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41:51

TC|Daily | MultiChoice CEO on 4K, DStv Glass and the...

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2022/10/19

The launch of 4K for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, the development of DStv Glass smart TVs, the launch of uncapped fibre services, and more – it’s been a busy period for South Africa’s incumbent pay-TV operator. MultiChoice South Africa CEO Nyiko Shiburi joins TechCentral’s Duncan McLeod in the TC|Daily studio to chat about all the announcements the broadcaster made at its recent DStv Showcase event, and what we can expect from the company in the months ahead. In the discussion, Shiburi talks about: •

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57:37

TC|Daily | How MoyaApp is taking on WhatsApp, and...

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2022/10/17

The “data-free” messaging app MoyaApp, which already has six million active monthly users in South Africa, is working hard to become as big as WhatsApp in the country. The app’s founder, Gour Lentell, joins Duncan McLeod on TechCentral's technology show, TC|Daily, to talk about how the development of the app is progressing. Lentell talks about the history of MoyaApp, how it’s able to offer “data-free” messaging to people who don’t have data or airtime, and why he believes this is a winning

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1:10:24

Everything PC S02E04: - 'Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac'

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2022/10/14

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 4 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius tackle the world of Mac and macOS. They discuss: * What Apple does well and what Apple doesn't do well * The benefits and disadvantages Apple's "walled garden" * Windows vs macOS * Gerhard's view of macOS as a hardcore PC user - spoiler: he's not at all complimentary * The poor repairability of Apple

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33:10

[TC|Daily] Alviva Holdings: champagne results, a...

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2022/10/12

Alviva Holdings’ latest financial results show a group firing on all cylinders – full-year dividend up 90%, revenue up 57% and headline earnings per share up 91%. But can the party last? Group CEO Pierre Spies and Craig Brusden, CEO of technology distributor Axiz (Alviva’s largest subsidiary), join Duncan McLeod in the TC|Daily studio to unpack just how the group managed to turn in such stellar results amid a weak local economy and a constrained global supply chain. Spies and Brunsden unpack: • The

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29:24

Impact Series | Maxtec and Orca Security – why public...

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2022/10/10

Unless you have 100% visibility and are continuously scanning your cloud environment, you are vulnerable. According to recent research by Orca Security, 78% of identified attack paths use known vulnerabilities (CVEs) as an initial access attack vector. This is significant because most entry points that are exploited can relatively easily be prevented since these CVEs are already known and the vast majority already have remediations available. Praven Pillay, MD of Maxtec and Sagy Kratu, director of

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44:21

TC|Daily | Q-KON’s Dawie de Wet on big changes...

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2022/10/10

There has never been a more exciting time to be in the satellite communications industry, says Dawie de Wet, CEO of Pretoria-based Q-KON. In this episode of TC|Daily, De Wet, who is one of South Africa’s leading experts in satellite communications technology, tells TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about the huge changes happening in the satellite space and what they mean for consumers and for industry. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest episodes of TC|Daily In the interview, De Wet

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1:13:07

Everything PC S02E03 - 'Linux, Linux (almost)...

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2022/10/09

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 3 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius have a look at the world of open-source software and Linux. They discuss: * The latest tech news * Why Linux runs on everything - from toasters to the cloud - except the desktop * OpenOffice and Libre Office * Why Linux mail clients are so poor? * How Microsoft learned to love Linux - or did it? *

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47:28

TC|Daily | Saving Cell C: an interview with Douglas...

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2022/10/06

Spare a thought for Douglas Craigie Stevenson. The Cell C CEO is leading one of the most complex and difficult business turnarounds in South African corporate history. Craigie Stevenson tells TechCentral's Duncan McLeod in this episode of TC|Daily that it's been a stressful few years for the company's management team, but that the long-delayed but recently concluded recapitalisation of the mobile operator's balance sheet has finally put it on a much more sustainable footing. It could all have gone

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45:27

TC|Daily | Jonas Bogoshi on what's next for BCX - and...

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2022/10/05

In many respects, South African IT services firm BCX is at a crossroads. The storied company, which is now owned by Telkom, may soon bring in a strategic equity partner. The industry is also facing significant changes, with the shift to cloud changing the business propositions of traditional systems integrators - BCX among them. CEO Jonas Bogoshi joins Duncan McLeod in the TC|Daily studio for a wide-ranging discussion on the changes sweeping the industry. He talks about everything from the state of

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24:03

TC|Daily | Behind the Sasol Solar Challenge, with...

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2022/10/03

Rob Walker, owner and director of the Sasol Solar Challenge, joins TechCentral’s TC|Daily to chat about the biennial event that sees local and international teams “racing” entirely solar-powered vehicles across the length and breadth of South Africa. Founded in 2008 by now GridCars CEO Winstone Jordaan (himself a recent guest on TC|Daily), the 2022 edition of the Sasol Solar Challenge has just concluded. In this episode of TC|Daily, Walker, who bought the event from Jordaan in 2019, talks about the

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1:18:20

Everything PC S02E02 - 'The house that Bill built'

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2022/10/02

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 2 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius chat everything Windows and Microsoft. Among other things, they discuss: * Does Microsoft still care about Windows? * Does the operating still matter? * Windows 11 - how is it, and are we getting Windows 12 soon? * Does Microsoft really love open source and Linux? * Windows as a service and Windows

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44:38

TC|Daily | Massmart’s big e-commerce play – the...

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2022/09/28

Walmart-owned retail group Massmart has ambitious plans to become one of the most significant players in e-commerce in South Africa. In this episode of TC|Daily, TechCentral’s new technology show, the retail group’s head of e-commerce, Sylvester John, joins Duncan McLeod in-studio to unpack its plans. John, who was a key figure behind the development of e-commerce platforms at Walmart, believes the online shopping market in South Africa is poised for lift-off – from less than 4% of total retail

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56:43

TC|Daily | Simon Dingle on the ZARP rand stablecoin,...

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2022/09/26

Former technology journalist and now author and entrepreneur Simon Dingle is the guest in this episode of TechCentral's TC|Daily. Dingle, who co-founded the rand-pegged stablecoin ZARP with Kenny Inggs, chats about some of the latest development in the world of cryptocurrencies. In this episode of TC|Daily, he unpacks: * The thinking behind ZARP * What it takes to run a stablecoin * Stablecoin regulation * Ethereum's big "Merge" - how important was it? * Is crypto bad for the planet? * What to watch

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1:03:26

Everything PC S02E01 - 'The fat little kid'

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2022/09/23

The South African technology show all about personal computers is back for season 2. This season is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 1 of the new season, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius chat about developments at the big chip companies covered in season 1, including Intel, AMD and Nvidia. They then look forward to what's coming in the world of PCs for the rest of the year, including a looming battle over next-generation GPUs between AMD and Nvidia. A new segment of the show also

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40:44

TC|Daily | GridCars, and the race to build SA's EV...

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2022/09/21

Alviva Holdings-owned GridCars has built South Africa’s largest network of charging stations for electric vehicles – more than 300 so far – yet the company is just getting started, says CEO Winstone Jordaan. Jordaan joined TC|Daily, TechCentral new technology show, for a discussion about the roll-out EV charging infrastructure in South Africa. In the show, Jordaan talks about the genesis of GridCars and why he thinks the EV revolution is about to get going in South Africa, despite the country’s

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38:27

TC|Daily | PayShap: The fintech revolution coming to...

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2022/09/19

Big changes are coming to the payments industry in South Africa early next year, including cheap and instantaneous payments directly to mobile numbers – no bank account number or branch code required. BankservAfrica has been working behind the scenes for years on a major system overhaul that, when it goes live, will dramatically shake up the financial services sector in South Africa, ushering in a new era of fintech-led innovation. Through a project called the Rapid Payments Programme (RPP) – which

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28:56

TC|Daily | Andy Higgins and the amazing story behind...

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2022/09/15

Andy Higgins is a pioneer in e-commerce in South Africa – just don’t call him a “veteran”, he says, because the industry is still just getting started and he plans to be a part of its development for years to come. In this interview on TechCentral’s new technology show, TC|Daily, Higgins joins Duncan McLeod in the studio to talk about his latest venture, called Bob Group, which is an amalgamation of two businesses he either founded or c-founded, Bidorbuy and uAfrica. Higgins, who started Bidorbuy in

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35:34

Impact Series | Tesh Durvasula on the African data...

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2022/09/15

Africa Data Centres’ newly appointed CEO, Tesh Durvasula, says investment in ICT in Africa is creating nearly boundless opportunities for growth. Investments in new undersea cables, terrestrial fibre networks and data centres – the latter led by companies like ADC – is helping meet fast-expanding demand from a youthful African population that is coming online for the first time. Speaking on TechCentral’s new Impact Series technology show, Durvasula explains why he thinks population trends are

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45:50

TC|Daily | Mercedes-Benz: 50% of our car sales in SA...

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2022/09/13

Despite the challenges in convincing South African drivers to ditch fossil fuel-powered vehicles for electric alternatives, Mercedes-Benz South Africa co-CEO Mark Raine predicts that more than half of the company’s car sales locally by the end of 2026 will be fully electric. That’s just four years from now (plus a few months), yet Raine believes the South African luxury vehicle-buying market is ready for this massive shift. And he’s betting big on it, with Mercedes announcing four new EVs coming to

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22:13

Behind the scenes at CipherWave [promoted]

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2022/09/13

The telecommunications landscape is more competitive than ever and is scaling rapidly. In this environment, CipherWave is building a portfolio of service businesses. In this podcast, TechCentral gets a sneak peek into what CipherWave is building and where the business is headed. The holding company, led by CEO Wayne D’Sa, has a number of subsidiaries, through which D'Sa and his teams are delivering technology solutions to growing businesses -- with a deliberate focus on value creation. These

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