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Boks are anything but makeshift for Wales
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wales are the final Test of the year, in more ways than one. Coach Rassie Erasmus picked a 7-1 nuke squad because he only has one extra backline playe...
How Teljoy pioneered subscriptions, with CEO Jonathan Hurvitz – Stuff
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you paying to own something or to have access to it, Teljoy CEO Jonathan Hurvitz tells Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak. The South African comp...
Microsoft invests R5bn for AI in Africa, with Microsoft's Brad Smith – Stuff
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft will invest R5.4bn over the next two years in South Africa on AI and cloud infrastructure. Vice chair and president Brad Smith , tells Stuff...
AI in Africa, with Microsoft's Scott Hanselman and Lelapa AI’s Pelonomi Moiloa – Stuff
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“We have to push back on the idea that AI is smarter than us,” Scott Hanselman, Microsoft’s vice-president of developercommunity, tells Stuff ed...
How fairytales can teach us about cybersecurity, with Standard Bank’s Belinda Rathogwa – Stuff
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As scammers lean into the psychology of human nature to scare or shame people into giving up security information, Standard Bank is using another form...
Tech startups are flourishing, with Old Mutual’s Vuyo Mpako – Stuff
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Given how the startup space in South Africa has blossomed, Old Mutual has launched its own tech venture fund to support this dynamic sector, says Vuyo...
Innovation in risk, yes risk, with FNB’s chief risk officer Emma Mer – Stuff
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Risk isn’t a word that consumers often use, but banks are obsessed with it – as they should be, Emma Mer, Chief Risk Officer at FNB, tells Stuff e...
Why contactless payments are more secure, with FNB Card’s head of fraud Chris Boxall – Stuff
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Digital wallets have rapidly become the default means for anyone with a smartphone to use for contactless payments. But are these payment methods have...
The future of AI, with FNB's chief data officer Christoph Nieuwoudt – Stuff
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any conversation with Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt – FNB’s chief data and analytics officer – is always a meandering journey across a range of fields....
The future of payments is contactless, with FNB's Ashley Saffy – T2S2
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where credit cards replaced cheques, virtual cards have replaced plastic ones. But the evolution of payments isn’t over yet, as its contactless futu...
How to nav-igate your life, with FNB's nav chief Jolandé Duvenage – Stuff
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jolandé Duvenage is the chief imaginer for FNB’s nav» offering. The bank wants to make it easier to buy or sell a car or a house, value them and i...
Talking folding glass with Samsung’s Justin Hume and Zahir Cajee – Stuff
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold 5 and Flip 5 have folding glass screens, an engineering innovation that still delights Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak...
Stuff sits down with Samsung Consumer Electronics’ Director Michael van Lier
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff editor Brett Venter sat down with Samsung Consumer Electronics’ Director Michael van Lier (more than once, as it happens). On the menu was eve...
Cybersecurity: “Prepare our laziness in advance” with Toby Shapshak
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Using free public WiFi has its risks, not least other users snooping on your data. It may seem like a convenience, especially while travelling oversea...
Toby chats to Sonos' Jeff and Joe from New York City
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Sonos Ray has just been released. Listen to Toby Shapshak chat with Jeff and Joe from Sonos in New York City. They talk shop about everything Sono...
Toby Shapshak chats with Ben Amadasun, Netflix's Director of content in Africa
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's Toby Shapshak chats to Africa's Netflix Ben Amadasun.
How Sonos products found their way to South Africa
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sat down with the director of Planetworld, Maurice Van Heerden, to chat about how he came to bring...
How HMD Global and its Nokia phones have positioned themselves in the South African market
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak spoke to HMD Global CEO Florian Seiche while he was in the country. They touch on some of the ways...
Samsung's Note-worthy Galaxy S22 Ultra and friends
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sat down with the head of Samsung South & Southern Africa mobile business Justin Hume ahead of...
The state of the gaming industry with MSI's Michael Chang
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brett and Duncan are joined by Michael Chang, marketing manager of MSI South Africa, to discuss the state of the gaming industry. They talk about the ...
How Mweb is keeping gamers connected
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Mweb's managing director Manelisa Mavuso and Head of Connectivity Derrick Kaylor foll...
Fitness trackers now promote physical and mental strength
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. This week we speak to Prateek Kewalramani, Head o...
WTF are NFTs? And should you care?
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: The recent major focus on NFT...
This year in tech - the highlights and no-lights
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - This year in tech 2021 vers...
How you're really paying for that budget smartphone.
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: Budget- to mid-range phones i...
Black Friday tip: Don't get trampled, shop online
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - Black Friday in South Afric...
Our very own Spot robot and how it won't take our jobs
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - Boston Dynamics' Spot in So...
How to survive Stage 8 load shedding / an apocalypse
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - How Eskom's failing South A...
WTF is up with Meta? Reviews: Sonos Beam Gen 2, Jabra Elite 3
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - Facebook, ahem... Meta and ...
Orbital Reef, load shedding, Xiaomi 11 T Pro and TRUTH Social
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include: - Blue Origin space station, ...
Arno von Helden on digital banking in South Africa
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fintech app Shyft won a prestigious innovation award from global banking organisation Efma in Barcelona in 2016 before it even launched. The innovativ...
Visa CEMEA innovation head Akshay Chopra on new ways of transacting.
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Akshay Chopra, Visa's head of Innovation & Design for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA), talks to Stuff Studios edit...
Visa SA head Aldo Laubscher on how transactions are evolving to “plastic with a digital feel”
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aldo Laubscher, Visa South Africa country manager, tells Stuff Studios editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak that despite Covid and its effects, the last two ...
Coal has no learning curve.
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andre de Ruyter is the most important businessman in South Africa today. If the Eskom CEO can’t deal with its debt, its notorious inefficiency and t...
Samsung's Justin Hume on the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy X Flip3 launch
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Samsung South Africa's Justin Hume following the launch of the South Korean brand's newly establish...
Stephen Van Coller: EOH holding former execs accountable
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's publisher Toby Shapshak talks to Stephen Van Coller CEO of EOH. News broke that EOH has sued its former co-founder and several senior ex...
The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 2
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he continues his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks...
The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 1
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he begins his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks ex...
Toby Shapshak discusses cybersecurity with Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak is a man who knows the value of online security and privacy. So who better to discuss these topics with than Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB ...
SARS web browser, Google and Australia and 5G conspiracy theories
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We try a new format and allow Toby to talk as much as he wants in this episode of Stuffed. Join us as we unpack the mystifying SARS web browser that's...
What's up with WhatsApp and its shenanigans
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we delve into WhatsApp's controversial privacy policy change and discuss alternate messaging apps that don't send your data of...
Facebook under fire, SpaceX dominates space, and more tripods
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and writer Brad Lang sit down to discuss this week's headlining tech news. Find out how Facebook's lawsuit will ...
Slack acquisition, eSIMs are cool and some rad Manfrotto tripods
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak and Brad Lang sit down to talk about the recent Slack acquisition, MTN's excellent decision to support eSIMs and why Ma...
Trump Tweets, Quick and Pay, Google datamining and Game & Watch
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak and Brad Lang talk about the latest in tech news. Talking points include Donald Trump on Twitter, delivery apps in Sout...
StuffPlays Gaming Chats #1
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first StuffPlays StuffCast fam! Brad and Marce discuss recent events in the gaming and sports scene in a podcast that was supposed to be a vi...
Vivo's Hawa Hyath on 5G in South Africa
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's Toby Shapshak talks to Vivo South Africa's Hawa Hyath about the fast-paced network growth of 5G in the country. Vivo only recently entered Sou...
How open-source is solving the world's biggest problems
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Open-source software has evolved to be integrated into every part of our lives. Even if we don't necessarily know it. Proprietary software will likely...
How Uber's conquering the worldwide transport issue
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak recently spoke to Uber's Rachel Holt, who leads Uber’s New Mobility organisation, which includes JUMP and all efforts across bikes, sc...
Solar energy in South Africa and how to get started
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak chats to key players in SA's solar energy industry, like Mike Peo who is the head of infrastructure and telecoms at Nedbank, along with ...
Pay at(ten)tion to Samsung's Power of 10 with Justin Hume
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Technology has made what was once the domain of the professional available to the normal person. The Galaxy-range brings pro-features to the public, w...
Developing digital skills in South Africa with Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak speaks to Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni about the development of digital skills in our country. The government has partnered...
Michael Jordaan talks Rain 5G, Bank Zero and nuclear power
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are more than a few new startups in South Africa that are shaking up the status quo. Two of these, the data-only Rain network and Bank Zero both...
Michael Jordaan talks Rain 5G, Bank Zero and nuclear power
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are more than a few new startups in South Africa that are shaking up the status quo. Two of these, the data-only Rain network and Bank Zero both...
The rise of mobile in Africa, with Max Cuvellier
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak speaks to Max Cuvellier from the GSMA mobile development division. The programme is developing access to mobile in Africa by establishin...
Get a R300 smartphone that can WhatsApp with KaiOS
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you need a smartphone but can't afford it? Toby speaks to the marketing director at Kai OS Tim Metz to discuss feature phones that c...
Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ features explained
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung's Justin Hume joins Toby Shapshak to discuss the Samsung Galaxy Note 10's features in even more detail. How did Samsung manage to create a sma...
Canon South Africa on the new EOS 90D and EOS M6 Mark II
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff has a chat with Canon South Africa's Roger Machin and Abri Kriegler about its two brand new cameras, the EOS 90D and the EOS M6 Mark II. Both ar...
Stuffed - The Apple Event, how to secure your WhatsApp account and Huawei's lack of Google apps
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This time around, you'll hear two new voices on the Stuffed Podcast in the shapes of Brett Venter and Marce Bester. This week we look into the intri...
Craig's last Stuffed discusses fake chicken, the Samsung Note 10 and Sony's noise-cancelling earbuds
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is not a drill. But this is Craig Wilson's last instalment of the Stuffed podcast series. This time around, Toby Shapshak joins the ex-Stuff-edit...
The features of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note 10
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's Toby Shapshak sits down with Samsung South Africa's Justin Hume to discuss the plethora of new features on the company's latest flagship, the ...
The Jaguar I-Pace and how to get South Africa on the EV wagon
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Jaguar South Africa's Izak Louw and Brian Hastie about the new Jaguar Land Rover Experience facility in Johannesburg, the decision to launc...
Neil Gaiman on making Good Omens into great TV, promises to Terry P, and fat Aziraphales
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This interview with author Neil Gaiman and Stuff editor Craig Wilson was recorded at a noisy coffee shop in Cape Town, South Africa, in February 201...
Samsung's Nivash Ramsern on why it's not too early for 8K TVs
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung South Africa's product manager for visual displays, Nivash Ramsern, talks to Stuff's editor Craig Wilson about the company's latest 8K QLED TV...
Microsoft's Mike Fortin on helping nurture Africa's next tech stars
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Fortin, corporate vice president at Microsoft and the lead in the newly established Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, sits down with Stuff ed...
Samsung's Folding fiasco and vertical TVs, Spotify hits 100m paying users, and Acast acquires Pippa
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson consider Samsung's disastrous week of failing Galaxy Fold review units, discuss whether there's room for vertic...
Canon's Roger Machin on the mirrorless revolution and the future of photography
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff editor Craig Wilson sits down with Roger Machin, professional product manager at Canon South Africa to talk about the growing selection (and pop...
Apple's new services, the cost of Oprah, and Huawei's pocket periscope
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and Stuff editor Craig Wilson settle down in a quiet corner of Stuff HQ to talk about Apple's big services announc...
Samsung's Cambridge Mokanyane talks about teaching Bixby isiXhosa, folding phones and Samsung Pay
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff Magazine's editor Craig Wilson spoke to Samsung Electronics South Africa's CMO, Cambridge Mokanyane, about the challenges of adding support for ...
Spotify's Claudius Boller on the service's first year in South Africa
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff's Toby Shapshak talks to Spotify's MD for Middle East and Africa about the service's first year in South Africa and what's coming next.
Samsung's Justin Hume discusses the new S10 range
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sits down with Justin Hume, director of product and marketing for Samsung Mobile South Africa, to talk about the n...
Stuffed Ep 12 - Facebook's proposed unholy trinity, Samsung S10 leaks and 'portless' phones
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson discuss rumours Facebook is looking to integrate Messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram messages, the latest leaks conce...
Stuffed Ep 11 - 2018 in review: Facebook's annus horribilis, Musk, Huawei, Fortnite, and more
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson consider the biggest technology stories of 2018, including Facebook's massive missteps, Elon Musk's somewhat smaller on...
Stuffed Ep 10 - Holger Hampf, Head Of BMW Designworks, On The Future Of Mobility
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff editor Craig Wilson talks to Holger Hampf, the head of BMW Designworks, at the LA Auto Show 2018 about the future of mobility and BMW's Vision i...
Stuffed Ep 09 - Major General Charles Bolden on space travel, Musk and the perils of bicycles
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Major General Charles Bolden is a former astronaut, fighter pilot and NASA administrator. He sat down with Stuff magazine publisher and editor-in-chie...
Stuffed Ep 08 - Patrick Henchie from HMD Global on Android Enterprise Recommended
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what the Android Enterprise Recommended programme is? No? Neither did we. Which is why we got Patrick Henchie, head of product and operati...
Stuffed Ep O7 - Bank Zero, LG's rollable screen and Nintendo Labo
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about CES 2018, Michael Jordaan's new banking venture, Bank Zero, Facebook's plans to bring perso...
Stuffed Ep 06 - Data leaks, kracked Wi-Fi and robotic buttocks
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson discuss the largest data breach to hit South Africa, the vulnerabilities discovered in the WPA2 Wi-Fi ...
Stuffed Ep 05 - Baby talk, Facebook's billions and difficult surnames
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson sit down to talk about the confusing array of tech available for babies (and their sleep-deprived pare...
Stuffed Ep 04 - Samsung's hope, Texan brainfood and Switching it up
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff magazine's Craig Wilson and Toby Shapshak talk about phablet-pioneer Samsung's upcoming phone launch and the recent SxSW festival Toby attended ...
Stuffed Ep 03 - MWC 2017: Watches, phones and comebacks
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and the various handsets and other gadgets that were unv...
Stuffed Ep 02 - Lego, Ninebot and weighing gadgets
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Stuffed, Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about Lego's new social network for whippersnappers, an AI beat...
Stuffed Ep 01 - CES, Mario and Ts&Cs
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and Stuff editor Craig Wilson reflect on CES 2017, talk about mobile operator Vodacom's new zero-rat...