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 The TechCentral Show (TCS, for short) is a tech show produced by South Africa's leading technology news platform. It features interviews with newsmakers, ICT industry leaders and other interesting people.NewsCentral Media Economía
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  • Connecting Saffas – Renier Lombard on The Lekker Network

    Connecting Saffas – Renier Lombard on The Lekker Network
    Jul 7 2025
    The Lekker Network is a recently launched global business platform designed to help South African expatriates find business and investment opportunities around the world, including at home.
    Founded by a group of well-known businesspeople, The Lekker Network was launched in March and offers members access to a business directory, a jobs portal (for employers and job seekers), a social platform with “likeminded individuals” and events around the world for people, including non-South Africans, to meet up.
    Renier Lombard, a co-founder of The Lekker Network, is our guest on this episode of the TechCentral Show. He said the platform, whose ambassadors include well-known journalist and speaker Bruce Whitfield and former Springbok and now businessman Bob Skinstad, is designed to “forge connections between South African businesses and businesspeople, regardless of their location”.
    In this episode of TCS, Lombard unpacks:
    • Who founded The Lekker Network and why;
    • Who it is aimed at and who can join;
    • How much it costs and what members get for the fee;
    • The markets where The Lekker Network is focused – not surprisingly, the attention is on countries where there are a large number of South African expats;
    • How (and why) non-South Africans can join the network; and
    • The importance of the tech sector, including start-ups, to The Lekker Network community.
    Don’t miss the interview!
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    21 m
  • TCS | South Africa’s Sociable wants to make social media social again

    TCS | South Africa’s Sociable wants to make social media social again
    Jun 23 2025
    The digitisation of social interactions has made it easier for people to maintain contact and build online communities. However, there has been a decrease in in-person interaction that has contributed to a sense of disconnect.
    South African-made social media platform Sociable hopes to solve this problem by combining online engagement with in-person meetups, connecting people based on shared interests.
    In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Sociable co-founder and CEO Jason van Dyk tells TechCentral’s Nathi Ndlovu about the importance of community and how Sociable is helping drive its development.
    In the show, Van Dyk delves into:
    • How community builders benefit from using the Sociable platform;
    • The features Sociable provides to communities and their members to enhance engagement;
    • How meeting spaces including coffee shops, bars and restaurants benefit from the in-person component of Sociable’s community meetups;
    • Sociable’s approach to safety for its users;
    • How Sociable positions itself against large social media platforms like Facebook;
    • Some of the most popular communities on the platform; and
    • The impact of AI on the social media landscape.
    Don’t miss the conversation!
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    24 m
  • Tech, townships and tenacity: Spar’s plan to win with Spar2U

    Tech, townships and tenacity: Spar’s plan to win with Spar2U
    Jun 19 2025
    Spar Group is determined to play a significant role in the on-demand grocery delivery space in South Africa despite coming from behind, its omnichannel executive for Southern Africa has told TechCentral.
    Speaking to the TechCentral Show, Blake Raubenheimer took the publication’s editor, Duncan McLeod, through the retailer’s plan to compete directly with the likes of Shoprite Holdings’ Sixty60, which gained an early market lead during the Covid lockdowns.
    Spar has every intention of becoming a meaningful player in app-based on-demand deliveries, according to Raubenheimer, who unpacked the retailer’s plan to gain market share in the increasingly competitive but fast-expanding segment with Spar2U.
    South Africa’s grocery sector has become increasingly competitive as price-conscious consumers look for value, convenience and distinctive products.
    Shoprite and Woolworths are keeping their rivals on their toes as they continue to sign up customers. Pick n Pay, which is also coming from behind, is aggressively targeting the space, too.
    In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Raubenheimer discusses:
    * How Spar’s business model – the vast majority of stores are run by franchisees – has complicated its move into the on-demand grocery game, and how it's working to turn this to its advantage;
    * How Spar is working to convince consumers to try Spar2U over other on-demand services;
    * The group’s broader omnichannel strategy, where the retailer is positioned in the market, where it wants to get to, and how it plans to do it;
    * Its focus on the township and rural markets through partnerships with companies like KasiD and Delivery Ka Speed – and why it’s important;
    Spar’s partnership with Uber Eats;
    * How Spar’s SAP enterprise software implementation in KwaZulu-Natal went awry and how it impacted the retailer; and
    * What Spar is working on from a technology perspective.
    Don’t miss a fascinating discussion about how technology is transforming the retail industry in South Africa.
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    23 m
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