Nedbank hires MTN’s former tech chief as group CIO

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Accenture, BSP Financial Group, Fred Swanepoel, Jason Quinn, MTN Group, Nedbank, News, Nikos Angelopoulos, Ray Naicker, Sections, Talent and leadership, Vodafone

Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group’s CIO, to the same role at the bank.

Eskom’s diesel bill falls 86% as breakdowns hit eight-year low

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, News, Sections

Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.

Ramaphosa signs off on taking the grid away from Eskom

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Business Leadership South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Duncan Pieterse, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, National Treasury, News, NTCSA, Sections

The transmission operator will own the assets outright, reversing a plan approved by the energy minister in December.

TCS+ | Why South African workers must become supervisors of digital labour

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Accelera, Accelera Digital Group, ADG, AI and machine learning, Cliff de Wit, Sections, TCS+, Tech Shows

ADG’s Cliff de Wit on why the next management challenge is overseeing teams of autonomous software agents.

Microsoft just had the biggest day in stock market history

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Brian Mulberry, Direxion, Investment, Jake Behan, LSEG, Microsoft, News, Nvidia, Sections, Visible Alpha, Zacks Investment Management

Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.

MTN Nigeria’s growth engine stalled in second quarter

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Investment, Karl Toriola, MTN, MTN Nigeria, News, Sections

Second-quarter service revenue grew just 13.2% as tariff base effects washed out and airtime lending collapsed.