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Interview: Suveer Ramdhani on the past, present and future of Seacom
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Seacom chief development officer Suveer Ramdhani about the past, present and future of the telecommunications provider. Ramdhani talks about the origins of the Seacom project - to build a subsea cable system along Africa's east coast connecting the continent to Europe…
Interview: Etion CEO Teddy Daka
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Teddy Daka, CEO of JSE-listed Etion (formerly Ansys) about the technology group's growth plans and its intention to move from the AltX to the main board of the JSE in the next 12 to 18 months. In the podcast, Daka talks…
Interview: Thingstream IoT VP Neil Hamilton
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Neil Hamilton, vice president of a new Internet of things (IoT) provider in South Africa called Thingstream. Thingstream, which is part of a Swiss group, is leveraging the GSM networks of Vodacom, MTN and Cell C to provide IoT products and…
Interview: TrustBar co-founders Bheka Mchunu and Mark Smith
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Bheka Mchunu and Mark Smith, co-founders of a new decentralised cryptocurrency exchange called TrustBar. TrustBar will allow for the transfer of value, not just intra-blockchain, but also cross-chain, allowing users to swop tokens from one blockchain to another in one click…
Interview: Entrepreneur and author Nic Haralambous
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews entrepreneur and newly published author Nic Haralambous about the highlights -- and the dark side -- of entrepreneurship and why he wrote a warts-and-all book about it. The book, called "Do. Fail. Learn. Repeat.: The Truth Behind Building Businesses", details Haralambous's…
Interview: Naked co-founder Alex Thomson
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Alex Thomson, co-founder of a new insurtech company called Naked, which hopes to use technology - including artificial intelligence - to take the "grudge" out of buying insurance. Naked, which is supported by Hollard Insurance, is a Web- and app-based insurance…
Interview: Angola Cables CEO António Nunes
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Angola Cables CEO António Nunes about the Luanda-based company's undersea cable projects, which include building a new subsea cable, called Sacs, connecting Africa to South America and the US. That cable, which should be ready to carry its first commercial traffic…
Interview: CSIR research engineer Osei Ofosu
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod talks to Osei Ofosu, research engineer at the CSIR’s materials science and manufacturing division, about a new bioplastics innovation that the institution believes could help save the planet’s oceans from the plastic pollution apocalypse. Ofosu is helping lead a project to develop…
Liberty CEO David Munro speaks out on cyberattack
In this special edition of the TechCentral podcast, we bring you a press conference, held on Sunday evening in Johannesburg, at which Liberty Group CEO David Munro spoke out for the first time about a cyberattack on the company's systems and an attempt by cybercriminals to extort millions of rand…
Interview: BlockMesh founder and CEO Bjorn Dingemans
In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on an Internet call by Bjorn Dingemans, founder and CEO of BlockMesh, a Somerset West-based start-up that wants to create what it calls “the world’s first decentralised, cost-free communications network”. BlockMesh, which ran an initial coin offering earlier this year to raise capital,…
Interview: Rain CEO Willem Roos
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Rain Mobile CEO Willem Roos on the launch of the wireless operator's mobile offerings last week. Roos explains the packages, how they work and who they are targeted at. Roos, who is former CEO of Outsurance, explains why he took up…
Interview: Len de Villiers on being a CIO
In this episode, Duncan McLeod interviews Len de Villiers, until recently group chief information officer at Telkom, to talk about the role of IT management in South Africa. In the wide-ranging discussion, De Villiers talks about his career as a CIO for many of South Africans top companies, including Nedbank,…
Interview: Pieter Uys on the big Vumatel deal
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on a call by Pieter Uys, nonexecutive chairman of Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), which has just acquired a 34.9% stake in fibre-to-the-home operator Vumatel. CIVH, whose majority shareholder is Remgro, has announced it intends…
Interview: Mark Pilgrim on all things Apple
In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined by South African broadcasting legend and Apple aficionado Mark Pilgrim to talk about Apple's big developer conference happening in San Francisco this week. In the podcast, Pilgrim and McLeod talk about their highlights from the event, including all the big announcements around iOS,…
Interview: New BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi
In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on a call by Jonas Bogoshi, newly appointed CEO of Telkom subsidiary BCX. Earlier on Friday, Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko announced that Bogoshi would replace BCX CEO Ian Russell with immediate effect. In the podcast, Bogoshi explains that his appointment wasn't entirely…
Interview: Entersekt CEO Schalk Nolte
In this episode, Duncan McLeod talks via an Internet call to Schalk Nolte, CEO of Entersekt, the online security specialist firm based in Stellenbosch. In the podcast, Nolte talks about how Entersekt got its start, how it raised funding, first through an angel investor, and how it was built into…
Interview: Randvest chairman Isaac Mophatlane
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, editor Duncan McLeod catches up with former BCX CEO Isaac Mophatlane, who now chairs Randvest Technology Holdings, about Randvest's acquisition of BT-SA. BT-SA is an ICT infrastructure solutions provider that offers data network, communications, air-conditioning, electrical and security solutions to businesses in Southern…
Interview: Telecoms policy expert Steve Song
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod has a wide-ranging discussion via the Internet with Steve Song, the Canadian-born telecommunications policy and regulatory expert who has extensive experience in and knowledge of ICT issues in Africa. Song, who founded Village Telco – which builds low-cost mesh networking…
Interview: Cell C's Graham Mackinnon on the MTN roaming deal
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks on an Internet call with Cell C chief legal officer Graham Mackinnon about the multibillion-rand 3G and 4G/LTE roaming agreement his company has just signed with MTN South Africa. Mackinnon explains the mechanics of the deal, what it means for consumers…
Interview: Knife Capital's Keet van Zyl
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Knife Capital investment partner Keet van Zyl about the company’s big exit of investment orderTalk to Uber Eats, announced on Wednesday. (See https://techcentral.co.za for the full story.) Van Zyl talks about the investment in orderTalk, its growth in South Africa…