TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:24:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://techcentral.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-techcentral-thumbnail-for-socials-2023-32x32.jpg TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ 32 32 Hollard client data dumped on the dark web https://techcentral.co.za/hackers-extort-insurers-mip-ransom-hollard/286251/ https://techcentral.co.za/hackers-extort-insurers-mip-ransom-hollard/286251/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:05:35 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=286251 https://techcentral.co.za/hackers-extort-insurers-mip-ransom-hollard/286251/feed/ 0 Vumatel operating profit jumps 57% as the Vodacom deal lands https://techcentral.co.za/vumatel-operating-profit-vodacom-maziv-remgro-results/286310/ https://techcentral.co.za/vumatel-operating-profit-vodacom-maziv-remgro-results/286310/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:35:55 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=286310 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van Zyl on fibre consolidation Octotel CEO Trevor van Zyl on the TechCentral Show: fibre consolidation, the economics of township roll-out and the limits of fixed-wireless. 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