261 Norwegian renewable energy systems specialist Scatec has piloted the use of industrial electric vehicles at its solar farms in the Northern Cape. Responding to a query from TechCentral, Scatec said the…
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Binance Pay goes live at 31 000 South African merchants with 50% cashback launch
152 Beyond Zapper, Binance Pay is also available at other popular merchants such as Pick n Pay and Bootlegger. Binance Pay has extended its reach in South Africa, enabling cryptocurrency payments at…
Sars tightens its grip on crypto traders
232 The new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework will give it detailed access to your crypto trading activity. The buccaneering days of hiding crypto transactions from the taxman are probably over. The new Crypto-Asset…
Nvidia-Intel pact leaves AMD exposed in chip wars
255 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia’s deal with Intel could put the struggling chip maker’s next-generation manufacturing technology on a stronger footing, even without a direct commitment from the AI chip leader to use…
Mercedes-Benz recalls 102 cars due to steering wheel issue
185 The German carmaker warned that the issue could lead to a loss of steerability, increasing the risk of an accident. Mercedes-Benz South Africa is recalling two of its models due to…
Mustek in strong second-half turnaround, hikes full-year dividend
181 Mustek CEO Hein Engelbrecht JSE-listed technology distributor Mustek has delivered an improved bottom line in the year to 30 June 2025, even as group revenue fell sharply in a challenging economic…
Repo rate unchanged as economists expected
180 Although the decision was largely expected, the latest inflation and inflation expectations prints created some doubt. The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) kept the repo rate steady at 7.0% after the…
ROOTS survey finds print advertising is still the way to go
199‘ROOTS provides a wealth of information at the grassroots level and allows you to find key audiences at a local, community level.’ A survey by Caxton Media and market research company Borderless…
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 7%
174 While the Reserve Bank usually follows suit when the US Federal Reserve cuts the repo rate, this time only the Fed did the cutting. As most economists expected, the South African…
Nvidia bets $5-billion on Intel, fuelling turnaround hopes
183 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia has announced it will invest US$5-billion in Intel, throwing its heft behind the struggling US chip company weeks after the White House engineered a deal for the US…