Information Officer Boomi™, the leader in AI-driven automation, today announced the appointment of Keyur Ajmera as Chief Information Officer, responsible for driving Boomi’s global IT strategy, enterprise systems, cybersecurity, and digital operations. Ajmera will focus on scaling technology to support Boomi’s rapid growth, strengthening the company’s IT foundation for AI adoption, and ensuring operational excellence as Boomi accelerates its agentic transformation journey. He will report to President of Global Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Val Rainey. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250922974855/en/Ajmera, who most recently served as Senior Vice…

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. The new management team has promised a full strategic update in early 2026. But already the scale of the challenge is clear: the company is bleeding subscribers, Showmax is deep in the red, and the core DStv product strategy is outdated and in need of…

FNB CEO Harry Kellan. First National Bank’s (FNB’s) digitally-active customer base grew to 7.78 million, from 7.35 million in 2024.This is based on the bank’s financial results for the year ended 30 June, with its customers increasingly adopting digital payment methods over the years.FNB’s digital channels include mobile banking (USSD), online banking and the FNB app.Commenting on the growth, FNB CEO Harry Kellan said in relation to the overall customer base, the rate of digitally-active customers is “quite high”, pointing out that the bulk of them are in South Africa. “When you look at our South African retail customers, there…

Former MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela The French are moving quickly to stamp their authority on MultiChoice Group, announcing on Monday that CEO Calvo Mawela is longer CEO of the South African broadcaster. This follows news on Monday morning that Groupe Canal+’s acquisition of the South African pay-television giant has become unconditional. Mawela will be replaced in the role by Canal+ Africa CEO David Mignot. “The MultiChoice Group board has made certain changes to its composition and leadership team to allow for suitable Canal+ representation, while maintaining its independence,” MultiChoice said in a statement on Monday. The London-listed French media…

Higher education deputy minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe and Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman at the MOU signing. (Photograph by DHET) Takealot Group this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), to spearhead youth skills development and workforce readiness in SA. According to a statement, the MOU forms part of the Takealot Township Economy Initiative.It will focus on adoption of TVET and community colleges for practical, work-integrated learning; expansion of the Takealot bursary programme, with matched funding from DHET; nationwide textbook distribution using Takealot’s logistics network; as well as collaboration with Sector…

US President Donald Trump. Brian Snyder/Reuters The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay US$100 000 (R1.7-million) per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the US or quickly return. The change could deal a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China. Since taking office in January, Trump has kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown, including moves to limit some forms of legal immigration. The step to reshape the H-1B visa programme represents his administration’s most high-profile effort…

Automated reconciliation simplifies complexity. Transaction Junction, which positions itself as a leading fintech innovator in Southern Africa, has launched a game-changing automated reconciliation platform: TJ Recon PRO. As the next generation of the company’s established TJ Recon service, PRO is bank-agnostic and specifically engineered to simplify and streamline financial processes for businesses with the most complex transaction ecosystems. It is capable of reconciling all payment methods – delivering the clarity your finance team needs.The high cost of manual reconciliationMany retailers still rely on manual reconciliation – a process that is not only an immense drain on resources but also a…

The transport department began holding workshops on new e-hailing rules last week as government gears up to improve safety for passengers and drivers using ride-hailing transport platforms like Uber. The first workshops were held with the nine provincial regulatory bodies and the National Public Transport Regulator, according to department spokesman Collen Msibi. “Dates for the stakeholder workshop roadshows throughout the country will be communicated in due course to stakeholders,” he said. Just like minibus taxis, ride-hailing drivers will be required to stick to their designated jurisdiction The long-awaited National Land Transport Amendment Act and its amended regulations came into force…

Netcampus and Progressive Blacks in ICT (PBICT) sign a landmark MOU. Netcampus, which positions itself as a leading ICT training provider with over 20 years of experience delivering certified and customised training solutions, is proud to announce the signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Progressive Blacks in ICT (PBICT). The signing took place during GovTech 2025, in Durban, on 9 September, a platform where government, business and civil society converge to shape South Africa’s digital future.This partnership is a decisive step forward in PBICT’s mission to ensure greater participation, ownership and empowerment of Black professionals and enterprises…

Emanuela Saccarola. Image: LinkedIn The successful modernisation of a country’s domestic payments infrastructure onto faster, instant payment rails like South Africa’s PayShap does not always translate into similar success in the cross-border payments space – and regulation is often a bottleneck. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Wednesday, Emanuela Saccarola, head of global cross-border payments at Citibank, said countries such as India and Brazil, which have successfully made their domestic payments fast and seamless through modernised infrastructure, continue to struggle to achieve similar levels of proficiency in the cross-border space. This is because their regulatory environments are not as…