380 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…
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Manufacturing PMI recovery still stalling, letting growth slip through its fingers
282 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
347 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
279 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
262 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
324 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
223 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
364 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…
Microsoft’s winning formula is starting to fray
249 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella … trillions of dollars of investor wealth have been created on his watch For more than a decade, Satya Nadella’s tenure at Microsoft has been held up…
RAF counter application over ‘blank cheque’ claims dismissed
291 Judge says the inference of mala fides by the fund and former CEO Collins Letsoalo in bringing the counter application is ‘inescapable’. A Road Accident Fund (RAF) counter application for a…