186 The City of Johannesburg’s two core billing systems are offline, and its customer services centres stopped accepting payments on Monday (2 February). It is understood that all payments made in the…
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Standard Bank branches are going cashless
217 Standard Bank’s Kabelo Makeke Standard Bank said on Tuesday that it is accelerating the shift to cashless branches as it adapts its physical network to changing customer behaviour and declining cash…
SpaceX acquires xAI in record-breaking deal
212 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…
Household food basket price up again, but slightly less than a year ago
157It 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
279 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
196 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
242 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
214 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
178 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
227 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,…