Podcasts about vumatel

New GX Capital, one of the principal investors in Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa parent CIVH, recently announced it was launching a R2.4-billion clean-tech investment fund in partnership with RMB Ventures. To unpack the details of the new fund and why it's being established, New GX Capital founder and CEO Khudusela Pitje joined TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod in the latest episode of the TechCentral Show for a wide-ranging conversation. In the interview, Pitje chatted about the fund – called the Airnegize Capital Fund – and its plans to invest in renewable energy and water and gas infrastructure across Africa. New GX Capital and RMB Ventures have described the fund as “one of the largest of its kind on the continent”. The fund has secured R2.4-billion in initial commitments, with the companies targeting a further R1.6-billion before financial close in the coming months. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Pitje expands on: • His career background and the formation of New GX Capital; • The role his father, the late HM Pitje, a businessman and former mayor of Mamelodi, played in his life and career choices; • His role in helping build Dark Fibre Africa and CIVH; • Why he feels the decision by the competition authorities to block the acquisition by Vodacom of a 30% co-controlling stake in Maziv – a subsidiary of CIVH that houses Vumatel and DFA – was wrongheaded; • The role New GX Capital plays today, as well as its investment philosophy; • What led to the creation of the Airnegize Fund with RMB Ventures; and • The role and future of black economic empowerment in South Africa. Don't miss a fascinating conversation! TechCentral

South Africa has a new player chasing the township fibre broadband market: Wire-Wire Networks has deployed fibre to 15 800 homes in Thembisa (previously Tembisa), a sprawling township in central Gauteng. CEO JP Schmidtke joined the TechCentral Show earlier this week to share exclusive details about the company's growth plans and to talk about the business opportunity for fibre companies in South Africa's vast township economy. Schmidtke said Wire-Wire Networks – like other industry players such as Vumatel, Fibertime and Frogfoot – believes townships present the next big expansion opportunity for fibre network operators, though the business model is rather different to the one used to deploy infrastructure in the suburbs. Wire-Wire is offering uncapped fibre – delivered over a meshed Wi-Fi network from fibre endpoints in each home or dwelling, starting at R5 for an hour of uncapped internet access at 100Mbit/s (limited to a single device). Other price plans, which are all uncapped and offer 100Mbit/s, include: • R9 for a one-day plan that connects one device • R39 for a one-week plan that connects one device • R119 for a one-month plan that connects one device • R449 for a one-month plan that supports eight devices • R1 120 for a one-month plan that supports 12 devices Subscribers can connect anywhere in Thembisa where Wire-Wire has coverage and so are not confined to connecting to the network in the vicinity of their own homes. There are no contracts or connection charges, and Wire-Wire provides a “free-to-use” Wi-Fi router and UPS (designed to keep the internet working even during load shedding and other power outages). The fibre is trenched, not delivered aerially, as it the case in many township deployments. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Schmidtke unpacks how Wire-Wire was formed, talks about its future plans and explains how it hopes to make low-cost fibre broadband profitable in township settings. Wire-Wire's leadership team consists of Schmidtke as well as fibre industry expert Hendrik Opperman, head of projects (external) Succeed Bvuma, head of technical David Radebe and head of projects (internal) Susan Hattingh. Don't miss the discussion! TechCentral

Christie chats with Suveshnan Arumugam, Head of Communications at Maziv about Vuma Key – the new fibre package bringing high-speed internet to South Africa's low-income communities for just R100/month! Tune in to learn how Vumatel is making internet access more affordable and accessible. #VumaKey #AffordableFibre #HelderbergFM

Openserve, South Africa's biggest telecommunications infrastructure provider, has been through enormous changes in the nine years since it became a separate brand and a subsidiary of the Telkom Group in 2015. In the latest podcast in a five-part series of interviews with Openserve executives, the company's CEO, Althon Beukes, tells TechCentral's TCS+ about these changes and what they have meant for the company and the broader market, including its internet service provider partners. Beukes provides an overview of these changes, including the recent spinoff of Openserve into a separate subsidiary within Telkom. In the interview, Beukes reflects on: • The changing dynamics of the telecoms infrastructure market in South Africa; • Why there's been a slowdown in the roll-out of fibre-optic networks; • How Openserve is performing considering the broader market context; • How load shedding and load reduction have impacted Openserve, and the investments it has made to overcome the challenge; • The shift away from legacy copper technologies and the big growth in next-generation services, and what's driving that demand; • The potential for industry consolidation – and why much depends on the outcome of the ongoing Competition Tribunal investigation into Vodacom's acquisition of up to a 40% stake in Vumatel parent company Maziv; • What Openserve would like to see flowing from the Competition Tribunal process; and • Openserve's future plans, including where it's headed in the coming years. Do not miss a fascinating discussion – and the rest of the interviews in the series. TechCentral

TechCentral on Tuesday broke the news about Toco, a new payments platform and associated digital currency, toco, backed by the founder of Vumatel. Now Toco CEO Paul Rowett joins the TechCentral Show (TCS) to chat about the project, which aims to fight climate change by “fixing the current economic model so it places a value on the environment”. Read all the details about the launch of Toco and its digital currency on TechCentral, but in short, each unit of toco in circulation is represented by a carbon mitigation asset which is held and owned centrally by a Swiss-regulated entity called The Carbon Reserve. The Carbon Reserve is an independent non-profit foundation responsible for toco issuance, purchases and custody of the carbon assets. It is mandated to maintain the convertibility of tocos to carbon assets and to grow the toco supply and expand the voluntary carbon market. Founded by Rowett with Vumatel co-founders Niel Schoeman and Johan “Joe” Pretorius, Toco has also drawn early-stage investment from venture capitalist and former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan. In this episode of TCS, Rowett unpacks the ideas behind Toco, how he partnered with Schoeman and Pretorius to launch the venture, and why they chose Stellenbosch to pilot the project. The founders want to use the platform and currency to help save the planet. Rowett sets out in this TCS interview how exactly the company intends to do that. Don't miss the discussion! TechCentral

Kayamandi, a township next to Stellenbosch, is the subject of two interesting experiments, which, if they succeed, could transform the way South Africans – and the world – connect to the Internet. The township is the site of two fibre deployments, one being led by Vumatel and the other by Isizwe. Both companies are experimenting with driving down the price of uncapped high-speed fibre to previously unheard-of levels – as low as R5/day in the case of Isizwe. In this episode of TC|Daily, Isizwe CEO Steve Briggs – a well-known figure in South Africa's ICT industry, and most recently a senior executive at Seacom – chats to TechCentral's Duncan McLeod about the company's Kayamandi deployment. Briggs unpacks the lessons Isizwe has learnt so far, what uptake has been like in the township, how the technology works and what the business case is for delivering ultra-cheap uncapped Internet into traditionally underserviced areas. He also explains the mechanics of the service and how it works, including Isizwe's relationship with PayGoZo and VulaCoin, as well as what happens next if the Kayamandi project is successful – and early indications are that it will be – and why it could even prove transformative for South Africa and other emerging markets. Don't miss the discussion! TechCentral

Kayamandi, a township next to Stellenbosch, is the subject of two interesting experiments, which, if they succeed, could transform the way South Africans – and the world – connect to the Internet. The township is the site of two fibre deployments, one being led by Vumatel and the other by Isizwe. Both companies are experimenting with driving down the price of uncapped high-speed fibre to previously unheard-of levels – as low as R5/day in the case of Isizwe. In this episode of TC|Daily, Isizwe CEO Steve Briggs – a well-known figure in South Africa's ICT industry, and most recently a senior executive at Seacom – chats to TechCentral's Duncan McLeod about the company's Kayamandi deployment. Briggs unpacks the lessons Isizwe has learnt so far, what uptake has been like in the township, how the technology works and what the business case is for delivering ultra-cheap uncapped Internet into traditionally underserviced areas. He also explains the mechanics of the service and how it works, including Isizwe's relationship with PayGoZo and VulaCoin, as well as what happens next if the Kayamandi project is successful – and early indications are that it will be – and why it could even prove transformative for South Africa and other emerging markets. Don't miss the discussion!

The leadership teams at Vumatel and Vuma parent Maziv don't dream small. The company, South Africa's largest provider of fibre-to-the-home broadband infrastructure, has an audacious plan to deploy fibre not only to townships - a project that is already well under way - but also to informal settlements. It doesn't intend doing this via wireless for the "last mile". It wants to deploy a fixed-fibre connection into every house and into every dwelling, even if the household's total income is less than R5 000/month. It wants to drive down the price of uncapped broadband to less than R100/month, and in so doing make uncapped Internet access available to almost everybody in South Africa who wants it. Pie in the sky? No, says Dietlof Mare, CEO of Vumatel and Maziv, in this wide-ranging interview with TechCentral's TC|Daily. The team is working hard to perfect the model and is confident it will be able to do it - and profitably, too. In this episode, Mare talks about the success of the Vuma Reach prepaid fibre roll-out in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, and how Vuma is replicating that model across the country, including in sprawling townships like Soweto, Vosloorus and Soshanguve in Gauteng. He also unpacks Vuma Key, Vumatel's plan - now in pilot phase - to bring uncapped fibre Internet to places like Alexandra in Johannesburg and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Also in the interview, Mare talks about: * The creation of Maziv, the new holding company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, and why it was formed; * The latest on the Vodacom acquisition of a significant minority stake in Maziv and what the operator brings to the table; * Consolidation in the fibre network operator market in South Africa, and why the big mobile operators are going to play a leading role in this; and * The importance of open access. Don't miss this fascinating interview. TechCentral

The leadership teams at Vumatel and Vuma parent Maziv don't dream small. The company, South Africa's largest provider of fibre-to-the-home broadband infrastructure, has an audacious plan to deploy fibre not only to townships - a project that is already well under way - but also to informal settlements. It doesn't intend doing this via wireless for the "last mile". It wants to deploy a fixed-fibre connection into every house and into every dwelling, even if the household's total income is less than R5 000/month. It wants to drive down the price of uncapped broadband to less than R100/month, and in so doing make uncapped Internet access available to almost everybody in South Africa who wants it. Pie in the sky? No, says Dietlof Mare, CEO of Vumatel and Maziv, in this wide-ranging interview with TechCentral's TC|Daily. The team is working hard to perfect the model and is confident it will be able to do it - and profitably, too. In this episode, Mare talks about the success of the Vuma Reach prepaid fibre roll-out in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, and how Vuma is replicating that model across the country, including in sprawling townships like Soweto, Vosloorus and Soshanguve in Gauteng. He also unpacks Vuma Key, Vumatel's plan - now in pilot phase - to bring uncapped fibre Internet to places like Alexandra in Johannesburg and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Also in the interview, Mare talks about: * The creation of Maziv, the new holding company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, and why it was formed; * The latest on the Vodacom acquisition of a significant minority stake in Maziv and what the operator brings to the table; * Consolidation in the fibre network operator market in South Africa, and why the big mobile operators are going to play a leading role in this; and * The importance of open access. Don't miss this fascinating interview.

Mohammed Manjra is the CEO of Zoom Fibre, a fast-growing and agile fibre network provider that will pass 100,000 endpoints by the end of June 2022. Manjra has been in this role since November 2020 and was awarded the South Africa CEO of the Year Award by CEO Global in 2021. Prior to his appointment at Zoom Fibre, Manjra was approached to start Vumatel in 2014, with the goal of deploying the first true Fibre to the Home (FTTH) infrastructure in South Africa. He spent three years as the Vumatel Implementation Director and during this time, Manjra and his team broke records by passing more than 850,000 homes across more than 550 South African suburbs. In this What's Next interview, Manjra meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss how Zoom Fibre is serving the missing middle. He talks about how important it is to cater to the middle- and low-income areas in South Africa and how much demand there is for the service. Manjra then tells us about the Saldanha Bay Smart City project and highlights the challenges of building public-private relationships when developing Smart Cities. He also discusses the citizens' app launched by Zoom Fibre and announces that it has officially gone live in several South African towns – including Saldanha Bay – as part of its Smart City project. Finally, Manjra talks about how Zoom Fibre's young team has enabled it to achieve its many milestones.

Dietlof Mare is a seasoned telecoms executive and the CEO of Vumatel - South Africa's leading open-access fibre to the home operator. Mare previously held the position of executive head of direct expenditure at Vodacom, and also rose through the ranks to occupy several senior management positions. These include CEO of Vodacom Albania, managing director of Vodacom Congo, and managing director of Vodacom Tanzania. Throughout his career he has been a driving force behind the development of winning teams that provide impressive profitability to their businesses. In this discussion, Mare discusses the success behind Vumatel's fibre rollout. He explains how Vumatel has consistently hit its fibre rollout targets to make sure more homes are covered. Mare also shares insight on how the acquisition of Herotel has bolstered the Vumatel stable and talks about the operator's plans for future acquisitions. Finally, he describes where he thinks the focus should be in the South African fibre landscape and talks about Vumatel's plans for 2022.

Counterpoint Value Fund manager Piet Viljoen delves into a host of corporate action taking place across the local bourse. The mining mergers and acquisitions mania has continued, with a twist, as Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBK) turned down Impala Platinum's proposed takeover to pursue a deal with competitor Northam Platinum. The Purple Group (owner of Easy Equities) also posted its financial results with the brokerage platform announcing impressive numbers. It remains one of the flagship growth companies on the JSE. Vodacom and Remgro have recently announced a partnership to grow high-flying fibre businesses Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. Viljoen unpacks the possible synergies this could create. Lastly, Ascendis Activist Investor Harry Smit's appointment to the board is discussed to wrap up the conversation. 

Remgro's chief investment officer Pieter Uys sits down with the BizNews team to discuss Community Investment Ventures Holdings' (CIVH) latest proposed transaction with Vodacom. Remgro is the majority shareholder of CIVH, which houses its fibre assets: Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). This is regarded as Remgro's most exciting unlisted investment, with CIVH's valuation totalling R27bn as of Remgro's latest annual financial statements. Uys delves into the complexities of this transaction and the perceived synergies with Vodacom as one of the leading telecommunications companies on the continent.

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Chief financial officer of Remgro Neville Williams joined the BizNews Power Hour to shed light on the investment holding giant's performance for the 2021 financial year. After reporting its worst results on record in 2020, Remgro's investee companies for the large part have bounced back strongly. Despite Mediclinic, Remgro's largest constituent, being a drag on performance - the rest of the listed counters within the stable, that being Distell, RMI and RCL Foods all outperformed the prior period. The most exciting avenue of growth for Remgro going forward comes from the CIVH group - which holds Dark Fibre Africa and Vumatel. Remgro have recently used R2bn in proceeds from the sale of FirstRand shares to fund growth within the CIVH stable.

In this episode: Samsung's new folding smartphones could be more affordable The Hubble space telescope is back online Remgro raises R3.72 billion in equity, eyes Vumatel fibre expansion in SA Tech Byte airs daily on Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff Magazine on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.

Another jam packed show that tries to understand why Rain is ranked consistently last on the list of best ISPs in South Africa, where Vumatel went wrong, Gavin tries to explain what is going on with Multichoice, Lindsey has strong feelings about Google Workspace and how the government has let down the school kids. South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast comes to you live on Greenroom every Thursday. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.za/ And you can also find us here: http://thatopinionguy.co.za https://global.techradar.com/en-za Follow Gavin at https://facebook.com/TechMagazineZA/ Find Lindsey at https://twitter.com/SharpSchutters. Email us at overclocked@gmail.com Recorded via Greenroom Get Greenroom here: https://www.spotify.com/us/greenroom/ Produced by Lindsey Schutters Music by Lindsey Schutters

Dietlof Mare is the CEO of Vumatel, South Africa's leading open-access fibre to the home (FTTH) operator, a position he has held since May 2018. To date, he has been a driving force behind the company's focus on and commitment to bringing better connectivity, through fibre networks, to all South Africans. Under his leadership, the fibre network operator launched a world-first of its kind prepaid platform for fibre-to-the-home services for lower-income communities. By the end of March 2021, the company passed more than one million homes, the first fibre network operator in the country to do so.

In this episode: Openview will now broadcast new SABC channels DStv warns about scams, fake SMSes and false recruiting Vumatel ended up making R1 billion in the last six months of 2020 Tech Byte airs daily on Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff Magazine on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.

In this episode: Vumatel will bring 10Gbps fibre into South African homes South African YouTubers will now pay US tax on a portion of their income PremiumFree TV, a new free-to-view satellite service, is launching in South Africa Tech Byte airs daily on Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff Magazine on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.

In this episode of The Other Side, we hear from Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, and Raymond Ndlovu, CEO of CIVH, which owns fibre network firms Dark Fibre and Vumatel. The talk is facilitated by Reagile Moatshe, Head of Supplier Finance at Investec. Investec Focus South Africa

Investec — In this episode of The Other Side, we hear from Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, and Raymond Ndlovu, CEO of CIVH, which owns fibre network firms Dark Fibre and Vumatel. The talk is facilitated by Reagile Moatshe, Head of Supplier Finance at Investec.

The seventh episode of GETL is here!00:00 - Welcome!00:50 - South Africa is in LOCKDOWN!04:20 - Remote Podcasting: what it is like and what we are using!05:16 - The Wafflehouse Index + Covid-19 = Apocalypse Now!06:30 - Coronavirus attacks British Royalty!08:20 - Animal Crossing Wedding is goals!11:40 - Exercise live with Hans & Ed12:00 - PornHub Premium is now free for ALL!14:00 - Elon to the rescue!15:20 - South African telecoms operators disappoint17:58 - Vumatel offers free upgrades during Lockdown19:35 - Do these things to help make the Lockdown more bearable23:20 - Everyone should be watching THE EXPANSE!27:50 - Disney really HATES mosquitoes31:10 - As an adult, nothing beats cleaning equipment! Seriously!35:30 - Why is Hans randomly growing a beard?36:46 - Thank you for listening! 

TechCentral — In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Duncan McLeod talk about Vumatel's plans to roll out fibre broadband in Mitchell's Plain and Alexandra. Can fibre be delivered to lower-income and even poor areas profitably? Also this week, drama at EOH; Netflix posts a horrid quarter; and Red Dead Redemption is coming to PC. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is Toggl, while Duncan has chosen FaceApp. Remember, you can WhatsApp the show on 0719991111. Join us live on YouTube on Sundays at 1pm when we record live: https://youtube.com/techcentral.

TechCentral — In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral's Duncan McLeod interviews Vumatel CEO Dietlof Mare about the fibre-to-the-home provider's roll-out of fibre to Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats and the company's plan to deploy fibre infrastructure in Johannesburg's Alexandra. He talks about providing fibre broadband in areas that fibre providers were never expected to go and why he believes there is a huge market opportunity in doing so. In the podcast, Mare also talks about the recent acquisition of Vumatel by CIVH and what it means, and what consumers can expect from the company in future. Don't miss it!

At the end of April this year, the Competition Tribunal approved, subject to conditions, a merger involving Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) and Vumatel, bumping up CIVH's shareholding in the fibre-broadband provider. The deal means that Johann Rupert-linked CIVH now has sole control of Vumatel in what is a major local technology play. Interestingly, Rand Merchant Bank had a pivotal role to play in this transaction. The bank's Business Development Director, Jessica Spira, explains more in this interview. - Gareth van Zyl

In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack what has been a dramatic two weeks for JSE-listed technology services group EOH. Also on the show this week, Samsung's Galaxy S10 series of smartphones; Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona; billionaire Jonathan Beare to buy into mobile operator Cell C; and Vumatel's Vumacam to blanket Johannesburg with IP security cameras. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is the Acer Thronos, while Duncan has chosen the redesigned Gmail for Android. The song pick this week is Regardt's: James, with Getting Away With It All (All Messed Up). Remember, you can WhatsApp the show. The number to use is 0719991111. Podcast website

Technology and Society Aki Anastasiou spoke about Vumatel who hope to roll out 15 000 CCTV security cameras over the next 5 years and how the Google Reverse Location works.

Guest: Aki Anastasiou | Tech guru

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the big Vumatel sale to Remgro's Community Investment Ventures Holdings. Also in the show, telecommunications operators, led by Cell C, take communications regulator Icasa to court over the new data regulations; Vodacom ordered to withdraw its "best network" claim; and Google bars AI for weapons but continues to work with the military. Listen to the show to find who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is QuickLook for Windows 10, while Duncan has chosen SteamWorld Dig 2 (and Unravel Two from Electronic Arts). To take part in the show, send a WhatsApp voice note to 0719991111. The podcast is recorded live on Sundays at live.techcentral.co.za. Podcast website

TechCentral — On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the big Vumatel sale to Remgro's Community Investment Ventures Holdings. Also in the show, telecommunications operators, led by Cell C, take communications regulator Icasa to court over the new data regulations; Vodacom ordered to withdraw its "best network" claim; and Google bars AI for weapons but continues to work with the military. Listen to the show to find who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is QuickLook for Windows 10, while Duncan has chosen SteamWorld Dig 2 (and Unravel Two from Electronic Arts). To take part in the show, send a WhatsApp voice note to 0719991111. The podcast is recorded live on Sundays at live.techcentral.co.za.

TechCentral — 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 buying 100% of the equity in Vumatel once it has raised sufficient funding. In the podcast, Uys explains why the transaction is being done in two parts - CIVH has a few months to raise the necessary funding to complete the acquisition - and why he believes Vumatel is an attractive acquisition target. He explains how Dark Fibre Africa, in which CIVH has a significant shareholding, could work with Vumatel to extend fibre access to more South Africans. It's a great interview. Don't miss it!

There's one story dominating the podcast this week: TechCentral's exclusive story about Vumatel's plan to offer uncapped 100Mbit/s fibre to township residents for R89/month, starting in Alexandra in Johannesburg. If Vumatel gets it right - and its models show it's likely to work - the audacious plan could transform township economies in South Africa. Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk in detail about the plan, with fresh insights from TechCentral's Friday interview with Vumatel CEO Niel Schoeman. Also this week, Vodacom's weird free data offers and communications regulator Icasa versus Cell C. Duncan's pick this week is Ada for iOS and Android, while Regardt has chosen custom Lego mini figures from mini-me.co.za. Listen to the podcast to find out who the team has chosen as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

TechCentral — There's one story dominating the podcast this week: TechCentral's exclusive story about Vumatel's plan to offer uncapped 100Mbit/s fibre to township residents for R89/month, starting in Alexandra in Johannesburg. If Vumatel gets it right - and its models show it's likely to work - the audacious plan could transform township economies in South Africa. Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk in detail about the plan, with fresh insights from TechCentral's Friday interview with Vumatel CEO Niel Schoeman. Also this week, Vodacom's weird free data offers and communications regulator Icasa versus Cell C. Duncan's pick this week is Ada for iOS and Android, while Regardt has chosen custom Lego mini figures from mini-me.co.za. Listen to the podcast to find out who the team has chosen as winner and loser of the week.

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod is joined by Sun Circle Group MD Simon Robinson to chat about the upcoming Mediatech Africa show at the Dome, plus, of course, all the week's technology news. In the podcast, Simon and Duncan discuss Icasa suspending its CEO and Samsung reporting its biggest quarterly operating profit on record. Also this week, .africa domains go to "general availability" (but they're still not cheap) and Vumatel to offer 200Mbit/s home fibre. Listen to the podcast to find out who's been named winner and loser of the week. Duncan doesn't have a pick this week, but Simon has chosen BlackTrax real-time tracking. Show regular Regardt van der Berg is travelling this week. Podcast website

TechCentral — On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod is joined by Sun Circle Group MD Simon Robinson to chat about the upcoming Mediatech Africa show at the Dome, plus, of course, all the week's technology news. In the podcast, Simon and Duncan discuss Icasa suspending its CEO and Samsung reporting its biggest quarterly operating profit on record. Also this week, .africa domains go to "general availability" (but they're still not cheap) and Vumatel to offer 200Mbit/s home fibre. Listen to the podcast to find out who's been named winner and loser of the week. Duncan doesn't have a pick this week, but Simon has chosen BlackTrax real-time tracking. Show regular Regardt van der Berg is travelling this week.

It's our last show for the year, and a time to look back at the year. In this special edition of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg choose their top smartphones of 2016. Also this week, the biggest local and international technology stories of the year, our winner and loser of the year - Vumatel's Niel Schoeman and the SABC's Hlaudi Motsoeneng - and, in our quiz, the top-selling phones of all time. Podcast website

In South Africa's premier technology podcast this week: Vumatel's acquisition of Fibrehoods, Cell C's financial results, next week's MacBook Pro refresh, the doomed Samsung Galaxy Note7 and more on the ICT policy white paper. Picks this week are the Moto Z and Moto Mods (Duncan) and Google Cardboard v2 (Regardt). Our beer this week is Brouer Broers' Buffelsfontein Lewer-Olie witbier. Podcast website

TechCentral — In South Africa's premier technology podcast this week: Vumatel's acquisition of Fibrehoods, Cell C's financial results, next week's MacBook Pro refresh, the doomed Samsung Galaxy Note7 and more on the ICT policy white paper. Picks this week are the Moto Z and Moto Mods (Duncan) and Google Cardboard v2 (Regardt). Our beer this week is Brouer Broers' Buffelsfontein Lewer-Olie witbier.

In this edition of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the new Africa-1 cable system, Vumatel raising more funding, MTN's Nigerian headache and long-serving MP Dene Smuts passing away. Podcast website

TechCentral — In this edition of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the new Africa-1 cable system, Vumatel raising more funding, MTN's Nigerian headache and long-serving MP Dene Smuts passing away.