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  • TCS | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita on competition, AI and the future of mobile

    TCS | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita on competition, AI and the future of mobile
    Nov 28 2025
    South Africa’s big three telecommunications operators have all reported numbers in recent weeks, and the theme is clear: competition in prepaid has intensified sharply.
    Telkom’s resurgence has put pressure on both MTN and Vodacom, with MTN acknowledging it has “discernibly” lost prepaid market share.
    This is one of the topics covered in this wide-ranging and exclusive TechCentral Show interview with MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, who sat down earlier this week with TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod to discuss this and other major topics, including:
    • The impact of online gambling on the telecoms sector;
    • The need for further consolidation in South African telecoms, and why Mupita won’t completely rule out a deal with Telkom, provided the “stars align”;
    • Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Vumatel parent Maziv and how MTN will respond;
    • The impact of low-Earth orbit satellite connectivity on the telecoms industry and how MTN plans to work with companies like SpaceX/Starlink and Amazon Leo – and whether he sees them as competitors or partners (or both);
    • The spectacular turnaround in Nigeria and whether it’s durable;
    • The future of MTN’s involvement in Iran, and the lessons learnt from the group’s exit from other Middle Eastern markets;
    • Plans to shift MTN Group’s focus to East Africa in the coming years; and
    • Why he’s fascinated by the impact that AI could have on telecoms in Africa.
    Don’t miss a great discussion on the future of MTN and telecoms in Africa! TechCentral
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    57 m
  • TCS | Dominic Cull on fixing South Africa’s ICT policy bottlenecks

    TCS | Dominic Cull on fixing South Africa’s ICT policy bottlenecks
    Nov 21 2025
    Returning to the TechCentral Show is ICT regulatory expert Dominic Cull, founder of Ellipsis and regulatory advisor to the Internet Service Providers’ Association. Cull recently attended communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy colloquium in Pretoria – the first under a non-ANC communications minister.
    Cull says there is a discernibly different tone from Malatsi compared to his predecessors: more openness, more willingness to engage stakeholders and a stronger focus on evidence-based policymaking. However, while the intent is encouraging, South Africa’s ICT policy environment remains inconsistent, slow and fragmented.
    In the podcast, Cull discusses:
    • Malatsi’s policy colloquium and what came out of it
    • The state of ICT policy and regulation in South Africa
    • The biggest policy bottlenecks holding back growth in the ICT sector
    • Why government doesn’t fully grasp the economic impact of digital infrastructure
    • The latest on the next spectrum auction
    • The EU’s decision to hand much of the 6GHz band to mobile operators – and why South Africa shouldn’t blindly copy it
    • What’s needed to fix the Rica legislation
    • Why Starlink isn’t coming to South Africa anytime soon
    Cull also shares the top priority areas he’d focus on in 2026 if he was minister of communications.
    It’s a great discussion – don’t miss it! TechCentral
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Meet the CIO | How BDO’s Khaya Mbanga is preparing the firm for the AI future

    Meet the CIO | How BDO’s Khaya Mbanga is preparing the firm for the AI future
    Nov 17 2025
    Welcome to season 2 of Meet the CIO, TechCentral’s podcast series that dives into the minds of South Africa’s top technology leaders. Meet the CIO is brought to you by NTT DATA – where global experience meets local impact.
    After a highly successful first season featuring CIOs from across the corporate landscape, we’re kicking off season 2 with a conversation with Khaya Mbanga, chief information and digital officer at BDO South Africa, where he also heads the firm’s growing BDO Digital division.
    BDO is one of the world’s largest professional services firms, specialising in audit, tax and advisory. Headquartered in Belgium, its name comes from the three founding firms – Binder, Dijker and Otte – that merged to form the organisation.
    In this wide-ranging episode, Mbanga reflects on his career journey through consulting, FMCG and mining; how he first got into technology; and the evolution of the CIO role into one that now straddles digital strategy, cybersecurity, AI and organisational change.
    He also unpacks his passion for artificial intelligence, including his involvement in the IITPSA Special Interest Group on AI and Robotics, and offers his perspective on how AI will reshape auditing, tax and broader business functions in South Africa. From managing hallucinations in large language models to rethinking talent pipelines, Mbanga shares candid insights into both the opportunities and risks ahead.
    Topics covered include:
    • What it means to be the CIDO of BDO South Africa
    • Career background across consulting, FMCG and mining
    • His first computer and how he got into technology
    • Robotic process automation in the mining sector
    • How AI will transform auditing and tax
    • Dealing with the risk of AI hallucinations in data-sensitive environments
    • The broader impact of AI on South African business
    • Technology talent shortages and what skills CIOs need today
    • His favourite productivity hacks and tools
    Don’t miss this great opener to the new season of Meet the CIO. If you missed any of the interviews from season 1, you can find them all on TechCentral. TechCentral
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    35 m
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