144 SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster lands during SpaceX Starship’s fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas. Kaylee Greenlee Bea/Reuters Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence start-up…
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Household food basket price up again, but slightly less than a year ago
117It is not only research that shows that more people cannot afford to feed their families a nutritious diet. Low-income consumers see food disappear from their plates every day. The monthly household…
Haier plants its flag in South Africa
169 China’s Haier Group, which claims it is the world’s leading appliance and electronics brand by sales volumes, has officially launched in South Africa. Speaking at a launch event in Johannesburg on…
Manufacturing PMI recovery still stalling, letting growth slip through its fingers
131 South Africa’s manufacturing PMI is still struggling, and although it increased somewhat, it is expected to remain sluggish. Despite all the South African economic news that makes economists feel a little…
Meet the CIO | Inside the JSE’s tech engine with CIO Tebalo Tsoaeli
138 Technology sits at the heart of modern capital markets, and nowhere is that more evident than at the JSE. In the latest episode of Meet the CIO, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod…
Fruit industry loses R350 million this season due to Cape Town port’s operational failures
133 Despite promises from Transnet to solve problems at the Cape Town Port, there were still delays exporting fruit, with farmers paying for it. The deciduous fruit industry lost R350 million this…
How to subscribe to South Africa’s best tech podcasts
111 If you enjoy the TechCentral Show (TCS) – and more broadly, TechCentral’s thoughtful, incisive conversations with technology leaders – you might want to subscribe so you never miss an episode. TechCentral…
Privacy alarm as SpaceX opens Starlink user data to AI models
148 The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters SpaceX has revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training,…
Can Operation Vulindlela really help grow the economy? Q3 progress report tabled
96 Significant milestones were achieved during the third quarter across seven reform focus areas. The Operation Vulindlela (OV) task team has reported on progress made during the third quarter of the second…
Stellar year expected for Digicloud Africa and its reseller partners
145 Digicloud Africa CEO Gregory MacLennan Digicloud Africa, Google Cloud distributor and reseller enablement partner in Africa, expects a “stellar” year ahead, thanks to a surge in positive sentiment around Gemini and…