The fragile joint in the Capitec machine

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Banking, Capitec, Capitec Connect, Cell C, FNB, News, Pambos Soteriades, Pepkor, Sections, Standard Bank

Capitec’s premium valuation rests on three compounding bets. All three are working – but each is now under pressure.

Ministerial churn hollowed out Sita, PSC probe finds

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Bongani Mabaso, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Mondli Gungubele, News, Public sector, Public Service Commission, Sections, Simphiwe Dzengwa, Sita, Solly Malatsi, Somadoda Fikeni, State IT Agency, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams

Revolving-door ministers and ad hoc political interventions left the State IT Agency unable to function.

Quantum computers are coming for bitcoin

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Bitcoin, BTQ Technologies, Cryptocurrencies, Donald Trump, Google, News, Sections

Google’s research suggests quantum computers could break crypto’s encryption sooner than anyone previously expected.

Africa’s data centres: AI, edge computing and new energy demands

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Cloud services, Company News, Dion Chang, Flux Trends, Marc Matthews, OADC, Open Access Data Centres, Sections, Vertiv, Wojtek Piorko

Vertiv and OADC unpack how AI is reshaping power, cooling and connectivity in African data centres.

The best way to automate customer engagement using AI and WhatsApp

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | CM.com, Company News, Contact centres and CX, Freedom of Movement, Halo, James Bayhack, Meta, Sections, WhatsApp

CM.com’s James Bayhack on how agentic AI and WhatsApp are transforming customer engagement at scale.

When the internet goes down, who picks up the phone?

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Andre Eksteen, Company News, Internet and connectivity, Sections, Vox

Vox’s Andre Eksteen on why internet service provider support, not speed, is the real differentiator.