101 Roelof Botha Roelof Botha, the South African venture capitalist who has enjoyed significant success in the US, is stepping down as managing partner of Sequoia Capital. The Financial Times reported on…
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Acer AiTV arrives in South Africa, bringing 4K Google TV and AI-powered entertainment home
164 Acer Africa has officially launched the Acer AiTV, a compact, intelligent streaming device that turns any television into a 4K, artificial intelligence-enhanced smart entertainment hub. This marks a global first for…
iPhone chip to power Apple’s upcoming budget MacBook
91 The MacBook Air is Apple’s current cheapest laptop Apple is preparing to launch a budget Mac in the first half of next year, entering the low-cost laptop market for the first…
BLSA warns Operation Vulindlela implementation momentum is slowing
106 Private sector investment is accelerating to its strongest levels in over a decade, while public sector investment stalled despite a budget of R1 trillion. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has warned…
In the month before Christmas, South Africans get low fuel prices but a lot of debt
108 As the year comes to an end, disappointed consumers are wondering what happened to their financial optimism at the beginning of the year. Although there will be relief at the pumps…
Pension funds adjudicator says rules are still misunderstood
96 The two-pot retirement system recently passed the one-year mark after its implementation on 1 September last year. Although the two-pot retirement system has been running for just more than a year,…
Discovery teams up with Google to launch AI-powered Vitality platform
123 Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore Discovery Group has unveiled Vitality AI, a new artificial intelligence platform developed in partnership with Google, designed to make millions of people healthier through personalisation and…
Have your say – and stand a chance to win an Apple iPad
88 TechCentral’s annual reader survey is here, and we’d love your input. Every year, we ask our readers to take a few minutes to tell us what they think – about TechCentral,…
TymeBank appoints a new CEO
130 Cheslyn Jacobs’ journey in banking includes working at Standard Bank and Deloitte. The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority has given TymeBank the green light to appoint Cheslyn Jacobs as its…
‘We need decisions now’ on South Africa’s EV future: BMW
128 BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen has cautioned that government’s slow pace in finalising an electric vehicle policy is putting the…