291 Although Shoprite Group stole a march on many of South Africa’s retailers in on-demand online grocery delivery during the Covid-19 lockdowns, Pick n Pay has a clear plan to make up…
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Vodacom cleared to buy Maziv after three-year battle
259 After more than three-and-a-half years of regulatory wrangling, Vodacom South Africa has finally been given the green light to acquire a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv, TechCentral has learnt. Maziv,…
Business lobby launches online policy reform tracker
234 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso Business Leadership South Africa has built an online platform to help monitor and assess progress in implementing what the organisation has identified as “key…
Xiaomi walks back EV launch claims
326 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Xiaomi has walked back a claim that it will launch its superfast SU7 Ultra electric vehicle in South Africa. The company confirmed in e-mail correspondence with TechCentral on…
The countries that have banned WhatsApp
258 Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases. Here is a list of…
Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala to step down in 2027
321 Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala. Luc Gnago/Reuters Standard Bank Group said on Thursday that its CEO, Sim Tshabalala, would retire towards the end of 2027 in line with its leadership…
Trump eases rocket rules, boosting Musk’s SpaceX
276 The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket…
The great blockchain letdown – TechCentral
341 If you asked someone 10 years ago what the hottest technology of the 2020s would be, they would probably have said “blockchain”. It was all the rage. Forget bitcoin, they said,…
Bitcoin hits fresh record amid investor optimism
233 Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday as increasing expectations for easier monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve added to tailwinds from recently announced financial reforms. The world’s largest crypto-asset…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to launch electric cars in South Africa
290 The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra beat the Tesla Model S Plaid at the Nürburgring Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi, which has diversified into electric cars in recent years, has revealed for the…