Gugu Lourie hosts Raman Abrol, Division President at Amdocs, for the TFS Bag of Words podcast on TechFinancials News. The conversation first explores their partnership with Telkom SA, detailing how Raman’s role fosters this collaboration and what makes it distinctive in the African context. They then reflect on the core themes of SATNAC 2025, discussing […]

It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt – Google Glass – was pulled in 2015.

Three crew members left the International Space Station and landed back on Earth after 245 days in space.

The cosmonaut and station commander, Sergey Ryzhikov, handed over a symbolic key  to the Nasa astronaut Mike Fincke during a change of command ceremony onboard the station.

The spacecraft landed at 8.04am Moscow time near the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan.

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The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) in collaboration with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), and other law enforcement agencies have secured six years direct prison sentence with two years suspended for Tshepo Khoza in a tax fraud matter involving approximately R3.6 million, linked to systemic corruption within state procurement processes. Tshepo Khoza, director of […]

ERAFIED Introduces Blockchain-Based Verification Platform to Protect Consumers and Businesses from Digital Misinformation Johannesburg, South Africa – As the world becomes increasingly dependent on digital platforms for information, entertainment, and daily decision-making, one question is rising to the surface: Is the information we consume truly VERAfied? VERAFIED is a pioneering Digital...

Salesforce has hosted its 2025 Trailblazer Awards in Johannesburg, recognising the South African organisations using Salesforce’s platform and partner ecosystem to cut costs, accelerate sales cycles and improve operational performance. Across this year’s finalists, companies report an average 35% saving in service costs, a 22% increase in sales-cycle velocity, and combined outcomes that...

Criminals are looking to exploit expanding sports betting and booming digital payments, says LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Bratin Saha as CEO of the newly established AI Company, NTT DATA AIVista, Inc., effective Dec 1, 2025.

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer “appropriate compensation” to web publishers.

With broadcast-grade technology and seamless camera compatibility, LG’s LED solution sets a new standard for K-content creation at StudioCube.

There are apparently breakthroughs on the way for those with sleep disorders – which sent me down a rabbit hole of research…

I met a guy in pharmaceuticals who told me about a bunch of cool breakthroughs in sleep meds: mainly, we may be on the brink of a new Wegovy, but in this case it’s a drug to cure narcolepsy. I suggested the two things are not quite the same, given that obesity is a...

The tech job market shows signs of recovery, with Pnet revealing an 18% year-on-year increase in job vacancies in the second half of 2025.

The high court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application for Nkosana Makate’s Vodacom payout to be frozen.

Galaxy’s AI camera magic transforms faraway seats into crisp, front-row experiences at every memorable moment.

The new Spendl debit card aims to simplify digital assets by letting users spend crypto like ordinary money.

Nvidia’s older H200 chips have been cleared for China as new Blackwell models remain tightly restricted.